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DRC Farmers Welcome Support
- Inter Press Service
Farmers in the southwestern Democratic Republic of Congo are looking forward to increased production after 16 tractors and 200 ox-drawn carts were distributed across three regions in the province of Bandundu.
MEXICO: Craftswomen Weave a Better Future Out of Recycled Garbage
- Inter Press Service
Women's laughter fills the rectangular room on the ground floor of a building that houses a school for 250 local children, on the southern edge of Mexico City's sprawling metropolitan area.
MALAYSIA: Thousands of Refugees Living in Constant Fear of Arrest
- Inter Press Service
As Rajoo, 27, makes tea at a rundown shed in Brickfields, a depressed suburb of the capital inhabited by hundreds of Tamil immigrants from Sri Lanka, he evinces no sign of anxiety and a deep yearning for something.
AUSTRALIA: New PM Called On to Tackle Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
Australia’s newly appointed prime minister, Julia Gillard, has hardly warmed her seat, yet she has already been urged to take action on climate change.
POLITICS: All Quiet on the Australian Front on Role in Afghanistan
- Inter Press Service
The lack of debate here concerning Australia’s military involvement in Afghanistan is unlikely to change in the near future despite the recent deaths of five Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel in the war-ravaged nation.
SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Leper Colonies on the Road to Extinction
- Inter Press Service
The Culion island, in the western Philippines, is increasingly becoming a magnet for tourists drawn to its corals in the shallow waters close to its shore, its deep green hills and its ancient Spanish fort.
INDIA: Animals Nearing Extinction Need Urgent Attention — Experts
- Inter Press Service
With threats looming large on the survival of several wildlife species in the Himalayan state of Jammu and Kashmir in northern India, experts warn that these species could go extinct in the coming years unless immediate steps are taken to prevent their extinction.
RIGHTS: Problems Beset Cambodia’s Anti-Trafficking Campaign
- Inter Press Service
Worrying trends continue to plague Cambodia and provide considerable concern for the future despite the gains it has reportedly made in combating human trafficking.
GUATEMALA: Giving Poor Women Entrepreneurs a Boost
- Inter Press Service
Rosenda Gómez, a 53-year-old mother of five, knows all about challenges. To overcome them, she started a modest sausage business in Guatemala, and thanks to her leadership skills and training and other support she received, she is now an example of the economic empowerment of women.
HEALTH-NEPAL: Multiple Problems Mar Fight Against HIV/AIDS
- Inter Press Service
To women who have lost their husbands to the killer AIDS disease, learning a skill to earn a living could be a matter of life and death.
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