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ENERGY: SHALE GAS A BRIDGE TO MORE GLOBAL WARMING
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Jan. 24, 2012 (IPS/GIN) - Hundreds of thousands of shale gas wells are being "fracked" in the United States and Canada, allowing large amounts of methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas, to escape into the atmosphere, new studies have shown.
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CLIMATE: ONLY CIVIL SOCIETY CAN SAVE RIO+20, SAY ACTIVISTS
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 24, 2012 (IPS/GIN) - Large-scale social mobilization, including street protests and parallel activities, is the only thing can save the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) from ending in nothing but frustration, according to activists and analysts.
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PUERTO RICO: CLEANER ENERGY SOURCES PROVE DIVISIVE
SAN JUAN, Jan. 24, 2012 (IPS/GIN) - As Puerto Rico seeks to lower soaring utility rates while simultaneously shifting toward cleaner energy sources, it faces grassroots opposition to two major projects even though at least one is 100-percent renewable.
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SOUTH SUDAN: STILL COUNTING THE DEAD IN INTER-ETHNIC CONFLICT
PIBOR, South Sudan, Jan. 24, 2012 (IPS/GIN) - In the ward of a partially destroyed clinic, Mangiro (who did not give his last name) sat on a bed next to his wounded nine-year-old daughter, Ngathin. The little girl is fortunate, she survived the recent inter-ethnic clashes in Pibor county that killed her mother and sisters.
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RIGHTS: U.N. "OUTRAGED" AT SEXUAL ABUSE BY PEACEKEEPERS IN HAITI
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 23, 2012 (IPS/GIN) - The Caribbean nation of Haiti, still struggling to recover from the devastating 2010 earthquake, is once again trying to cope with the sexual abuse of minors by U.N. peacekeepers - for the third time in five years.
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CHILE: RECOVERY FROM FOREST FIRE COULD TAKE 80 YEARS
SANTIAGO, Jan. 23, 2012 (IPS/GIN) - "It's extremely serious, a full-blown environmental catastrophe," environmentalist Sara Larrain told IPS, describing the impact of the fire that has been raging through the Torres del Paine National Park in Chilean Patagonia since Dec. 27.
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BURMA: DISMANTLING A DICTATORSHIP - PEACEFULLY
BANGKOK, Jan. 23, 2012 (IPS/GIN) - As he dismantles a 50-year military dictatorship without a shot being fired, Burmese President Thein Sein is resorting to the political art of compromise.
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CZECH REPUBLIC: CASTRATION FOR SEX OFFENDERS DEFENDED
PRAGUE, Jan. 22, 2012 (IPS) - The Czech government has defied calls from international human rights groups to stop the "degrading" practice of surgically castrating sex offenders.
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U.S.: "MONEY ISN'T SPEECH, CORPORATIONS AREN'T PEOPLE"
NEW YORK, Jan. 21, 2012 (IPS/GIN) - In most mainstream media the words "corruption" and "election fraud" accompany images of makeshift polling stations manned by armed guards in Burma or burning tires beside tattered ballot boxes in South Sudan – the insidiousness of stolen elections and a crumbling democracy is very seldom associated with the United States.
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INDIA: ADVANCING ECONOMY REVEALS A HUNGRY UNDERBELLY
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India, Jan. 21, 2012 (IPS/GIN) - Even a year after Rani, a three-year-old tribal girl in the backward Wayanad district of southern Kerala state, was treated in a government hospital for gastroenteritis she remains grossly underweight and suffers from frequent bouts of diarrhea.
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PAKISTAN: TALIBAN BOMBS GET DEADLIER
PESHAWAR, Jan. 20, 2012 (IPS/GIN) - In their efforts to kill and injure more people as part of a terror campaign in northern Pakistan, the Taliban militia have resorted to lacing bombs with toxic chemicals that leave survivors with complicated wounds.
