World Bank Looks to Trains in Argentina’s Battle on Climate – Global Issues
A view of the Retiro Central Hall, one of the four main stations in Buenos Aires, which receives passengers from the municipalities of the northern...
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To finance the Grand Inga using green hydrogen, equality and ethics matter – global issues
The Inga I dam, with the feed channel for the Inga II in the foreground. Credit: alaindg license / GNU Opinion Written by Philip Benoit...
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Investing in the lives and livelihoods of Indian women is crucial to the full recovery of nations – Global Issues
Participants in the UN Women’s Second Chance Vocational Education and Training Program in India. Credit: UN Women Opinion Written by Susan Ferguson (New Delhi, India)...
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Brazil’s Infrastructure Expansion Despite Crises – Global Issues
Brazil’s Minister of Infrastructure, Tarcisio de Freitas, speaks during a video conference with foreign correspondents, co-organized by IPS, where he detailed plans to improve roads,...
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The worst is yet to come – global issues
A relative wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) attends the funeral of a family member who died of COVID-19, at one of the largest crematoriums in...
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Agriculture Loans Help Smallholders in Tanzania Increase Productivity – Global Issues
Halima Elias Mutwithi from the village of Mtiba in southern Tanzania is one of the small farmers who borrowed from the Mahang Savings and Credit...
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Nobel economist and 100 experts condemn corporate actions against Argentina and Bolivia after backing out on failed pension privatization
The World Bank, an organization aiming to eradicate poverty, hosts the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) where companies sue Argentina and Bolivia...
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What the ship in the Suez Canal means for global trade – global issues
Suez Canal Authority. Friday, March 26, 2021 Inter Press service March 26th (IPS) – In the early hours of March 23rd, the container ship was...
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International Women’s Day 2021 – Every girl has the right to education – Global issues
Yasmine Sharif (New York) Sunday 07 March 2021 Inter Press service The following opinion piece is part of a series marking the upcoming International Women’s...
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International Women’s Day 2021 – Women’s leadership must lead the global recovery from COVID-19 – global issues
Mary Robinson Opinion By Mary Robinson (Dublin) Friday, March 5, 2021 Inter Press service DUBLIN, 05 March (IPS) – International Women’s Day is always an...