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US: NGOs Condemn Merger of Immigration and Criminal Justice
- Inter Press Service
As two Democratic senators introduced yet another version of immigration reform legislation - and two Republican senators immediately condemned it - more than 500 not-for-profit organisations called on President Barack Obama to end what they called 'the merger of immigration enforcement with criminal justice.'
ECONOMY: Electrifying African Interest in Renewable Energy
- Inter Press Service
Various countries in East Africa are making gradual progress in moving from a solely carbon-based electricity network to a cleaner power grid.
EU Takes On Chinese Currency, Softly
- Inter Press Service
The European Union is riding in the middle of an escalating currency spat between China and the United States, perceived by many in Beijing as a smokescreen for Washington's efforts to sap China's growth and contain its rise.
WEST AFRICA: Black-Eyed Peas Key to Economic Development
- Inter Press Service
The black-eyed pea, commonly known as the cowpea, is the new kid on the block when it comes to improving the welfare of women and their families in West Africa, researchers say.
PERU: Women Farmers Dream in Organic Flavours of Coffee
- Inter Press Service
It's Saturday and the women hurry in to the cooperative's warehouse in this rural town in southeastern Peru with their huge bags of coffee beans on their backs. Some come on their own, others are accompanied by their husbands or children. But they have all hiked long distances from their farms in the mountains where they grow some of the world's top organic specialty coffee.
BRAZIL: Oil Palm Industry Seeks to Atone for Its Sins
- Inter Press Service
'Better 'dendê' than cattle,' says Violeta dos Reis, who cooks and serves meals in the small eatery she runs with her husband in the community of Arauaí in Brazil's northern Amazon jungle. In this rural area, a new world is opening up for poor farmers.
SOUTH AFRICA: Female Entrepreneurs Forge Their Own Path
- Inter Press Service
At dawn, Fatima Jardine-Millard straps a massive, German-engineered tank to her back and a tray of pastries to her waist, and prepares to cater to groggy motorists immobilised at a traffic light in Johannesburg's chaotic daily commute.
PHILIPPINES: Call Centre Boom Breeds New Culture — and Risky Behaviour
- Inter Press Service
Anthony, a 22-year-old call centre agent, goes to work at 6 p.m. and finishes at around 2 a.m. But instead of going home, he heads to a bar to meet another male agent over beer, and if the late night looks promising, they spend more time together until daytime.
G20 Summit Cracks Open Door to Five Non-Members
- Inter Press Service
The G20, a group of powerful political and economic decision- makers criticised for its exclusivity, has invited five non- members to its next summit meeting in South Korea in November.
CHINA: Massive Rail Network to Cross Continents
- Inter Press Service
As recently as the mid-1980s, China relied on steam-powered relics to transport citizens and goods around its vast territory. Today, the country is home to 6,900 kilometres of high-speed passenger train routes in what is the largest rail network in the world —and growing.
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