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POLITICS: Thai-Cambodia Diplomatic Row Bares Decades-Long Rift
By Marwaan Macan-Markar
BANGKOK, Nov 7 (IPS) - Thailand’s swift and strong response to Cambodia’s decision to appoint ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as an economic adviser exposed an emotional faultline rooted in decades of mutual suspicion and hatred.
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SRI LANKA: Colombo’s Diplomatic Sparring Games with EU, U.S.
Analysis by Amantha Perera
COLOMBO, Nov 7 (IPS) - One thing that has set apart the current administration of President Mahinda Rajapaksa from those of his predecessors is its diplomatic duals with international heavyweights.
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CLIMATE CHANGE-US: Too Little, Too Late for Copenhagen?
By Matthew Berger
WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (IPS) - The momentum that U.S. climate change legislation has picked up in recent weeks will not be enough to get it through prior to the Copenhagen climate talks that kick off Dec. 7. It has also come at a steep price for those most committed to seeing such legislation pass.
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HONDURAS: Unilateral "Unity Government" Announced; Deal "Dead"
By Thelma Mejía*
TEGUCIGALPA, Nov 6 (IPS) - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said Friday that the agreement reached last week to solve the four-month crisis triggered by a coup d'etat was "dead."
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RIGHTS-NICARAGUA: Mudslinging Match Between Gov't, Activists
By José Adán Silva
MANAGUA, Nov 6 (IPS) - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has been accused before the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights of responsibility for a series of violent incidents, which in the view of some analysts and civil society organisations have harmed democracy in the country.
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MIDEAST: Lessons from the Karine A -Déjà Vu All Over Again
Analysis by Marsha B. Cohen
WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (IPS) - As Israeli Defence Forces munitions experts sorted through 300 tonnes of weapons found on a German-owned, Cypriot-operated cargo ship flying the Antiguan flag, Israeli politicians were sifting through the various talking points that could be offloaded from the vessel.
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AFRICA: We Are the Government
By Jessie Boylan
LAGO DISTRICT, Mozambique, Nov 6 (IPS) - As if they were going to the races, Emma Musako and Monica Mhango showed up in their finest outfits to attend a meeting on the health, social and environmental impacts of uranium mining. They came because they, like the other attendees, no longer want to remain uninformed citizens.
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U.S.: "War Comes Home" with Ft. Hood Shootings
By Dahr Jamail
PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov 6 (IPS) - While investigators probe for a motive behind the mass shooting at the Fort Hood military base in Texas Thursday, in which an army psychiatrist is suspected of killing 13 people, military personnel at the base are in shock as the incident "brings the war home".
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Q&A: Geert Wilders Gets a Big Email Hug
By Liza Jansen interviews IMAM FEISAL ABDUL RAUF of the Cordoba Initiative
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 6 (IPS) - Since the terror attacks of Sep. 11, 2001, persistent misconceptions about Islam have contributed to a dangerous climate of mistrust and disharmony between the Muslim world and the West.
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CLIMATE CHANGE: Divide Before You Add
Analysis by Sanjay Suri
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, Nov 6 (IPS) - You could almost begin to divide the figures before you add them up. The numbers being advertised by way of aid to the developing world to contain carbon emissions do not quite add up. What is more certain is the division to follow.
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Global Affairs
SRI LANKA: Colombo’s Diplomatic Sparring Games with EU, U.S.
Analysis by Amantha Perera
COLOMBO - One thing that has set apart the current administration of President Mahinda Rajapaksa from those of his predecessors is its diplomatic duals with international heavyweights.
MORE >>
 		 
Q&A: Geert Wilders Gets a Big Email Hug
By Liza Jansen interviews IMAM FEISAL ABDUL RAUF of the Cordoba Initiative
UNITED NATIONS - Since the terror attacks of Sep. 11, 2001, persistent misconceptions about Islam have contributed to a dangerous climate of mistrust and disharmony between the Muslim world and the West.
MORE >>
 		 
CLIMATE CHANGE: Divide Before You Add
Analysis by Sanjay Suri
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - You could almost begin to divide the figures before you add them up. The numbers being advertised by way of aid to the developing world to contain carbon emissions do not quite add up. What is more certain is the division to follow.
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ENVIRONMENT: China’s Climate Change Plan: The Debate Goes On
By Antoaneta Bezlova
BEIJING - For China choosing to act on climate change is not simply agreeing to effect changes in the way its robust economy is being run. Chinese leaders have to choose between two equally unattractive options—put the brakes on growth to choke off pollution and face an array of scary scenarios, from unemployment swell to social unrest.
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HEALTH: Uganda’s Counterfeits Bill Threatens Access to Medicine
By Wambi Michael
KAMPALA - Uganda is considering an anti-counterfeit bill which analysts say will impair the country’s ability to import and export cheap but effective generic medicines. Activists fear that the bill, once enacted, will deny Ugandans access to safe, effective, quality and affordable generic medication which currently forms the bulk of Uganda’s medicine imports.
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MDGs
ZIMBABWE: Numerous Challenges For Harare Water Supply
By Vusumuzi Sifile
HARARE - Harare mayor Muchadeyi Masunda is a troubled man. When he took office in July 2008, one of his most immediate tasks was to resolve the water crisis in the capital.
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LATIN AMERICA: Journalistic Prize for Making Poverty News
By Daniela Estrada
SANTIAGO - The second "Latin America and the Millennium Development Goals" Journalism Prize, sponsored by the UNDP and IPS, was awarded Thursday in the Chilean capital in a ceremony addressed by the head of the U.N. agency, Helen Clark.
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AFRICA: Drug Subsidy Key to Anti-Malaria Effort
By Susan Anyangu
NAIROBI - Just three percent of malaria-infected children in Africa get World Health Organisation-recommended drugs. One expert has equated this to a death sentence for sick children.
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Q&A: Put the New Women's Agency in Africa
By Suzanne Hoeksema interviews NAISOLA LIKIMANI, advocacy officer of FEMNET*
UNITED NATIONS - On Sep. 14, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted a resolution that gave the green light to the creation of a new U.N. agency for women.
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Q&A: ‘ODA Is What Governments Want to Do at Their Whim’
By Helen Clark
HANOI - Think of a world where rich nations did not fund what was popular but instead collaborated to solve the developing world’s most pressing health needs.
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Environment
CLIMATE CHANGE-US: Too Little, Too Late for Copenhagen?
By Matthew Berger
WASHINGTON - The momentum that U.S. climate change legislation has picked up in recent weeks will not be enough to get it through prior to the Copenhagen climate talks that kick off Dec. 7. It has also come at a steep price for those most committed to seeing such legislation pass.
MORE >>
 		 
