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UN “Profoundly Sorry” for Haiti Cholera Outbreak
Tharanga Yakupitiyage
For the first time, the United Nations issued a formal apology for their
role in the cholera outbreak in Haiti and announced new steps to
alleviate the ongoing health crisis.
Speaking to the members of the UN General Assembly, Secretary General
Ban Ki-moon made an emotional statement, ...
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ISDS Corporate Rule of Law
Jomo Kwame Sundaram
Investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provisions in ostensible free
trade agreements (FTAs) and bilateral investment treaties (BITs) have
effectively created a powerful, privileged system of protections for
foreign investors that undermine national law and institutions. ISDS
allows foreign ...
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Fidel Castro, a Larger-than-Life Leader in Tumultuous Times
Mario Osava
Among the many leaders who left their mark on history in the 20th
century, Fidel Castro - who died Nov. 25 at the age of 90 - stood out
for propelling Cuba into a global role that was unexpectedly prominent
for a small country, in an era when arms were frequently taken up to
settle national and ...
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Ending AIDS Needs Both Prevention and a Cure
Lyndal Rowlands
Eighteen million people, just slightly under half of the people living
with HIV and AIDS globally, are now taking life-saving medication, but
global efforts to end the disease still largely depend on prevention.
While efforts to expand antiretroviral treatment have been relatively
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Pervez Musharraf Sets out ‘Higher’ Comeback Plans
David White
Pakistan’s former President Pervez Musharraf says he intends to make a
second bid for a political comeback next year, aiming to return from
self-imposed exile to forge a new party that would bridge ethnic and
sectarian divides.
In an exclusive interview with IPS in London, Musharraf said he ...
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Subway Will Modernise – and Further Gentrify – Historic Centre of Quito
Mario Osava
Success can kill, when it comes to cities. Spain’s Barcelona is facing
problems due to the number of tourists that it attracts. And the
historic centre of Ecuador’s capital city, Quito, a specially preserved
architectural jewel, is losing its local residents as it gentrifies.
This paradox was ...
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Journalists Honoured for their Courage, Resolve
Tharanga Yakupitiyage
Journalism has become one of the world's most dangerous professions,
making the courageous achievements of this year's four International
Press Freedom Award winners particularly meaningful.
The four winners from El Salvador, India, Turkey and Egypt were honoured
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Debate Roils India Over Family Planning Method
Neeta Lal
The Indian government's decision to make injectable contraceptives
available to the public for free under the national family planning
programme (FPP) has stirred debate about women's choices in the world's
largest democracy and second most populous country.
The controversial contraceptive ...
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“Bonn Has Become an Insider Tip on the International Stage”
Baher Kamal
With around 320,000 inhabitants on 141 square kilometres, no other
relatively small city has played such a historically critical role like
the City of Bonn.
Founded 2,100 years ago by the Romans, from being the birthplace of
Ludwig van Beethoven to being the capital of Germany for over 50 years
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Journalism in Honduras Trapped in Violence
Thelma Mejía
It was in the wee hours of the morning on October 19
when journalist Ricardo Matute, from Corporación Televicentro’s morning
newscast, was out on the beat in San Pedro Sula, one of the most
violent cities in Honduras.
He heard about a vehicle that had rolled and was the first on the scene
of the ...
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Selling Their Bodies for Fish and a Handful of Shillings
Diana Wanyonyi
It's Saturday
morning and Hafsa Juma* is seated on a traditional mat known locally as
a mkeka under the scorching sun outside her homestead, located near
Gasi Beach on the Kenyan coast.
Clad in a traditional Swahili dress known as a dera, complemented by a
mtandio wrapped around her head, Hafsa, ...
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