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ITALY: Water Kidnapped by the Mafia
In Sicily the people are thirsty, but not because they lack water. The Italian island receives 7,000 cubic metres of rain annually, nearly triple what is needed to meet demand. But water trickles away, disappearing into the cracks created by poor management, corruption and the Mafia.RENEWABLES: Not Gone With the Wind
It was named Windy, and stood taller than it had seemed from a distance. Its three giant blades seemed to be moving only gently, but a gear turned that movement into about a thousand rounds a minute for the generator rotor.POLITICS-SERBIA: Lettuce Vote, Then
A "travelling circus" of 15 presidential candidates is doing its colourful rounds of Serbia with just days to go before polling June 13.TRADE: Big Players Making Moves For Doha
Influential players are making new moves to advance the stalled Doha Development Round.ENVIRONMENT-EUROPE: Auto Emissions Killing Thousands
Unrestrained consumption of fossil fuels is killing tens of thousands of people in Europe, experts say.ECONOMY-PORTUGAL: Soaring Eurocup Prices Could Hurt Tourism Industry
Perusing a multilingual menu in a restaurant in downtown Lisbon, IPS found that prices were significantly lower in the Portuguese section than in the pages printed in German, Spanish, French, English and Italian.ENVIRONMENT: Europe Could Find More Power in Wood
It could be time for Europe to go back to burning wood for energy. Go forward to it, rather.GLOBALISATION: EU Calls for New Steps
The European Union is stepping up its efforts to fight the social effects of globalisation.ENVIRONMENT: EU Delays Target for Renewable Energy
The European Commission has defended its decision to drop its long-term targets for renewable energy within the European Union.ENVIRONMENT: Europe Sets Target to Save Biodiversity
A new initiative was launched Tuesday to advance a campaign to protect biodiversity in Europe by 2010.SOCIETY-SERBIA: Wars Over But Family Violence Continues
Shelters for battered women and abused children are closing down all over Serbia for lack of money.ENVIRONMENT-EU: Legal Action Looms over Emissions
The European Union is preparing to challenge some member states over their failure to act over emissions.ENVIRONMENT: GM Decision ‘Will Distance EU Public’
The European Union will face increased public hostility if it approves import of a genetically modified sweetcorn, leading environmental groups warn.EU EXPANDS: Refugees Pushed to New Frontiers
Slovakia's asylum system could be pushed to collapse and leave refugees at the mercy of people smugglers following the country's entry into the EU, UN officials in Slovakia warn.EU EXPANDS: ‘And So Does Arms Trade’
An expanded EU has meant "dangerously ineffective" arms export controls, Amnesty International said in a report published Friday.ENVIRONMENT-EUROPE: Swallows Arrive in Winter
The staff at Marquenterre nature park in northern France began noting a decade ago that the springtime arrival of migrating swallows and other birds was occurring weeks earlier than normal, a change that experts attribute to global warming.RIGHTS-EU: Concern Raised over Court Reform
The European Union must ensure that reform of the European Court of Human Rights does not compromise its role in preventing human rights violations, says Amnesty International.RIGHTS: Amnesty Seeks Tougher Stand on Trafficking
Amnesty International is calling on the European Union to step up its financial and legal support for the fight against trafficking in women in Kosovo.DEVELOPMENT: Leading Spanish Activist Hopes There Will Be No Need for NGOs
''Yes I wish NGOs would someday no longer exist,'' says David Alvarez Rivas, the president of CONGDE, the platform of Spanish development NGOs. ''That would mean we had no raison d'etre, and that a radical change had occurred in the world.''TRADE-EU: Rich Countries ‘Untying’ Textile Deal
Rich countries may backslide on commitments to open up their clothing and textile markets to developing country competition, according to the international agency Oxfam.RELIGION: French Want to Teach to Preach
The French government decision to expel imams suspected of supporting terrorism or preaching violence against women has led to demands for education of clerics.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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