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LIBERIA-TRANSPORT: Fuel Shortage Keeps Vehicles off the Streets
Fighting has stopped in Liberia's capital with the deployment there of peacekeepers, but the situation is far from normal with just a few vehicles on the road because of a serious shortage of fuel.https://www.ipsnews.net/1996/07/liberia-transport-fuel-shortage-keeps-vehicles-off-the-streets/
RWANDA-POLITICS: Bittersweet Memories Hang Over Celebrations
A celebration cocktail of joy and bitterness made the rounds at the second anniversary of the Rwandese Patriotic Army's (RPA) victory over the former Hutu regime.https://www.ipsnews.net/1996/07/rwanda-politics-bittersweet-memories-hang-over-celebrations/
ASIA-FOOD: Region May Rue Neglecting Agriculture in Trade Thrust
The free trade thrust may be oiling South- east Asia's economic growth engine, but experts warn that the diminished attention being paid to agricultural development in the region could well turn out to be a recipe for disaster.https://www.ipsnews.net/1996/07/asia-food-region-may-rue-neglecting-agriculture-in-trade-thrust/
RUSSIA: The Morning After The Celebration Night Before
Boris Yeltsin's presidential campaign triumph was clear, but plenty of people have been pointing out that their willingness to give him their vote does not imply automatic support for all he has done in the past -- or all he may do in the future.https://www.ipsnews.net/1996/07/russia-the-morning-after-the-celebration-night-before/
CHINA-ENVIRONMENT: Three Gorges Under Round-The-Clock Flood Watch
Chinese officials are on a 24-hour flood watch at the giant Three Gorges Dam Project after torrential rains swept southern and eastern China, claiming more than 100 lives and causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage.https://www.ipsnews.net/1996/07/china-environment-three-gorges-under-round-the-clock-flood-watch/
INDIA-ENVIRONMENT: Uncertainty Hangs Over Himalayan Dam Town
It is nearly a quarter century since work began on one of the world's highest dams near this small town in the north Indian Garhwal region in the Himalayan foothills.https://www.ipsnews.net/1996/07/india-environment-uncertainty-hangs-over-himalayan-dam-town/
CHINA: Confucianist Pills Prescribed to Cure Capitalist Ills
Novels about the adventures of chivalrous swordsmen which usually enjoy great popularity in China, are gathering dust on the bookstands this summer, reportedly making way for this season's runaway 'bestseller' "China Can Say No".https://www.ipsnews.net/1996/07/china-confucianist-pills-prescribed-to-cure-capitalist-ills/
LATIN AMERICA-TRADE: Andean Pact Members Agree on Trade and Pace
Andean Community members of the Mercosur common market agreed this week to make trade liberalization a priority through "harmonious and coordinated" negotiations, with each country setting its own pace for removing tariffs.https://www.ipsnews.net/1996/07/latin-america-trade-andean-pact-members-agree-on-trade-and-pace/
MEXICO: Network War over Alleged Ties with Salinas’ Brother
An open war has been unleashed in Mexico by revelations that former President Carlos Salinas' brother, accused of corruption and the murder of a high-ranking politician, did business with executives and journalists from the country's two leading TV networks.https://www.ipsnews.net/1996/07/mexico-network-war-over-alleged-ties-with-salinas-brother/
CARIBBEAN-NARCOTICS: Regional Leaders Revisit the Drug Issue
The issue of the illicit drug trade in the region is likely to dominate Friday's session of the four-day summit of regional heads meeting in Barbados.https://www.ipsnews.net/1996/07/caribbean-narcotics-regional-leaders-revisit-the-drug-issue/
BOLIVIA: New Bill Hands over Forests at a Dollar a Hectare
Bolivia produced a controversial new bill this week proposing to hand over State forests to the private sector in 40 year concessions at the cost of one dollar per hectare per year.https://www.ipsnews.net/1996/07/bolivia-new-bill-hands-over-forests-at-a-dollar-a-hectare/
CHILE: Pinochet Accused of Genocide before a Spanish Court
Chile's former dictator and current army chief General Augusto Pinochet was accused Thursday of the "universal" crimes of genocide and terrorism before a Spanish court.https://www.ipsnews.net/1996/07/chile-pinochet-accused-of-genocide-before-a-spanish-court/
RUSSIA: Victorious Yeltsin Leaves Door Open For Opposition
Russian president Boris Yeltsin greeted confirmation of his clear election win with a plea Thursday for national reconciliation and suggested that there could be a place in his new government for some of his defeated opponents.https://www.ipsnews.net/1996/07/russia-victorious-yeltsin-leaves-door-open-for-opposition/
CUBA: Self Employment Survives despite Taxes and Pressure
Just like in the final reel of a horror film, the Cuban government is slowly tightening the noose of the tax system around the neck of the independent workers.https://www.ipsnews.net/1996/07/cuba-self-employment-survives-despite-taxes-and-pressure/
UGANDA-POLITICS: Aid Agencies Pull Out Of Rebel Zones
Relief agencies have been forced to pull out of refugee camps in north-western Uganda following a series of attacks by rebels seeking to topple the government of President Yoweri Museveni.https://www.ipsnews.net/1996/07/uganda-politics-aid-agencies-pull-out-of-rebel-zones/
CARIBBEAN-TRADE: Regional Single Market a Bad Idea says UN Body
One United Nations body has delivered a diagnosis on the direction of the proposed Caribbean Community single market that sounds more like a pronouncement on the terminally ill than a prescription for the slightly wounded, analysts say.https://www.ipsnews.net/1996/07/caribbean-trade-regional-single-market-a-bad-idea-says-un-body/
SRI LANKA-POLITICS: Opposition Rejects Peace Plan
The Sri Lanka government's year-old peace package for the Indian Ocean island's troubled northeast suffered a severe setback when the main opposition party Thursday publicly rejected the bold initiative to end the bloody ethnic insurgency.https://www.ipsnews.net/1996/07/sri-lanka-politics-opposition-rejects-peace-plan/
JAPAN-ENVIRONMENT: Industry Seeks to Clean up its Act and Image
In Japan image means a lot, and there are signs thr knocking the industrial sector has received in recent years from an increasingly environmental conscious Japanese public, is resulting in some companies cleaning up their act.https://www.ipsnews.net/1996/07/japan-environment-industry-seeks-to-clean-up-its-act-and-image/
URUGUAY: Victims Below the Poverty Line
Eleven-year-old Natali never made it home from school. A three-day search by her family and the police ended with the discovery of her body this week. She had been raped and strangled.https://www.ipsnews.net/1996/07/uruguay-victims-below-the-poverty-line/
BANGLADESH-ENVIRONMENT: Activists Greet Pesticde Ban
Green groups are hailing Bangladesh's decision to ban pesticides known as the 'Dirty Dozen' because they do more harm than good to food crops and the environment.https://www.ipsnews.net/1996/07/bangladesh-environment-activists-greet-pesticde-ban/
DISARMAMENT: Nuclear States Have Alternatives to Testing
Despite last week's failure to agree a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) in Geneva, negotiating chairman Jaap Ramaker of the Netherlands believes the treaty will be ready to sign at the United Nations in New York this September.https://www.ipsnews.net/1996/07/disarmament-nuclear-states-have-alternatives-to-testing/
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