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MALAWI: Hospitals Struggle Amid Water Shortage
Charles MpakaBLANTYRE, Aug 17 2011 (IPS) - Two battered plastic chairs bar entry to the…
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Polio Spreading Out From Pakistan
Zofeen EbrahimKARACHI, Sep 26 2011 (IPS) - Despite two decades of mass oral polio vaccination…
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U.S. Leads Challenge to Ban on Cluster Munitions
Sandra SiagianTwo victims of cluster munitions in Ta Oy Province, Laos. Credit: John RodstedUNITED NATIONS,…
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EL SALVADOR: Pesticides Fill Graveyards in Rural Villages
NUEVA ESPERANZA, El Salvador, Jan 12 2012 (IPS) - Sitting in the shade under a…
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Rural Women Are Leading the Way – Will the World Follow? – Part 2
MBARARA, Uganda, Feb 29 2012 (IPS) - The United Nations’ 56th session of the Commission…
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More Cell-Phones than People, and No E-Waste Treatment in Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY, Apr 2 2012 (IPS) - The lack of adequate management of electronic waste…
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Spain’s “Indignados” Take to the Streets Again
"Indignados" in Málaga transformed a waste lot into a community garden. Credit: Inés Benítez/IPS MÁLAGA,…
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Osama’s Shadow Haunts Doctor
Dr. Shakil Afridi’s brother, Jamil Afridi (left). Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPSPESHAWAR, Pakistan, Jun 19 2012 (IPS)…
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Laos’s Rural Women Await Midwives
BANGKOK, Jul 31 2012 (IPS) - A year after the Laotian government launched a safe…
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Child Abuse on the Rise in Bahrain
Social stigmas against victims of sexual abuse keep families silent on the issue. Credit: Al…