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Monthly Archives: March 2022
South Korea has key rocket launch, days after North’s ICBM test
The launch comes six days after North Korea conducted its first intercontinental ballistic missile test since 2017 in an apparent attempt to pressure on the Biden administration amid stalled talks.
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‘Staggering number’ of unintended pregnancies reveals failure to uphold women’s rights
Nearly half of all pregnancies, totalling 121 million each year worldwide, are unintended, according to a new report published on Wednesday by the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA.
MADRID, Mar 29 (IPS
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Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 29)
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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South Sudan: Oil Underground, Blood on the Surface
MADRID, Mar 29 (IPS) – While several politicians -and media– have been viewing the ongoing armed conflict in South Sudan as a “civil war” between rival ethnic groups, so nothing to worry about, there are some key facts that should be considered for the sake of having a wider, more accurate panorama. One of them is that this country is rich in oil.
Read the full story, “South Sudan: Oil Underground, Blood on the Surface”, on globalissues.org →