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Taliban: The Return of Misogynistic Gynophobes in Afghanistan
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, India, Jun 17 (IPS) - Gynophobia is defined as an intense and irrational fear of women or hatred of women, it may be characterized as a form of specific phobias, which involves a fear that is centered on a specific trigger or situation, which in the case of gynophobia is women.
Frankincense and Myrrh Have New Economic Resonance for Women in Kenyas Arid North
- Inter Press Service
Nairobi, Jun 16 (IPS) - Clad in traditional regalia and necklaces of richly coloured beads that form magnificent patterns around their necks, an army of women from the pastoral Rendile community that resides at the heart of Marsabit, a county in Kenya’s arid north, is on a mission.
Sanctions on Russia already hitting remittance-dependent countries in Central Asia: IOM
- UN News
As the UN marks the International Day of Family Remittances on Thursday, there is concern that economic contraction and job losses in Russia - likely to now rise further as a result of sanctions imposed since the invasion of Ukraine - are already having an impact on remittance-dependent communities in Central Asia, according to experts with the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Researchers Strive for Technological Innovations to Achieve Food Security in Africa
- Inter Press Service
KIGALI, Jun 15 (IPS) - A few years ago, after coming up with a project of launching the first-ever unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in Rwanda, entrepreneur Mamy Muziga Ingabire identified the need to provide farmers with information related to their activity – such as the health status of crops.
Despite Unspeakable Hardships, Migrants Keep One Billion People Alive
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Jun 15 (IPS) - Here goes another fact: 230 million migrant workers are now a major life-saving source for up to one billion people starving in the world’s poorest communities, as well as a vital lifeline for the economy of their countries of origin.
The Weaponization of Energy & Europe's Way Out
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Jun 14 (IPS) - The fast-changing environment requires Europe’s energy system not only to adapt but to also find the right mechanisms to ensure its unity in the face of turbulent challenges.
SWIFT Dollar Decline
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 14 (IPS) - US-led sanctions are inadvertently undermining the dollar’s post-Second World War dominance. The growing number of countries threatened by US and allied actions is forcing victims and potential targets to respond pro-actively.
Southern Winds in Magallanes Fuel Green Hydrogen in Chile
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Jun 13 (IPS) - Patagonia’s strong winds are driving projects that will place Magallanes, in the extreme south of Chile, in a privileged position to produce and export green hydrogen and help the country move towards carbon neutrality.
Why Biden Just Declared Heat Pumps and Solar Panels Essential to National Defense
- Inter Press Service
Jun 10 (IPS) - Solar panels, heat pumps and hydrogen are all building blocks of a clean energy economy. But are they truly “essential to the national defense”?
At Half-time, the European Green Deal is Still Grounded
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Jun 10 (IPS) - Jagoda Munic is Director, Friends of the Earth EuropeThis month marks the mid-point of the much-heralded European Green Deal. Taking office at the end of 2019, the European Commission went into rhetoric overdrive. This was Europe’s ‘man on the moon’ moment, we were told. The Green Deal would herald an economic paradigm shift, and “reconcile the economy with our planet…to make it work for our people” the new President, Ursula von der Leyen, said.
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