Global IssuesEnergy: Clean, Green Goo to Power Engines
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Stephen Mayfield, the recently appointed director of the University of California at San Diego's Algae Biotechnology lab, is taking on a Texas-sized challenge - giving birth to a nascent alternative energy industry.
South Sudan: Media Give Us a Fair Deal - Women
Thursday, November 19, 2009
The guns have gone silent — except for sporadic conflict in parts of the vast South Sudan region, such as the Eastern Equatoria State. It may not be the absolute end of the conflict in the region, but it is a reason for renewed hope.
Nicaragua: Despite Efforts, Corruption Still a Problem
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Two national surveys and the latest report on perceptions of corruption by Transparency International support the view that a culture of graft continues to undermine the foundations of Nicaraguan society, in spite of efforts to fight the problem in the last few years.
Kosovo: Ten Years On, Forensics Continues to ID Missing
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Pictures of missing people have been hanging for years next to the gate to the fence surrounding Kosovo’s parliament. Some of them have been there for so long that the features of the faces can hardly be seen anymore - a good example of how slow and painful the process of discovering the fate of the missing is.
Environment: Listen to the Earth, Say Indigenous Peoples
Thursday, November 19, 2009
The idea of wilderness is 'an interesting concept; it is a Western concept. Our people have always lived and interacted in the environment,' said Illion Merculieff, an environmental activist from the Aleut community in the north-western U.S. state of Alaska.
Afghanistan: Black & Veatch's White Elephant in Kabul
Thursday, November 19, 2009
In a secluded valley a few miles from Kabul's international airport, Caterpillar turbines custom-built in Germany and giant transformers flown in from Mexico hum away at a brand-new power plant.
Q&A: Impact of Crisis in Latin America Less Severe than in the Past
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Thanks to effective social policies and measures that have strengthened the economy, most of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have managed to weather the impact of the global recession, although poverty has risen slightly for the first time since 2002.
Slovakia: Velvet Touch Brings Communists Back
Thursday, November 19, 2009
As Slovaks mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of communism this week, former dissidents have lashed out at top political figures, including the prime minister, who they say are trying to paint the totalitarian regime of old in a positive light.
Vietnam: Water, Water All Around—Plus All the Risks It Brings
Thursday, November 19, 2009
As Vietnam’s big cities are increasingly deluged by floods, the infrastructure cannot keep up.
Labor-Indonesia: Future Looks Bleak for Laid-Off Workers
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Ida Farida, 33, never imagined she would lose the job that she had held for 10 years.
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