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NAMIBIA: SEVENTH GRADERS LEARN TO BE AIDS-FREE
WINDHOEK, Mar. 16, 2010 (IPS/GIN) - "At home we have a bar," says seventh grade student David Bravo* . "When my mother puts on the music I cannot concentrate on (my) schoolwork anymore. Sometimes, in the middle of the night, I just sit there and watch the people."
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VIETNAM: INSUFFICIENT OVERSIGHT AT STATE-RUN KINDERGARTENS
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Mar. 11, 2010 (IPS/GIN) - Vietnamese parents think of day care centres and kindergartens as safe, happy places to leave their children in, given the pressures of work and harder times. But they are no longer so sure now, after a series of incidents about mistreatment of young children that has shocked the public.
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THAILAND: POLITICAL LOYALITIES CREATE PROBLEMS FOR MEDIA
BANGKOK, Mar. 11, 2010 (IPS/GIN) - Anyone looking for balance in the Thai media in these days of political ferment, ahead of large anti-government protests expected in the capital, has a pretty tough job.
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SOMALIA: U.S. SHOULD ACCEPT ISLAMIST AUTHORITY, REPORT SAYS
WASHINGTON, Mar. 11, 2010 (IPS/GIN) - The United States should accept an "Islamist authority" in Somalia as part of a "constructive disengagement" strategy for the war-torn country, according to a new report released here by the influential Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) on Wednesday.
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Q&A: IRANIAN NOBEL PRIZE LAUREATE KEEPS FEMINIST HOPES ALIVE
UNITED NATIONS, Mar. 11, 2010 (IPS/GIN) - Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi and staunch advocate for women’s rights, blames the repression of women in the many parts of the Muslim world with a misreading of Islamic law.
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LATIN AMERICA: ABORTION - STILL ILLEGAL, STILL KILLING, DESPITE GROWING AWARENESS
CARACAS, Mar. 10, 2010 (IPS/GIN) - Although most of the governments in Latin America today are described as progressive, abortion is only legal in one country, while in five countries it is banned under all circumstances, even when the mother's life is at risk.
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KENYA: NEW BILL TO IMPROVE STATE WITNESS PROTECTION, IF PASSED
NAIROBI, Mar. 10, 2010 (IPS/GIN) - Kenyans affected by the violence that erupted after the country’s disputed presidential elections in 2007 may soon be able to speak out without fear. A new bill will offer better protection to state witnesses.
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RIGHTS: AFRICA'S SUCCESS STORIES IN GENDER EMPOWERMENT
UNITED NATIONS, Mar. 10, 2010 (IPS/) - Whenever gender empowerment is a topic of discussion internationally, some of the countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America are invariably singled out for their success stories in politics, education, health care or civil liberties even as Africa is mostly left out of political reckoning - and wrongly so.
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MIDEAST: BRINKMANSHIP PUSHES IRAN, ISRAEL CLOSER TO WAR
RAMALLAH, Mar 10, 2010 (IPS/GIN) - Iran and Israel appear to be spoiling for a fight, going by recent belligerent statements emanating from several regional capitals.
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POLITICS: SRI LANKA LOCKS HORNS WITH UN OVER EXPERTS’ PANEL
COLOMBO, Mar 10, 2010 (IPS/GIN) - The war of words between the Sri Lankan government and the United Nations has begun all over again, this time over the creation of an experts’ panel on the island’s human rights record.
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HAITI: HOMELESS FAMILIES SUSPECT PRIEST IN MIDNIGHT EVICTION
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Mar 9, 2010 (IPS/GIN) - Perched near the top of a steep hill, the fractured pink walls of Villa Manrese overlook the rest of the capital city. Both ends of the three-story compound have collapsed, spilling into mounds of rubble. The first floor was pulverised into a layer of dust. There are still bodies inside.
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ENVIRONMENT: VIOLENT BACKLASH AGAINST CLIMATE SCIENTISTS
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Mar 9, 2010 (IPS/GIN) - Climate change science has come under full-scale attack in a last-ditch effort to delay or prevent action by the U.S. government against global warming, experts warn.
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ECUADOR: AVATAR DOWNFALL A BLOW FOR INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
QUITO, Mar 9, 2010 (IPS/GIN) - Science fiction blockbuster Avatar was the big loser in the Oscar awards ceremony - not only a blow for director James Cameron but also seen as a symbolic reverse in the struggle to recover Amazon rainforest areas in Ecuador from the effects of oil pollution.
