Opinion by Asoka Bandarage (washington dc) Wednesday, May 11, 2022 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, May 11 (IPS) – Sri Lanka is in the throes of an unprecedented economic crisis. Faced with a shortage of foreign exchange and defaulting on its foreign debt repayment, the country is unable to pay for…
South India has a higher rate of diabetes compared to North India, possibly due to its partiality towards white rice, which has a high glycaemic index. | Picture courtesy: Total Health Opinion by Sweta Akundi Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Inter Press Service May 10 (IPS) – At a healthcare clinic…
Caught in a web of deceit, a human trafficking survivor from Ghana tells her story. Credit: Tim Tebow/Unsplash by Jamila Akweley Okertchiri (accra) Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Inter Press Service Accra, May 10 (IPS) – “It feels like yesterday when I was deceived by one man who claimed to be a…
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Anis Chowdhury (sydney and kuala lumpur) Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Inter Press Service SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 (IPS) – The world is being pressed by financial interests to raise interest rates, ostensibly to check inflation. After the US Federal Reserve started raising interest rates,…
Opinion by Purnaka de Silva (new york) Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, May 10 (IPS) – “Whatever the circle of hell in which we live, I think we are free to break out of it.” – Jean-Paul Sartre, Preface to the Deutsche Gramaphon recording of No Exit…
Lack of disclosure of contracts, payments and socio-environmental impacts characterize Mexico’s coal industry. The picture shows workers at the Nueva Rosita coal mine in the northern state of Coahuila. CREDIT: Courtesy of Cristóbal Trejo by Emilio Godoy (mexico city) Monday, May 09, 2022 Inter Press Service MEXICO CITY, May 09 (IPS)…
Journalist Jeffery Moyo, with his lawyer, Doug Coltart, outside the Magistrate’s Court, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Moyo faces charges of violating Section 36 of the Immigration Act. His sentencing is expected on May 31, 2022. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS by Busani Bafana (bulawayo, zimbabwe) Monday, May 09, 2022 Inter Press Service Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, May…
Derived from naturally occurring microorganisms, microbial inoculants offer the same benefits as chemical fertilizers while reducing agricultural systems environmental footprint, according to the author. CREDIT: Jorge Luis Baños/IPS Opinion by Esther Ngumbi (urbana, illinois, usa) Monday, May 09, 2022 Inter Press Service To avert the ongoing fertilizer crisis, farmers in developed…
Opinion by Alon Ben-Meir (new york) Monday, May 09, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, May 09 (IPS) – Dr. Alon Ben-Meir, a retired professor of international relations at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University (NYU), taught courses on international negotiation and Middle Eastern studies for over 20…
A variety of insect-based delicacies. It is estimated that 2.5 billion people around the world eat insects as part of their regular diet. Encouraging the eating of insects could have health and climate change benefits. Credit: icipe by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Friday, May 06, 2022 Inter Press Service Nairobi, May 06…
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