AFRICA: We Are the Government
By Jessie Boylan
LAGO DISTRICT, Mozambique - As if they were going to the races, Emma Musako and Monica Mhango showed up in their finest outfits to attend a meeting on the health, social and environmental impacts of uranium mining. They came because they, like the other attendees, no longer want to remain uninformed citizens.
MORE >>
 		 
CLIMATE CHANGE: Divide Before You Add
Analysis by Sanjay Suri
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - You could almost begin to divide the figures before you add them up. The numbers being advertised by way of aid to the developing world to contain carbon emissions do not quite add up. What is more certain is the division to follow.
MORE >>
 		 
ENVIRONMENT-SPAIN: Improving Garbage Management
By Tito Drago
MADRID - The 60,000 tonnes of rubbish collected daily in Spain, equivalent to 1.3 kilos per person, is being managed by more green-friendly methods of recovery and treatment.
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ZIMBABWE: Numerous Challenges For Harare Water Supply
By Vusumuzi Sifile
HARARE - Harare mayor Muchadeyi Masunda is a troubled man. When he took office in July 2008, one of his most immediate tasks was to resolve the water crisis in the capital.
MORE >>
 		 
Human Rights
POLITICS: Thai-Cambodia Diplomatic Row Bares Decades-Long Rift
By Marwaan Macan-Markar
BANGKOK - Thailand’s swift and strong response to Cambodia’s decision to appoint ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as an economic adviser exposed an emotional faultline rooted in decades of mutual suspicion and hatred.
MORE >>
 		 
SRI LANKA: Colombo’s Diplomatic Sparring Games with EU, U.S.
Analysis by Amantha Perera
COLOMBO - One thing that has set apart the current administration of President Mahinda Rajapaksa from those of his predecessors is its diplomatic duals with international heavyweights.
MORE >>
 		 
HONDURAS: Unilateral "Unity Government" Announced; Deal "Dead"
By Thelma Mejía*
TEGUCIGALPA - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said Friday that the agreement reached last week to solve the four-month crisis triggered by a coup d'etat was "dead."
MORE >>
 		 
RIGHTS-NICARAGUA: Mudslinging Match Between Gov't, Activists
By José Adán Silva
MANAGUA - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has been accused before the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights of responsibility for a series of violent incidents, which in the view of some analysts and civil society organisations have harmed democracy in the country.
MORE >>
 		 
AFRICA: We Are the Government
By Jessie Boylan
LAGO DISTRICT, Mozambique - As if they were going to the races, Emma Musako and Monica Mhango showed up in their finest outfits to attend a meeting on the health, social and environmental impacts of uranium mining. They came because they, like the other attendees, no longer want to remain uninformed citizens.
MORE >>
 		 
Health
U.S.: "War Comes Home" with Ft. Hood Shootings
By Dahr Jamail
PHOENIX, Arizona - While investigators probe for a motive behind the mass shooting at the Fort Hood military base in Texas Thursday, in which an army psychiatrist is suspected of killing 13 people, military personnel at the base are in shock as the incident "brings the war home".
MORE >>
 		 
HEALTH: Uganda’s Counterfeits Bill Threatens Access to Medicine
By Wambi Michael
KAMPALA - Uganda is considering an anti-counterfeit bill which analysts say will impair the country’s ability to import and export cheap but effective generic medicines. Activists fear that the bill, once enacted, will deny Ugandans access to safe, effective, quality and affordable generic medication which currently forms the bulk of Uganda’s medicine imports.
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LESOTHO: AIDS Orphans get Helping Hand
By Letuka Mahe
MASERU - Fifteen-year-old Ntsebeng Tlokotsi* sighs with relief as she is given 140 dollars. Along with it she receives a bag of maize meal and cooking oil. It is a government handout, and she qualifies for this only because both her parents are dead.
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Q&A: ‘ODA Is What Governments Want to Do at Their Whim’
By Helen Clark
HANOI - Think of a world where rich nations did not fund what was popular but instead collaborated to solve the developing world’s most pressing health needs.
MORE >>
 		 
HEALTH: New Task Force Targets Poor in Breast Cancer Fight
By Chryso D'Angelo
NEW YORK - The rate of breast cancer in developing countries is on the rise, according to the Harvard School of Public Health, which estimates that the poor will account for more than 55 percent of breast cancer deaths this year.
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