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INDIA: Balancing Biodiversity and Livelihood A Juggling Act
- Inter Press Service
Hanumantha Nayak thought he had not gone that far into the forest in search of firewood. But while he crouched to tear off a cluster of dried bamboo, a tigress apparently leapt onto his back, bit his forearm, and then went for his throat. Nayak, 50, never stood a chance.
ENVIRONMENT: Whaling Profitable but Bad for Iceland's Image
- Inter Press Service
Early April Greenpeace protestors in Rotterdam intercepted seven containers with 140 kg of fin whale meat from Iceland, destined for Japan. They said that the import of whale meat to the Netherlands is illegal, but Dutch authorities turn a blind eye on consignments destined elsewhere.
PHILIPPINES: Women’s College Corrects Gender Miseducation
- Inter Press Service
Flip open a typical textbook used in many Philippine schools and you will likely find images of women illustrating verbs such as ‘cook’ or ‘clean the house’, but hardly appearing anywhere much in economics and history textbooks.
WORLD-ECONOMY: New Directions or Just New Directors?
- Inter Press Service
The business and political leadership of the world's strongest emerging economies meet this week in Brazil. Are these gatherings of the champions of a new and fairer global economy, or of new pretenders to the old throne?
DEVELOPMENT: Emerging Powers Eager to Get Down to Business
- Inter Press Service
Behind every initiative to form an association of nations, there are 'strong economic and commercial interests,' said Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim.
ARGENTINA: Invisible Rural Women
- Inter Press Service
'I had never worked before, and now I produce kilos and kilos of dried fruit to sell. They taught me how to dry peaches, tomatoes, peppers and grapes, and I decided on my own to try it with melons and pears - and they were spectacular,' Susana Robledo, a proud new entrepreneur from rural Argentina, told IPS.
HEALTH: Maternal Deaths Drop, but Progress Still 'Slow'
- Inter Press Service
One day closer to an ever-approaching deadline to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced a Joint Action Plan to improve reproductive, maternal and newborn health on Wednesday, flanked by international leaders and development experts.
DR CONGO: Humanitarian Situation Worsens
- Inter Press Service
Fighting between 'Enyélé' insurgents and regular armed forces in the northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo at the beginning of April left 18 people dead, including nine rebels, and triggered mass displacements from the region's principal city, Mbandaka.
RIGHTS-PAKISTAN: Conflict Complicates Aid to Disabled
- Inter Press Service
The rising number of civilian casualties in the military operations against the Taliban in Pakistan’s northern provinces has become an early difficulty for a new government project for the disabled.
ENVIRONMENT: A Different Kind of Green
- Inter Press Service
The colour green has long been associated with Islam, but if some recent Muslim visitors here could have their way, it’s a link that could intensify some more in the future.
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