SOMALIA: Aid Dwindles, Disease Spreads
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JAPAN: New Year Brings Economic Aftershocks
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DAKAR, Jan 5 2012 (IPS) – Amadou* takes in a long, deep breath, clears his…
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 (IPS) A plan by the Malaysian government to privatise its public…
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VANCOUVER, Canada, Feb 27 2012 (IPS) – Rising temperatures are drying out northern forests and…
Read MoreBreastfeeding, Not Formula, for South Africa’s HIV-Positive Mothers
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Apr 1 2012 (IPS) – South Africa s nine provinces will…
Read MoreSolar Panels Reflect Bright Future for Rural Papua New Guinea
Communities in rural Papua New Guinea install their own cost effective and energy efficient solar…
Read MoreMajor Effort to Reduce Child Mortality Not Enough
ACCRA, May 10 2012 (IPS) – Ghana has taken a major step towards reducing its…
Read MoreWar Widows Turn to Sex Work in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, May 10 2012 (IPS) – On May 18, some 800 women in Sri Lanka’s…
Read MoreMoringa Leaves Saving Lives in DRC
KINSHASA, Jun 14 2012 (IPS) – Seated under a tree, biologist Zozo Bazomba welcomes a…
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