Global Issues
News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 415
Opinion: The Sad Historical Consequences of the Greek Bailout
- Inter Press Service
SAN SALVADOR, Aug 01 (IPS) - In recommendations to German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the end of July, the German Council of Economic Experts outlined how a weak member country could leave the Eurozone and called for strengthening the European monetary union.
RIP Cecil the Lion. What Will Be His Legacy? And Who Should Decide?
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jul 31 (IPS) - Cecil the lion, a magnificent senior male, much loved and part of a long-term research project, was lured out of a safe haven in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park last week and apparently illegally shot, to endure a protracted death.
Belo Monte Dam Marks a Before and After for Energy Projects in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
ALTAMIRA, Brazil, Jul 31 (IPS) - Paulo de Oliveira drives a taxi in the northern Brazilian city of Altamira, but only when he is out of work in what he considers his true profession: operator of heavy vehicles like trucks, mixers or tractor loaders.
Even the Rich Have Not Harnessed Full Potential of Digital Economy
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Jul 30 (IPS) - The digital economy permeates countless aspects of the world economy, impacting sectors as varied as banking, retail, energy, transportation, education, publishing, media or health. But the full potential of the digital economy has yet to be realised even in the world's most advanced and emerging countries, says a new report.
Opinion: Hungry for Change, Achieving Food Security and Nutrition for All
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 30 (IPS) - With the enthusiasm of the recent Financing for Development conference behind us, the central issues and many layers of what is at stake are now firmly in sight. In fact, a complex issue like hunger, which is a long standing development priority, remains an everyday battle for almost 795 million people worldwide.
U.N.’s Post-2015 Development Agenda Under Fire
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 29 (IPS) - The U.N.'s highly ambitious post-2015 development agenda, which is expected to be finalised shortly, has come fire even before it could get off the ground.
Workplace Diversity Still a Pipe Dream in Most U.S. Newsrooms
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 29 (IPS) - Although the United States as a whole is becoming more ethnically diverse, newsrooms remain largely dominated by white, male reporters, according to a recent investigation by The Atlantic magazine.
Central America Fails to Take Advantage of Energy from Sun, Wind and Earth
- Inter Press Service
SAN JOSE, Jul 29 (IPS) - Central America, a place of abundant wind and sunshine, is still chained to thermal power and large-scale hydroelectricity and has failed to include local communities in clean, environmentally-friendly and less invasive projects.
UAE Described as Pioneer in the Field of Renewable Energy
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 28 (IPS) - When the government of Kenya hosted a U.N. Conference on New and Renewable Sources of Energy in Nairobi back in 1981, one of the conclusions at that meeting was a proposal for the creation of an international agency dedicated to renewable energy.
One Tune, Different Hymns – Tackling Climate Change in South Africa
- Inter Press Service
CAPE TOWN, Jul 28 (IPS) - Anti-nuclear energy activists are up in arms, and have taken to vigils outside South Africa's parliament in Cape Town to protest against President Jacob Zuma's push for nuclear development.
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