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ENVIRONMENT-ICELAND: Living With Volcanic Eruption
- Inter Press Service
Incredible as it may seem, daily life for the vast majority of Icelanders is completely unaffected by the volcanic eruption under the Eyjafjallajökull glacier, that has left thousands of air passengers around the world stranded due to flight cancellations.
Malaria Funding Falls Short of Six-Billion-Dollar Target
- Inter Press Service
As African countries continue their relentless battle against the spread of malaria, a global fund to fight the deadly tropical disease has fallen short of expectations.
Struggle for Native Rights Making Headway
- Inter Press Service
International efforts to protect the rights of the world's aboriginal communities seem to be gaining strength despite opposition from certain powers that continue to abuse native lands and resources in the name of development.
SUDAN: Election Results Expected Soon
- Inter Press Service
Poor access to telephone networks and lack of roads in some areas of South Sudan is delaying the submission of voting results to the election commission.
New Web Portal Tracks Airlines Delivering Aid and Arms
- Inter Press Service
A new information portal launched Monday has been described as the world's first internet clearing house aimed at tracking unethical air cargo carriers transporting humanitarian aid and relief supplies to war zones while simultaneously smuggling arms and narcotics - at times, to the same conflict areas.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Voice of Civil Society Loud and Clear in Cochabamba
- Inter Press Service
The success of the climate change conference taking place in the central Bolivian city of Cochabamba will depend on how unified civil society ultimately is in its efforts to influence the United Nations climate summit, in Mexico, say Latin American activists.
MEDIA: Press Freedom Day to Focus on Threats to Journos
- Inter Press Service
'Please remember that we know where your child goes to school.'
CHINA: In Latest Quake, Poorly Built Schools Haunt Gov’t — Again
- Inter Press Service
Collapsed buildings, homes turned to rubble, students killed or trapped in the wreckage of schools and dormitories — last week’s 7.1-magnitude earthquake in western China’s remote Qinghai province offered chilling reminders of the Sichuan earthquake that killed almost 90,000 people in 2008.
PARAGUAY: Bamboo Against Deforestation
- Inter Press Service
Uncontrolled expansion of cattle farming in Paraguay has led to 'cutting down trees and planting exotic grasses,' says environmentalist Guillermo Gayo. To put a halt to this practice in the southern department of Paraguarí, the foundation he heads has implemented what is known as 'permaculture.'
AFRICA: Foreign Investors Safeguarded From Obligations to Locals
- Inter Press Service
Parts of the Tana Delta on Kenya’s northern coastline are being leased to foreigners to grow food and bio-fuels for export. Civil society organisations are worried about such deals as they are done without public consultation while safeguarding investors from requirements that could benefit local communities, such as technology transfer.
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