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AFRICA
Feb 1
UGANDA: USING COMMUNITY RADIO TO HEAL AFTER KONY’S WAR
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Feb 1
RADIO STATIC AMONG GHANA’S COMMUNITY STATIONS
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Feb 1
SIERRA LEONE: GOV’T MINING DATABASE TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY
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Jan 31
ZAMBIA: CHINESE UNDERAGE SEX SCANDAL SPARKS HEATED DEBATE
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Jan 27
MIDEAST: CENSORSHIP CHANGES COLORS
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Jan 27
SOUTH AFRICA: HIV-RELATED DEATHS SLOW THE ECONOMY
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Jan 26
CAMEROON: ANGLOPHONES FEEL LIKE A SUBJUGATED PEOPLE
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Jan 26
EGYPT: ARAB SPRING GIVES WAY TO MILITARY CHILL
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Jan 25
YOUTH: THE LOGIC AND LIMITS OF NONVIOLENT CONFLICT
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Jan 25
AFRICA: MIRACLE TREE IS LIKE A SUPERMARKET
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Jan 25
MALAWI: STREET VENDORS LOSE CUSTOMERS AFTER STRIPPING WOMEN NAKED
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Jan 24
KENYA: FOURS YEARS ON IDPS REMAIN IN CAMPS
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Jan 23
EGYPT: A YEAR ON, TIRING OF DEMONSTRATIONS
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Jan 21
MAURITIUS: THE DECLINE OF CONSUMER COOPERATIVES
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Jan 20
NAIROBI: PROGRESS TOWARDS A FOOD-SECURE AFRICA
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ASIA
Feb 1
CHINA: LOOKING BOTH WAYS ON IRANIAN OIL
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Jan 31
ASIA-MEKONG: DISCOMFORT GROWS OVER MOVES TO CONTAIN CHINA
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Jan 31
INDIA: RETAILERS ON EDGE AS 800-POUND GORILLAS COME KNOCKING
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Jan 28
PAKISTAN: NEW REHAB PLAN BRINGS HOPE FOR WAR-DISABLED
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Jan 27
INDIA: MALE ACTIVISTS ENHANCE PRE- AND POSTNATAL CARE
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Jan 26
PAKISTAN: VIOLENCE, DEATH STALK CHILD DOMESTIC HELP
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Jan 25
SRI LANKA: POOREST STILL GO HUNGRY
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Jan 24
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: INFORMAL ECONOMY ENSURES EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
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Jan 23
JAPAN: TSUNAMI BRINGS SEA CHANGE TO TOHOKU
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Jan 20
CHINA: DRAGON DRAGS THE WORLD IN
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MIDDLE EAST
Jan 31
MIDEAST: AND AT LAST THERE WAS WATER
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Jan 30
SYRIA: STREET FIGHTING RAGES NEAR DAMASCUS
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Jan 26
AFGHANISTAN: 38 ATTACKS A DAY TAKE THEIR TOLL
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Jan 25
YOUTH: THE LOGIC AND LIMITS OF NONVIOLENT CONFLICT
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Jan 25
LEBANON: COULD A NEW CIVIL LAW UNIFY A DIVIDED SOCIETY?
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Jan 25
UZBEKISTAN: POPULATION ENDURES SHORTAGES AMID PLENTY
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Jan 25
LEBANON: COULD A NEW CIVIL LAW UNIFY A DIVIDED SOCIETY?
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Jan 25
SYRIA SECURITY FORCES "DESTROY HOMES" IN HAMA
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Jan 24
MIDDLE EAST: CRACKS WIDEN IN SYRIAN ECONOMY
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Jan 22
MIDEAST: INTO AN UNSETTLED NEW YEAR
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LATIN AMERICA
Feb 1
GUATEMALA: HEEDING THE CRIES OF FEMICIDE VICTIMS
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NICARAGUA-HONDURAS: RE-GREENING THE BORDER
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Jan 30
CHILE: DISILLUSION WITH PINOCHET-ERA POLITICAL SYSTEM GROWS
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Jan 30
HONDURAS: SUPPORT FOR PRESIDENT LOBO HITS ALL-TIME LOW
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Jan 30
CUBA: ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE PROVES A COMPLEX CHALLENGE
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Jan 30
BRAZIL-SOCIAL FORUM: AWASH WITH CRITICISM FOR GREEN ECONOMY
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Jan 29
ARGENTINA: DROUGHT THREAT LOOMS AGAIN
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Jan 29
ARGENTINA: FALKLANDS/MALVINAS, FROM RHETORIC TO PRESSURE
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Jan 27
BRAZIL: COMMUNITY RADIO FLOURISHES ONLINE
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Jan 27
GUATEMALA: RÍOS MONTT TO STAND TRIAL FOR GENOCIDE
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Jan 26
BRAZIL: COMMUNITY RADIO FLOURISHES ONLINE
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Jan 25
EL SALVADOR: GANGS MAY BE SCAPEGOAT FOR SOARING MURDER RATE
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Jan 24
ARGENTINA: IN FAMATINA, WATER IS WORTH FAR MORE THAN GOLD
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Jan 20
MEXICO: THE GREEN ECONOMY, BOON OR MENACE?
