The two-story house in Nairobi, Kenya that New York Times journalists have been renting since the early 2000s had some notable features when my family moved in three years ago: banana, guava and avocado trees; a thatched, mud-walled hut in the garden, built by a previous Times reporter; and a …
Read More »PPPs Fiscal Hoax Is a Blank Financial Silver Bullet
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, November 08, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov 08 (IPS) – Public-private partnerships (PPPs) for infrastructure and service provision are both costly and risky. Worse, PPPs typically fail to ensure universal, let alone fair access to public amenities. Public-private partnerships? …
Read More »US says doesn’t support Israeli occupation of Gaza after war
US President Joe Biden does not support an Israeli military occupation of the Gaza Strip after the Israel-Hamas war ends, a White House spokesman has said. Biden believes “a reoccupation by Israeli forces of Gaza is not the right thing to do”, the White House national security spokesperson, John Kirby, …
Read More »Israel’s Central Bank Props Up Shekel After Plunge
The Bank of Israel said on Tuesday that it had spent $7.3 billion to support the shekel, which had fallen to an eight-year low after Hamas’s attack on Oct. 7. The currency is now back to about where it was before the invasion, and on Tuesday was trading at around …
Read More »Your lies against me can’t get me sacked as minister — Matawalle tells Zamfara Gov
In March, Matawalle lost his bid for a second term to Dauda of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Bello Matawalle, the Minister of State for Defence says the Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal has been saying despicable things against him to get him removed as a member of President …
Read More »High Prevalence of Undetected Hypertension Found in Bangladesh
The salinity of the water in coastal Bangladesh contributes to high blood pressure. Credit: Rafiqul Islam/IPS by Rafiqul Islam (dhaka) Tuesday, November 07, 2023 Inter Press Service DHAKA, Nov 07 (IPS) – Since her childhood, Parveen Begum, 52, has been adding extra salt while eating her meals. However, she did not …
Read More »Akpabio warns MDAs on consequences of non-compliance with resolutions, laws
Non-compliance with Senate resolutions was unacceptable, it undermined the foundation of the country’s democracy. Godswill Akpabio, President of the Senate, has issued a stern warning to Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of government, cautioning them against non-compliance with Senate resolutions and laws.
Read More »Will UAE hurt Russia with export controls to please the US amid Israel war?
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been in the crosshairs of the United States and the European Union for its continued links to Russia, frustrating the West’s efforts to squeeze Moscow economically in response to its war on Ukraine. But now, some possible adjustments in Abu Dhabi’s foreign policy could …
Read More »Israel Says It Has Split Gaza Strip in Two in Drive to Isolate Hamas’s Leadership
The Israeli military said its forces had split the Gaza Strip in two after a night of heavy airstrikes, a move that Israel said would make it more difficult for Hamas to control the enclave. Israeli officials made the announcement after two Israeli columns surrounded Gaza City, which is densely …
Read More »Amidst Tears and Grief, Afghan Women Call Out To the World
Afghan women carry stories of sorrow and resilience. Credit: Learning Together Monday, November 06, 2023 Inter Press Service Nov 06 (IPS) – The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons“When the sun rises in the morning, …
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