Global Issues
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Floridians Lead U.S. in Favouring Normalisation with Cuba
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (IPS) - If President Barack Obama wants to move more quickly to normalise ties with Cuba, it appears he has gained the political space to do so, according to analyses of a major new bipartisan public-opinion poll released here Tuesday by the Atlantic Council.
An Iran in Flux Marks 35th Anniversary of Revolution
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (IPS) - Thirty-five years ago today, millions of Iranians embraced a religious leader promising freedom from a corrupt monarchy and national independence. Now many want a better standard of living and improved civil rights.
Fossil Fuel Subsidies Dampen Shift Towards Renewables
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Feb 10 (IPS) - Despite evolving public awareness and alarm over climate change, subsidies for the production and consumption of fossil fuels remain a stubborn impediment to shifting the world's energy matrix towards renewable sources.
Vieques Goes from Bombs to Beets
- Inter Press Service
VIEQUES, Puerto Rico, Feb 10 (IPS) - A decade after the United States Navy's departure, the Puerto Rican island town of Vieques faces new challenges, and the rebirth of its agriculture sector is hampered by a legacy of toxic military trash that has uncertain consequences.
Tragic Case of Industrial Pollution in Brazil’s Amazon Region
- Inter Press Service
PIQUIÃ DE BAIXO, Brazil, Feb 10 (IPS) - "My nephew was eight years old when he stepped in the ‘munha' and burned his legs up to the knees," said Angelita Alves de Oliveira from a corner of Brazil's Amazonia that has become a deadly hazard for local people.
Philippines Makes Tentative Truce With Islamists
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Feb 10 (IPS) - After two years of intensive negotiations, the Philippine government and the country's largest rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), have signed a final peace agreement, which paves the way for a lasting resolution of one of the world's longest-running intra-state conflicts.
Bursting the ‘Blood Bubble’
- Inter Press Service
MISHOR ADUMIM INDUSTRIAL ZONE, Occupied West Bank, Feb 09 (IPS) - The longstanding Israeli practice of labelling settlement products ‘Made in Israel' is leading to mounting opposition to the occupation.
Brazil's 'Rolezinhos' Want Room in the Palaces of Consumerism
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 07 (IPS) - They poured into shopping malls en masse to have some fun. But the reaction, a mixture of fear, admiration and heavy-handed repression, brought a new youth movement into being in Brazil: the "rolezinhos."
Energies Clash in Tokyo Election
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, Feb 07 (IPS) - Tokyo, one of the largest and most energy-guzzling cities in the world, is set to hold elections for a new governor Feb. 9. Analysts say it could prove crucial in stopping the Japanese government from restarting some nuclear reactors this year.
Poverty Wages Unraveling Cambodia’s Garment Industry
- Inter Press Service
, Feb 06 (IPS) - Cambodia's garment industry is regularly plagued with strikes and protests. But when armed security forces opened fire on striking workers in the capital city of Phnom Penh on Jan. 3, killing five and injuring dozens, it suddenly became clear that this was not just another protest.
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