Blue Tourism Spurs Development Goals in Bangladesh — Global Issues

Blue Tourism Spurs Development Goals in Bangladesh — Global Issues

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Deer sanctuary at Nijhum Dwip – the island of tranquility. Opinion by Ramiz Uddin, Mohammad Saiful Hassan (dhaka, bangladesh) Monday, July 24, 2023 Inter Press Service DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jul 24 (IPS) – Blue tourism, widely referred to as Coastal or Maritime tourism, is a distinct idea from traditional tourism, which capitalizes…

Transgender People Face Growing Violence, Discrimination in Pakistan — Global Issues

Transgender People Face Growing Violence, Discrimination in Pakistan — Global Issues

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Transgender people often entertain at weddings and other events, but they increasingly face violent acts, especially since part of an Act ensuring their rights was recently struck down. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS by Ashfaq Yusufzai (peshawar) Monday, July 24, 2023 Inter Press Service PESHAWAR, Jul 24 (IPS) – “The problems transgender people…

Pharma Giant’s TB Drug Decision Welcomed, But Not All Developing Countries Benefit — Global Issues

Pharma Giant’s TB Drug Decision Welcomed, But Not All Developing Countries Benefit — Global Issues

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Dr Abhijit Bhattacharya, MS, Central Hospital Kalla, Eastern Coalfields Ltd., assesses an x-ray of a TB patient. Credit: ILO by Ed Holt (bratislava) Friday, July 21, 2023 Inter Press Service BRATISLAVA, Jul 21 (IPS) – In a surprise move, pharma giant Johnson and Johnson (J&J) has agreed not to enforce some…

‘It’s Time UN Turned Ideas to UNMute Civil Society into Action’ — Global Issues

‘It’s Time UN Turned Ideas to UNMute Civil Society into Action’ — Global Issues

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Activists, CSOs and faith-based leaders this week pondered how you get a seat at the table when they couldn’t even get access to the UN building. by Abigail Van Neely (new york) Friday, July 21, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Jul 21 (IPS) – How do you get a seat…

Election with No Democracy on the Horizon — Global Issues

Election with No Democracy on the Horizon — Global Issues

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Credit: Eswatini Government/Twitter Opinion by Andrew Firmin (london) Friday, July 21, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON, Jul 21 (IPS) – Eswatini heads to the polls soon, with elections scheduled for September. But there’s nothing remotely democratic in prospect. The country remains ruled by King Mswati III, Africa’s last absolute monarch, who…

Wagner Mutiny Could Push a Weak Russia Closer to Iran — Global Issues

Wagner Mutiny Could Push a Weak Russia Closer to Iran — Global Issues

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A weaker Russia needs Iran more; on the other hand, a weaker Russia threatens both countries’ authoritarian model of governance. Opinion by Emil Avdaliani (tbilisi, georgia) Friday, July 21, 2023 Inter Press Service TBILISI, Georgia, Jul 21 (IPS) – Iran is not interested in a highly powerful Russia that could block…

New Machine Learning-Based Model Boosting Africa’s Preparedness and Response to Climate Change — Global Issues

New Machine Learning-Based Model Boosting Africa’s Preparedness and Response to Climate Change — Global Issues

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by Aimable Twahirwa (kigali) Thursday, July 20, 2023 Inter Press Service KIGALI, Jul 20 (IPS) – Scientists have recently unveiled a first-ever weather forecasting model using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning solutions to help vulnerable African countries build resilience to climate impacts. Researchers from the Kigali-based African Institute of Mathematical…

Water Stress, a Daily Problem in the Agro-Exporting South of Peru — Global Issues

Water Stress, a Daily Problem in the Agro-Exporting South of Peru — Global Issues

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Ortensia Tserem, a 27-year-old indigenous woman from the Amazon jungle, arrived with her partner to the coastal city of Ica in search of better economic opportunities. She never imagined that living without water would become part of her daily life. In her wooden shack in a poor neighborhood on the…