Much of Gaza has been destroyed in the current conflict. Credit: UNICEF/Eyad El Baba, February 2025 Opinion by Alon Ben-Meir (new york) Friday, February 07, 2025 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Feb 07 (IPS) – Even after Trump declared that he wanted to take back the Panama Canal, acquire Greenland by force, if necessary, and rename the Gulf of Mexico to …
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This weekend, the breakout Brazilian hit I’m Still Here expanded into over 700 domestic locations, the widest-ever for a Brazilian film. The period drama had previously been playing in just over 100 domestic locations, but has attracted fresh interest following its surprisingly solid showing at the Oscar nominations. Directed by Walter Salles, I’m Still Here earned three nods in total, …
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This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available. Disney gave Mufasa: The Lion King an uncommonly long theatrical window, which the movie desperately needed after a lukewarm debut in December. Counting on its appeal among family audiences, the Mouse House didn’t jump the gun and …
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An infant and young Child Feeding Nutrition programme in the Sidama region of Ethiopia, which has been considerably affected by climate-induced disasters. Credit: UNICEF/Bethelhem Assefa by Oritro Karim (united nations) Friday, February 07, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Feb 07 (IPS) – Over the past few years, climate shocks have become more frequent and have devastated economies and agriculture systems, …
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In a press release on Saturday the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said Director-General Fernando Arias and his team had met interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa and caretaker Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, at their invitation – drawing a line under “11 years of obstruction” by the Assad regime, which was driven from power in early December. The …
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Timor-Leste’s road to peace has not been easy. In 1976, not long after Indonesia became independent it invaded the eastern part of the island of Timor, formerly a Portuguese colony. An unhappy period of occupation, punctuated by violent repression, followed until 1999 when, with the support of the UN, the small Asian nation embarked on the path of self-determination. The …
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Credit: Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images Opinion by Andrew Firmin (london) Friday, February 07, 2025 Inter Press Service LONDON, Feb 07 (IPS) – Alexander Lukashenko will soon begin his seventh term as president of Belarus. The official result of the 26 January election gave him 86.8 per cent of the vote, following an election held in a climate of fear. Only …
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Women vanish from public life under Taliban rule. Credit: Learning Together. Friday, February 07, 2025 Inter Press Service The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons Feb 07 (IPS) – Since the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan in 2021, girls and women have been systematically banned …
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Having just about completed two weeks in theaters, the action film Flight Risk is already poised to land on PVOD platforms. Flight Risk debuted to muted box office results a few days ago, but earned the struggling studio Lionsgate its second number one finish of 2025, after a barren spell that lasted over a year. The movie has now passed …
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U.S. Embassy Charge de Affairs Andy Lentz dances with teenagers during a World Aids Day Commemorations in Dar es Salaam. Credit: Kizito Shigela/IPS by Kizito Makoye (dar es salaam) Friday, February 07, 2025 Inter Press Service DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 07 (IPS) – At 9 a.m. on Monday, Mariam Msemwa clutched her clinic card tightly as she stood in line at …
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