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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Time for Systemic Solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean – Global Issues
Luis Felipe Lopez Calva Opinion By Luis Felipe Lopez Calva (New York) Thursday 24 June 2021 Interpress service NEW YORK, June 24 (IPS) – The...
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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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Brazil depends on rainfalls that depend on forests – global issues
The monotony of soybean farming dominates the landscape in many regions of Mato Grosso and other Brazilian states. The regular rainfall in the Cerrado biome...
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Colombia grants nearly a million Venezuelan immigrants legal status and the right to work – global issues
Colombia hosts the largest number of migrants and refugees from Venezuela. Credit: Tomer Urwicz. Friday, April 16, 2021 Inter Press service April 16th (IPS) –...
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Ecological cookstoves help preserve coastal mangroves in El Salvador – global issues
Maria Luz Rodriguez stands beside her solar oven as she cooks lasagna in the El Salamar village in San Luis la Herradura. In this region...
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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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Indigenous communities in Mexico grapple with energy projects – global issues
Since 2016, residents of three municipalities in the central Mexican state of Puebla have prevented the construction of the Puebla 1 hydropower plant, with a...
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In the Argentine Chaco region, the forest is also a source of electricity – global issues
The Unitán biomass power plant in the municipality of La Escondida, in the northeastern province of Chaco, which began operating in December, has cost $...