During Ramadan Let’s Focus on Solidarity with Future Generations — Global Issues

During Ramadan Let’s Focus on Solidarity with Future Generations — Global Issues

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UN Resident Coordinator in Indonesia Valerie Julliand plants trees in Bogor, West Java. Credit: UN Indonesia Opinion by Valerie Julliand (jakarta, indonesia) Wednesday, April 12, 2023 Inter Press Service JAKARTA, Indonesia, Apr 12 (IPS) – As Ramadan continues through next week, the world’s 2 billion Muslims will focus on the core…

Superbugs Among Top 10 Threats to Whole Cycle of Life — Global Issues

Superbugs Among Top 10 Threats to Whole Cycle of Life — Global Issues

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“If people do not change the way antibiotics are used now, these new antibiotics will suffer the same fate as the current ones and become ineffective” . Credit: Adil Siddiqi/IPS by Baher Kamal (madrid) Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Inter Press Service MADRID, Apr 11 (IPS) – Research after research, world’s scientists…

Crisis? What Crisis? Media Failing to Convey the Urgency of the Climate Emergency — Global Issues

Crisis? What Crisis? Media Failing to Convey the Urgency of the Climate Emergency — Global Issues

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The main newspapers and news programmes do not treat the climate crisis as an emergency, says Greenpeace Italia Spokesperson Giancarlo Sturloni. Credit: Paul Virgo / IPS by Paul Virgo (rome) Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Inter Press Service ROME, Apr 11 (IPS) – If an alien landed on Planet Earth today and…

In Zimbabwe, Golf Is Giving Cyclone Idai Survivors Hope — Global Issues

In Zimbabwe, Golf Is Giving Cyclone Idai Survivors Hope — Global Issues

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Trust Makanidzani survived Cyclone Idai and had his career put on hold during Covid-19 pandemic is back on the greens, but despite his talent, his future depends on the generosity of funders. Credit: Farai Shawn Matiashe/IPS by Farai Shawn Matiashe (chimanimani, zimbabwe) Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Inter Press Service CHIMANIMANI, Zimbabwe,…

The Saudis New Geostrategic Doctrine — Global Issues

The Saudis New Geostrategic Doctrine — Global Issues

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Opinion by Alon Ben-Meir (new york) Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Apr 11 (IPS) – The resumption of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and the Saudis’ diplomatic overtures toward Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, are part and parcel of the Saudis’ overall reassessment of their geostrategic…

India’s Bihar Leads Efforts to Strengthen Global Poverty Alleviation Through South-South Knowledge Exchange — Global Issues

India’s Bihar Leads Efforts to Strengthen Global Poverty Alleviation Through South-South Knowledge Exchange — Global Issues

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Shweta S Banerjee, Country Lead for India, and Syed M Hashemi, Country Advisor for India at BRAC Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative, joined members of the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society, including CEO Rahul Kumar, to sign the MoU in Patna, India. Credit: BRAC UPGI by IPS Correspondent (patna, india) Monday, April 10,…

Recommendations for the G7 Summit on Nuclear Weapons — Global Issues

Recommendations for the G7 Summit on Nuclear Weapons — Global Issues

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Anna Ikeda. Credit: Soka University of America Photography Opinion by Anna Ikeda (new york) Monday, April 10, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Apr 10 (IPS) – The current war in Ukraine has shown that nuclear deterrence is deeply flawed. It relies on the assumption of “rational actors” in power and…

Afghan Tailors Flee to Pakistan After Ban on Stitching Womens Clothing — Global Issues

Afghan Tailors Flee to Pakistan After Ban on Stitching Womens Clothing — Global Issues

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Afghan Women refugees undergoing sewing and embroidery training in Peshawar, Pakistan. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS by Ashfaq Yusufzai (peshawar) Monday, April 10, 2023 Inter Press Service PESHAWAR, Apr 10 (IPS) – “I had my shop in Afghanistan but came here after the Taliban’s warning against stitching women’s clothes. Now, I am working…