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IPS Inter Press Service - Asia Pacific - Jul 29, 2008
BEIJING, Jul 29 (IPS) - The party is all set. Firework fountains of red peonies and yellow dragons are ready to light up the skies for China’s biggest revelry ever.
IPS Inter Press Service - Environment - Jul 29, 2008
TOKYO, Jul 29 (IPS) - Amidst the cacophony of discussions and negotiations within the international climate change caucus, one particular group, the G8, had held out hope for effective implementation -- more than the …
IPS Inter Press Service - Labour - Jul 29, 2008
BANGKOK, Jul 29 (IPS) - Working in the confines of private homes, unprotected by the labour laws of the country, Thailand’s domestic workers are a silently suffering lot.
IPS Inter Press Service - Politics - Jul 28, 2008
GENEVA, Jul 28 (IPS) - Bias in the WTO proposals to reform agricultural trade, which are being analysed for the second consecutive week, will definitely aggravate the food crisis caused in recent months by the high …
IPS Inter Press Service - Jul 28, 2008
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 28 (IPS) - Mary Robinson, a former U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (HCHR), who faulted countries such as the United States, China and Israel for transgressions of humanitarian law and civil …
IPS Inter Press Service - Politics - Jul 28, 2008
BOGOTA, Jul 28 (IPS) - The Permanent People’s Tribunal warned in its final statement on Colombia of "the imminent danger of physical and cultural extinction faced by 28 indigenous groups," adding that 18 of the …
IPS Inter Press Service - North America - Jul 28, 2008
SAN DIEGO, California, Jul 28 (IPS) - Few events elicit the passion evident at the International Comic Con convention, as fanboys and gals descended upon San Diego over the weekend, braving long lines to marvel at the …
IPS Inter Press Service - Health - Jul 28, 2008
NEW YORK, Jul 28 (IPS) - Two New York City Congressional representatives are calling for Newtown Creek, one of the country's most polluted waterways, to be tested for the high levels of toxic chemicals that would …
IPS Inter Press Service - Global Affairs - Jul 28, 2008
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 28 (IPS) - When a state-wide ban on smoking came into effect in New York in July 2003, perhaps the only institution outside that stringent law was the United Nations, primarily because its …
IPS Inter Press Service - Iraq and Beyond - Jul 28, 2008
WASHINGTON, Jul 28 (IPS) - Many official and unofficial proponents of a long-term U.S. military presence in Iraq are dismissing Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's demand for a U.S. timeline for withdrawal as …