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From the Police Station Back to the Hellhole: System Failing India’s Domestic Violence Survivors
- Inter Press Service
MUMBAI, Feb 27 (IPS) - "One time my husband started slapping me hard on the face because I had not cooked the rice to his satisfaction," Suruchi* told IPS. "He hit me so hard that my infant daughter fell from my arms to the ground."
OPINION: Europe Under Merkel’s (Informal) Leadership
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Feb 27 (IPS) - When I am asked whether Europe is still a relevant "protagonist" in the modern world, I always answer that there is no doubt about it. For a long time now the continent has been shaken by financial crises, internal security strategy crises – including wars – and instability within its borders, which definitely make it a protagonist in world affairs.
Gazan Fishermen Dying to Survive
- Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY, Feb 27 (IPS) - The beautiful Mediterranean Sea laps gently onto the white sandy beach near Gaza City's port. Fishing boats dot the beach as fishermen tend to their boats and fix their nets.
Despite U.N. Treaties, War Against Drugs a Losing Battle
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 26 (IPS) - As the call for the decriminalisation of drugs steadily picks up steam worldwide, a new study by a British charity concludes there has been no significant reduction in the global use of illicit drugs since the creation of three key U.N. anti-drug conventions, the first of which came into force over half a century ago.
Sometimes a Single Tree Is More Effective than a Government
- Inter Press Service
BARDIYA, Nepal, Feb 26 (IPS) - Every morning, Raj Kumari Chaudhari walks from her home to the other end of Padnaha village, located in the Bardiya district of mid-west Nepal, to a big mango tree to offer prayers.
A New Forensic Weapon to Track Illegal Ivory Trade
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 (IPS) - The wildlife trade monitoring network, TRAFFIC, is deploying a new forensic weapon - DNA testing - to track illegal ivory products responsible for the slaughter of hundreds of endangered elephants in Asia and Africa.
Opinion: Water and the World We Want
- Inter Press Service
HAMILTON, Canada, Feb 25 (IPS) - We have entered a watershed year, a moment critical for humanity.
Better to Die at Sea, than Languish in Poverty
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Feb 25 (IPS) - Weerasinghearachilage Ruwan Rangana had it all planed out last year in September: the big break that would change his life and those of his extended family had finally arrived.
Analysis: Mega-Cities, Mortality and Migration, A Snapshot of Post-U.N. World Population
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 (IPS) - As the international community marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, one question worthy of some reflection is: Is world population better or worse off demographically since the establishment of the U.N.?
Falling Oil Prices Won't Derail St. Lucia's Push for Clean Energy
- Inter Press Service
CASTRIES, Feb 25 (IPS) - At Plas Kassav, a roadside outlet in Canaries, a rural community in western St. Lucia, a busload of visitors from other Caribbean countries, along with tourists from North America and Europe, sample the 12 flavours of freshly baked cassava bread on sale.
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