Frequent gang attacks in Haiti’s capital city, Port-Au-Prince have forced this family to flee its home. Credit: UNICEF/Ralph Tedy Erol by Oritro Karim (united nations) Saturday, November 02, 2024…
Read more Conditions Deteriorate from Persisting Gang Violence in HaitiThe iconic Chinese fishing nets along the Kerala coast offer a picturesque scene that draws tourists from around the world. However, the fishworkers that have used them for…
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Read more The Global South in the New Cold WarAn area of illegal mining activity was raided by the Brazilian Federal Police in the eastern Amazon on Jan. 17, where their precarious installations and housing, as well…
Read more Illegal Artisanal Mining Threatens Amazon Jungle and Indigenous Peoples in BrazilCredit: Munir Uz Zaman/AFP via Getty Images Opinion by Andrew Firmin (london) Friday, January 12, 2024 Inter Press Service LONDON, Jan 12 (IPS) – Bangladesh just held an election.…
Read more Bangladesh: Election with a Foregone ConclusionOpinion by Daud Khan, Leila Yasmine Khan (rome and amsterdam) Tuesday, January 02, 2024 Inter Press Service ROME and AMSTERDAM, Jan 02 (IPS) – The recent elections in the…
Read more Europes Shift to the Far Right and its Impact on ImmigrationOpinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, December 13, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 13 (IPS) – With the US Fed raising interest rates,…
Read more Rich Nations, IMF Deepen World StagnationOpinion by Bibbi Abruzzini, Nina Sangma (new delhi, india) Wednesday, December 06, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW DELHI, India, Dec 06 (IPS) – We, a global coalition of over…
Read more Global Civil Society Launches Manifesto for Ethical AIThe Indonesian Migrant Workers Union (SBMI), with Greenpeace, Indonesia, conducted a peaceful action in front of the Presidential Palace in Jakarta to encourage the President to immediately ratify…
Read more Forced Labor: Exposing Dark Web of Fisheries Labour AbusesOpinion by Rosi Orozco (acapulco, mexico) Thursday, November 02, 2023 Inter Press Service ACAPULCO, Mexico, Nov 02 (IPS) – Acapulco is a paradise. A port of golden sunsets, toasted…
Read more Hurricane Otis and the Indifference Toward the Children of AcapulcoCorner of Queen St and Fort St in Auckland. Photo / Sylvie Whinray Empathy for CBD’s underdogs Viv Beck’s concern regarding Auckland’s unsafe streets is not a new…
Read more Letters: Auckland CBD, Viv Beck, Labour Day, and Rugby World Cup – Medical Marijuana Program ConnectionCredit: Education Cannot Wait Opinion by Heike Kuhn (bonn, germany) Wednesday, October 04, 2023 Inter Press Service BONN, Germany, Oct 04 (IPS) – Once a year, on October 5,…
Read more Wanted: Teachers For Change!Miriam Poma stands in the electromechanical workshop for high-end vehicles that she co-owns in the city of El Alto, adjacent to La Paz, Bolivia. In the past, she…
Read more Bolivian Women Fight Prejudice to Be Accepted as MechanicsA 13-year-old girl was beaten at a Rotorua bus stop outside the library. Photo / Supplied National will give police ‘’permission’’ to clean up Rotorua after two attacks…
Read more Election 2023: Rotorua candidates respond to youth crime issues in the CBD – Medical Marijuana Program ConnectionMushroom workers rally, Sunnyside, Washington, April 18, 2023. Credit: Peter Costantini by Peter Costantini (seattle, usa) Thursday, August 31, 2023 Inter Press Service SEATTLE, USA, Aug 31 (IPS) –…
Read more Mushroom Workers Want a UnionCredit: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters via Gallo Images Opinion by Andrew Firmin (london) Friday, August 18, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON, Aug 18 (IPS) – Civic space is deteriorating in Senegal…
Read more Senegal: Democracy in the Balance?Her hands loaded with crates, Susan Quintanilla, a union leader of agro-export workers in the department of Ica in southwestern Peru, gets ready to collect different vegetables and…
Read more Perus Agro-Export Boom Has not Boosted Human DevelopmentOpinion by Anis Chowdhury (sydney) Monday, May 15, 2023 Inter Press Service SYDNEY, May 15 (IPS) – The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)’s latest interest rate hike comes before…
Read more Reserve Bank of Australia Review Fails Ordinary AustraliansCredit: Victor Drachev/AFP via Getty Images Opinion by Andrew Firmin (london) Friday, May 05, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON, May 05 (IPS) – Where will you be in 2040?…
Read more Uzbekistan: A President for Life?Construction workers in Chile are among those who will benefit from the gradual reduction of the workweek from the current 45 hours to 40, within five years. A…
Read more The Workweek Is Still Long in Latin America