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Jan 20
HONDURAS: PRESSED BY THE U.S., LOBO AMENDS EXTRADITION LAWS
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Jan 19
MEXICO: MAYANS DEMAND VOICE IN "DOOMSDAY TOURISM" CAMPAIGN
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CARIBBEAN
Feb 1
HAITI: RIGHTS GROUPS DENOUNCE DUVALIER RULING, U.S. URGES APPEAL
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CUBA: PARTY AIMS FOR EFFICIENT, INCLUSIVE SOCIALISM
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Jan 25
JAMAICA: "MAMA P" FACES PREJUDICE, ECONOMIC CHALLENGES
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Jan 23
TRADE: BRITAIN BOOSTS ECONOMIC TIES WITH THE CARIBBEAN
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RIGHTS: CUBA REBUTS INTERNATIONAL CRITICISM OVER PRISONER'S DEATH
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US & CANADA
Jan 31
U.S.: BUILDING COMMUNITIES AROUND SUSTAINABLE FOOD
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Jan 30
US-BAHRAIN: RIGHTS GROUPS OPPOSE SMALLER ARMS TRANSFER
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Jan 30
U.S.: OCCUPY DC PROTESTERS STAY PUT AMID EVICTION THREATS
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Jan 29
U.S.: GROWING ELITE OPPOSITION TO MILITARY OPTION AGAINST IRAN
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Jan 29
U.S.: PLAN FOR POPULAR PRESIDENTIAL VOTE QUIETLY ADVANCES
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Jan 26
U.S.: FORCED MARRIAGES STILL AN UGLY SECRET
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Jan 26
U.S.: GROWING ELITE OPPOSITION TO MILITARY OPTION AGAINST IRAN
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Jan 25
U.S.: PROBE OF BORDER ATTACK HARDENED PAKISTANI SUSPICIONS
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Jan 24
U.S. Condemns Boko Haram Attacks
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Jan 21
U.S.: A CREDIT UNION TO BAIL OUT PEOPLE, NOT BIG BANKS
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Jan 19
TURKEY: FILTERS AGAINST ‘OBJECTIONABLE CONTENT’ ON THE WEB RAISE HACKLES
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Jan 19
CANADA: MONEY IS ALL THAT'S GREEN IN BIODIESEL
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EUROPE & CENTRAL ASIA
Jan 31
BALKANS-WOMEN: FIRST ABUSED, THEN IMPRISONED
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Jan 28
ICELAND: RECOVERING DUBIOUSLY FROM THE CRASH
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PORTUGAL: GOING UNDERGROUND IN HARD TIMES
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Jan 26
SWITZERLAND: RESISTANCE RISES TO ASYLUM SEEKERS
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Jan 26
EU-IRAN: NEW SANCTIONS AIMED AT AVERTING WIDER CONFLICT
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Jan 25
EU-IRAN: NEW SANCTIONS AIMED AT AVERTING WIDER CONFLICT
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Jan 24
SPAIN: TRIALS OF JUDGE GARZÓN CALLED SCANDALOUS BY RIGHTS GROUPS
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Jan 24
BELARUS: POLITICAL PRISONERS FACING OPPRESSION
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Jan 23
POLITICS: ROMANIANS DISCOVER STREET PROTEST
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Jan 21
RUSSIA: ‘REPRESSION MAY LEAD TO REVOLT’
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Jan 20
GREECE: AUSTERITY PLAN BREACHES LAST LINE OF DEFENSE OF GREEK WORKERS
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EUROPE: UNREST SPREADS EASTWARDS
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GERMANY: WHILE SOME WASTE, OTHERS FEAST
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Jan 19
BALKANS: THE DARK SIDE OF SERBIA'S OIL SHALE FAIRY TALE
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GLOBAL / UNITED NATIONS
Jan 31
U.N.: ARMS EMBARGOES BUSTED BY SHIPS FROM THE WEST
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Jan 30
U.N.: PANEL LAUNCHES BLUEPRINT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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Jan 29
U.N.: SENIOR MANAGEMENT HEADS ROLL AT WORLD BODY
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Jan 29
DEVELOPMENT: UNITING AGAINST EXTREME POVERTY
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Jan 27
DEVELOPMENT: UNITING AGAINST EXTREME POVERTY
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Jan 24
WAR CRIMES IMMUNITY FOR OUSTED LEADERS UNDER FIRE
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Jan 20
UN: U.N. PREDICTS ONE BILLIONTH TOURIST ARRIVAL IN 2012
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Jan 19
U.N.: U.S. INFLUENCE SEEN OVER KEY U.N. APPOINTMENTS
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Jan 19
U.N.: HALF OF ALL ABORTIONS NOW UNSAFE, GLOBAL STUDY FINDS
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INDIA / PAKISTAN
Feb 1
PAKISTAN: GOV’T DENIES "INTIMATE" TALIBAN LINKS
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