Global Issues
News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 518
Wary of Climate Change, Indonesia Looks to Lawmakers for Solutions
- Inter Press Service
JAKARTA, May 27 (IPS) - Comprised of over 17,000 islands that are highly susceptible to rising seas, Indonesia is taking stock of its position as the world's third leading emitter of greenhouse gases after the United States and China.
Protests Threaten to Paralyse Brazil Ahead of World Cup
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 26 (IPS) - As the FIFA World Cup approaches, the streets of Brazil are heating up with strikes and demonstrations, and there are worries that the social unrest could escalate into a wave of protests similar to the ones that shook the country in June 2013.
U.S. Pledges to Reduce Child Stunting by Two Million Globally
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 23 (IPS) - The U.S. government has pledged to reduce the number of chronically malnourished children around the world by at least two million over the next half decade, receiving an initial positive response from the development community.
Seasonal Agricultural Workers Left Out of Chilean Boom
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, May 23 (IPS) - Tens of thousands of women employed as seasonal workers in rural areas of Chile suffer high levels of poverty and poor working conditions, even though their labour generates huge profits for agricultural exporters.
Peaceful Transitions From The Nuclear To The Solar Age
- Inter Press Service
ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida, May 23 (IPS) - Japanese Buddhist and president of Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Daisaku Ikeda's Peace Proposal 2014 elevated my focus from the daily news to my longer term concerns for more peaceful, equitable and sustainable human societies to assure our common future. These broader concerns are now shared by millions of humans who have transcended purely personal, local and nationalistic goals and become prototypical global citizens.
Tracking the Democratic “Alternative from the South”
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 23 (IPS) - Democratic governance offers a viable option for developing countries to achieve economic growth and inclusion, yet this doesn't need to follow the Western model, new research released here this week suggests.
Narendra Modi: More Continuity Than Change in Foreign Policy
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, May 23 (IPS) - The Congress Party took a beating in India's recent parliamentary election and has been now sidelined by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (Indian People's Party, or BJP).
Hemp Defies Hurdles to Make a Comeback in Spain
- Inter Press Service
MALAGA, Spain, May 22 (IPS) - Spain is experiencing a resurgence of hemp, one of the species of cannabis with the lowest THC content, which has been used for millennia to produce textile, medicinal and food products.
Sanctioning Venezuela Unlikely to Defuse Tensions
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 22 (IPS) - Pending legislation calling for U.S. President Barack Obama to impose sanctions against key Venezuelan officials is unlikely to defuse the ongoing crisis there and could prove counter-productive, according to both the administration and independent experts here.
Permaculture Poised to Conquer the Caribbean
- Inter Press Service
FREEPORT, Trinidad and Tobago, May 22 (IPS) - Erle Rahaman-Noronha is not a revolutionary, not in any radical sense at least. He is not even that exciting. In truth, Rahaman-Noronha is merely a man with a shovel, a small farm, and a big dream. But that dream is poised to conquer the Caribbean.
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