News headlines for “Trade, Economy, & Related Issues”, page 1994
ENVIRONMENT: Kiss of Life for DR Congo Pygmies
- Inter Press Service
'Most of the houses in our villages are still made with small branches that we have collected, while our timber and our medicinal plants are taken by people who are enriching themselves elsewhere,' said Ampiobo Amuri, a traditional pygmy chief.
LIBYA: Obama Resists Allied Pressure for Escalation
- Inter Press Service
Even as the conflict in Libya appears increasingly stalemated, the administration of President Barack Obama seems determined to resist growing allied pressure to commit more U.S. military resources to the fight.
China Registers Rapid Growth — In Anxiety
- Inter Press Service
Long considered a sign of weakness or a bourgeois indulgence, psychiatry is slowly entering the mainstream here, with a growing number of Chinese willing to talk through their problems with a therapist.
PAKISTAN: Seafarers Tread Dangerous Waters as Piracy Rises
- Inter Press Service
Sanauddin Baloch never expected the joyous welcome from his family and neighbours when he returned to Pakistan last month, after being held captive at sea by Somali pirates for almost a year.
India Resists Ban on Deadly Pesticide
- Inter Press Service
Will India, the world’s biggest manufacturer of the pesticide endosulfan, and also the biggest victim of the toxic pesticide, persist with opposing its ban globally?
SIERRA LEONE: Renewed Commitment to Local Government
- Inter Press Service
The re-establishment of local councils in Sierra Leone in 2004 was intended to give people a greater voice in their government, reversing long years of marginalisation for rural districts in particular. But nearly seven years later, it has still not been fully implemented. A local NGO, Campaign for the Voiceless, is working to strengthen the performance of this most accessible tier of government.
SPAIN: Madrid Mayor Wants to Sweep Homeless Out of Sight
- Inter Press Service
The mayor of Madrid, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón, has called for a law for compulsory removals of homeless people off the streets, but this has met with resistance from civil society organisations and has split Ruiz-Gallardo's own People's Party (PP).
OP-ED: A Developing Health Crisis Across the Gulf Coast
- Inter Press Service
Days after the BP oil disaster began, on Apr. 20, 2010, BP and the U.S. administration pledged that Gulf Coast communities would be made whole. One year later that promise remains unfulfilled: across the Gulf there is a developing health crisis as a result of the oil spill.
TRADE-CENTRAL AMERICA: Global Wave Drowns Small Businesses
- Inter Press Service
'If we could export our products, it would open up a lot of possibilities for us, but we don't have any direct support from the government, or training or credit facilities,' said Efraín Patzán, a small-scale furniture maker in the central Guatemalan town of San Juan Sacatepéquez.
China Puts Its Mark on Malawi
- Inter Press Service
Driving through Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, it is difficult to miss the imposing building under construction in the city centre. It's the country’s first five-star hotel, 90 million dollars worth of well-appointed rooms, a state-of-the-art conference centre and 14 opulent presidential suites.
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