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Debt Crises, a Damocles Sword
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jan 29 (IPS) - The issue of foreign debt has made a major comeback due to the crisis in Europe, in which many countries had to seek big bailouts to keep them from defaulting on their loan payments. Before this, debt crises have been associated with African and Latin American countries. In 1997-99, three East Asian countries also joined the indebted countries' club.
Egypt Faces ‘Mubarak-Like’ Morsi
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Jan 29 (IPS) - Concerns are mounting over Egypt's future after the outbreaks of violence that marked the second anniversary of Egypt's January 25 Revolution. Massive anti-government rallies led to ongoing clashes between protesters and security forces that have left at least 40 people dead. Cities along Egypt's Suez Canal faced a government-declared state of emergency.
African Union Unable to Bring Peace to Warring Sudans
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 29 (IPS) - The African Union summit failed to provide a breakthrough in the ongoing negotiations between Sudan and South Sudan when it ended on Monday Jan. 28.
Latin America Flexes Muscles at Joint EU Summit
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Jan 29 (IPS) - The nations of Latin America and the Caribbean strengthened their position with respect to Europe at the CELAC-EU summit held this weekend in the Chilean capital, reaching agreements that protect their natural resources from foreign investors and securing a joint condemnation of the United States' trade embargo against Cuba.
Landmark U.S. Immigration Framework Heavy on Border Security
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (IPS) - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Monday unveiled a set of principles that will serve as an initial framework for a legislative push that many are increasingly optimistic could result in the largest overhaul of the country's immigration system in decades.
Opponents of "Corporate Personhood" Eye U.S. Constitution
- Inter Press Service
ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan 28 (IPS) - There is a growing national movement to establish a 28th amendment to the constitution of the United States to address the issue of unlimited corporate spending in elections, although the groups working on the issue diverge on what exactly the amendment should say.
Debt Relief Package for Myanmar Unusually Generous
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (IPS) - Nearly 20 of the world's largest creditor countries have announced that they would be cutting nearly half of Myanmar's total foreign debt, worth some six billion dollars.
Living on the Streets No Longer Exceptional in Spain
- Inter Press Service
MÁLAGA, Spain, Jan 28 (IPS) - "That's where I sleep," says Fernando, indicating a puddled area under a bridge. A 62-year-old Portuguese citizen, he has lived in Spain for 15 years, and he is part of the growing number of homeless people in this country wracked by a merciless economic and financial crisis.
Buenos Aires Mayor Slammed for Slow Pace on “Zero Waste” Targets
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Jan 28 (IPS) - The garbage strewn across many streets and sidewalks in the Argentine capital reflects the inefficiency of a waste collection and treatment system that, paradoxically, has become increasingly costly for the city's residents, say civil society groups and opposition parties.
Better than Organic
- Inter Press Service
BERLIN, Jan 28 (IPS) - When my children were born it was a clear commitment: all clothing would have to carry the "organic" seal. It was an expression of a lifestyle, a commitment to the Earth.
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