Global Issues
News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 551
Mystery Oil Spill Turns Miles of Trinidad’s Beaches Black
- Inter Press Service
PORT OF SPAIN, Dic 23 (IPS) - Whether it is a case of sabotage or simply poor management practices by the state-owned PETROTRIN, as the union claims, a mysterious oil spill in south Trinidad is wreaking havoc on homes and wildlife in the area.
In the Philippines, a Vortex of Climate Change and Debt
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dic 23 (IPS) - Since Typhoon Yolanda made landfall in the Philippines on Nov. 8, the country has sent holders of its debt close to one billion dollars, surpassing, in less than two months, the 800 million dollars the U.N. has asked of international donors to help rebuild the ravaged central region of the archipelago.
Assisting Rather than Deporting Victims of Trafficking in Spain
- Inter Press Service
MÁLAGA, Spain, Dic 23 (IPS) - María came to Spain from Paraguay to work as a housekeeper in a hotel. But it was a false job promise, and she ended up in a nightclub, where she was forced to work as a prostitute.
Iran Sanctions Bill Big Test of Israel Lobby Power
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 21 (IPS) - This week's introduction by a bipartisan group of 26 senators of a new sanctions bill against Iran could result in the biggest test of the political clout of the Israel lobby here in decades.
Women Advance in Distant Islands
- Inter Press Service
BUALA, Solomon Islands, Dic 21 (IPS) - Women's political representation in the Pacific Islands region is globally the lowest at 3.65 percent, compared to the world average of 18 percent. Leadership is still widely perceived as ‘men's business' and voting is heavily influenced by nepotism and money politics. However, Rhoda Sikilabu, minister for community affairs in Isabel Province in the Solomon Islands is demonstrating that women leaders can drive development progress and win voter support.
Ethiopia Swamped by Tidal Wave of Returned Migrants
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Dic 21 (IPS) - The return of 120,000 young undocumented migrant workers from Saudi Arabia to Ethiopia has sparked fears that the influx will worsen the country's high youth unemployment and put pressure on access to increasingly scarce land.
China Gets More Territorial
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Dic 20 (IPS) - Since his rise to power in late 2012, China's President Xi Jinping has managed to consolidate his control swiftly over the three pillars of the Chinese political system, the state bureaucracy, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and the military. In response, many neighbouring countries cautiously welcomed a more self-confident and stable leadership in Beijing, hoping the new Chinese president will display greater flexibility on outstanding regional issues.
Caring for Water Is a Must for Brazil’s Energy Industry
- Inter Press Service
FOZ DE IGUAÇU, Brazil, Dic 20 (IPS) - As they build huge hydropower dams, the Brazilian government and companies have run into resistance from environmentalists, indigenous groups and social movements. But the binational Itaipú plant is an exception, where cooperation is the name of the game.
Kim the Third
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 19 (IPS) - A very Shakespearean epic is unraveling today in Pyongyang.
OP-ED: Bahraini Prime Minister Dodges Corruption Bullet, for Now
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 19 (IPS) - The recent collapse of the British Serious Fraud Office court case against Victor Dahdaleh has left the Bahraini prime minister's reputation for corruption intact.
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