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ENVIRONMENT-UGANDA: NEW MUDSLIDES FEARED IF RAIN RETURNS
KAMPALA, Mar 9, 2010 (IPS/GIN) - Fourteen-year-old Isaac Wadyegere of Bundesi village in Bududa district woke up to a rainy and chilly Monday morning and went to school as usual. But Mar. 1 was not a usual day in eastern Uganda.
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RIGHTS: U.S. TO ALLOW SALE OF MEDIA TOOLS TO SUDAN, CUBA, IRAN
WASHINGTON, Mar 9, 2010 (IPS/GIN) - In a bipartisan move, Congressmen. Christopher Smith and David Wu this week announced the launch of the Global Internet Freedom Caucus, which aims to "promote peaceful free expression on the internet."
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AFRICA
Mar 17
WORLD CUP: ALL EYES ON THE UPCOMING SOUTH AFRICAN GAMES
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Mar 17
LABOR-SIERRA LEONE: NEW TEACHERS CAUGHT IN A MONEY SQUEEZE
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Mar 16
POLITICS: SAHEL LEADERS MEET ON AL QAEDA THREAT
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Mar 16
SWAZILAND: BUDGET CUTS LOOM FOR PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES
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Mar 16
AFRICA: CORRUPTION CARRIES HIGH COST, WORLD BANK SAYS
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Mar 15
MALAWI: RURAL COMMUNITIES UNITE TO CARE FOR ORPHANS
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Mar 15
KENYA: LARGE FAMILY SIZE THREATENS DEVELOPMENT
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Mar 13
RIGHTS-MALAWI: POLICE TARGET PROMINENT GAYS FOR ARREST
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Mar 12
POLITICS-NIGERIA : FEW WOMEN ATTAIN MAJOR POLITICAL ROLES
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Mar 12
EGYPT: LITERACY CAMPAIGN LAGS BEHIND POPULATION INCREASE
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CAMEROON: WOMEN PREPARE TO CHALLENGE "ELECTORAL APATHY"
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Mar 11
SOUTH AFRICA: GENDER LOSES OUT IN BASIC EDUCATION CRISIS
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Mar 11
KENYA: WOMEN’S RIGHTS DILUTED IN DRAFT CONSTITUTION
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Mar 10
TANZANIA: WEATHER SHIFTS MAKE FARMING A GAME OF CHANCE
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Mar 10
EDUCATION-TANZANIA: PREGNANT TEENS FORCED OUT OF SCHOOL
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Mar 9
NAMIBIA: FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTISTS CHALLENGE STEREOTYPES
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ASIA
Mar 17
DISARMAMENT: JAPAN PUSHES FOR PROGRESS IN U.S. NUCLEAR REVIEW
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ENVIRONMENT: CHINESE DAMS BLAMED AS MEKONG LEVEL FALLS
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Mar 16
THAILAND: WITH BLOOD SPILT, POLITICAL WOUNDS FAR FROM HEALED
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Mar 16
SRI LANKA: MANAGING OVERSEAS WORKERS A TOUGH BALANCING ACT
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Mar 15
MALAYSIA: CRITICS SAY HOSPITAL PRIVATIZATION HURTS THE POOR
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Mar 15
ENVIRONMENT-INDIA: ALL EYES ON FOREST PROTECTION BODY
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Mar 14
THAILAND: RURAL MASSES ALL IN RED STAGE HISTORIC PROTEST
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Mar 13
ENVIRONMENT-INDIA: LAW ON FOREST RIGHTS FAILS TO DELIVER
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Mar 12
PHILIPPINES: ABORTION RIGHTS IS KEY ELECTION ISSUE
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Mar 12
CHINA: BINGE-DRINKING CULTURE TURNING FROM FUN TO FATALITY
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Mar 11
INDONESIA: WASTE COMPOSTING PROJECT BLAZES CLEANER PATH
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Mar 11
BURMA: FILM ON BUDDHIST RESISTANCE IS A TESTAMENT TO COURAGE
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Mar 10
SINGAPORE: AS CASINO OPENS, FEARS GROW OF ITS SOCIAL COST
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ASIA: PREACHERS, MONKS AND IMAMS JOIN THE ONLINE BANDWAGON
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MIDDLE EAST
Mar 17
MIDEAST: PALESTINIANS HEED CALL BY HAMAS FOR A 'DAY OF RAGE'
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Mar 16
MIDEAST: CHILDREN DETAINED IN ISRAELI RAIDS
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Mar 16
WAR: AFGHANISTAN SPY CONTRACT GOES SOUR FOR PENTAGON - PART 1
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Mar 16
MIDEAST: ISRAEL-U.S. TENSIONS CONTINUE TO PERCOLATE
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Mar 16
RIGHTS-BAHRAIN: WEAK LAWS LET RAPISTS OFF THE HOOK
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Mar 15
MIDEAST: SETTLEMENTS PRODUCE AN UNEXPECTED U.S.-ISRAEL DUST-UP
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MIDEAST: U.S.-ISRAELI TENSIONS ESCALATING QUICKLY
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Mar 14
MIDEAST: ISRAEL LANDS IN PUBLIC RELATIONS NIGHTMARE
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Mar 13
US-ISRAEL: ARE JEWISH SETTLEMENTS THE TIPPING POINT?
