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.
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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 →
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How Putin Conquered Russia’s Oligarchy
In 2000, Vladimir Putin began targeting oligarchs who did not bend to his authority. The loyalists who remained — and new ones who subsequently got rich — became like ATM machines for the president.
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