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Mar 12
MIDEAST: BUILDING SETTLEMENTS, NOT PEACE
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IRAQ: FEWER RIGHTS FOR WOMEN NOW THAN UNDER SADDAM
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LATIN AMERICA
Mar 17
ENERGY-LATIN AMERICA: REGIONAL SHIFT TO SOLAR RENEWABLES
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Mar 16
CHILE: CRACKS EXPOSED IN READINESS PLAN
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Mar 16
COLOMBIA: VOTE-BUYING AND FRONT MEN REPORTED IN VOTE
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Mar 15
Q&A: WANTED IN LATIN AMERICA: RESPONSIBLE CREDIT
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Mar 14
MEXICO: ‘MOVEMENT LITERACY’ TAUGHT THROUGH MUSIC AND DANCE
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Mar 13
MEXICO: CONSUMERS ON THE OFFENSIVE
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Mar 13
RIGHTS-GUATEMALA: DISPUTE WITH SPANISH GAS CO. TURNS DEADLY
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Mar 12
RIGHTS: GUATEMALA, EL SALVADOR ORDERED TO HEED RULINGS
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Mar 11
ECUADOR: NATIVE LEADERS CALL FOR ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS
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Mar 11
CHILE: STRONG AFTERSHOCKS DISRUPT INAUGURAL CEREMONY
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Mar 10
EDUCATION-URUGUAY: GARDENS OF KNOWLEDGE, NEW TEACHING TOOL
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Mar 9
PERU: SUSPENSION OF MINING OPERATION MERELY A PLACEBO
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CARIBBEAN
Mar 16
JAMAICA: POLE DANCING AND THE DARK SIDE OF PARADISE
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Mar 15
CUBA: HUMAN RIGHTS AT THE EYE OF THE STORM
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Mar 12
HAITI: CARIBBEAN UNITES BEHIND RECOVERY PLANS
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US & CANADA
Mar 16
CLIMATE CHANGE: IN CANADA, NO NEWS IS BAD NEWS
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Mar 15
POLITICS: POLICY BATTLE OVER AFGHAN PEACE TALKS INTENSIFIES
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Mar 12
BIODIVERSITY: LUCRATIVE SHARK TRADE UNDER SCRUTINY
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Mar 12
HEALTH: U.S. AIDS FUND FLAT-LINING, GROUPS COMPLAIN
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Mar 11
RIGHTS: U.S. NOTES RISE IN FOREIGN CURBS ON NGOS, NET, PRESS
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EUROPE & CENTRAL ASIA
Mar 17
CLIMATE: CARMAKERS TURN THEIR GUNS ON FUEL-EFFICIENT VANS
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Mar 16
ICELAND: THEY ALSO SERVE WHO WAIT FOR A PRISON SEAT
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Mar 16
BALKANS: FARMING PROSPERS AS FARMERS SUFFER
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Mar 15
CULTURE: ARAB CINEMA FAILS TO FIND AN AUDIENCE
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GLOBAL / UNITED NATIONS
Mar 15
DISARMAMENT: DESPITE RECESSION, GLOBAL ARMS RACE SPIRALS
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Mar 12
RIGHTS: GENDER CONFAB MARKED BY POLITICAL UNCERTAINTIES
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Mar 11
EGYPT: U.N. SLAMS ABUSE OF EMERGENCY LAW
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Mar 11
POLITICS: SRI LANKA GARNERS SUPPORT AGAINST U.N. PROBE
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Mar 9
RIGHTS: "FAMINE MARRIAGES" - ONE BYPRODUCT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
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Mar 9
FINANCE: SELF-POLICING OF EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES A "DISMAL" FLOP
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INDIA / PAKISTAN
Mar 17
PAKISTAN: BOLLYWOOD DANCING CREATES WAVES
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