News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 587
New York Wants Your Potato Peels
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Aug 06 (IPS) - Ask a random New Yorker what their city is famous for and "composting" is about as likely to make the list as "cheap housing" and "warm winters". But if it is up to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, this will soon change.
Global Value Chains from a Development Perspective
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Aug 06 (IPS) - The current discourse on Global Value Chains by key proponents and also the World Trade Organisation (WTO) secretariat is that developing countries should liberalise - in goods and services - and conclude a trade facilitation agreement.
Migrant Workers Finding Opportunity in Russian Far East
- Inter Press Service
MOSCOW, Aug 06 (IPS) - Traditionally the bulk of migrant labourers in Russia's Far East have come from China, with a few North Koreans mixed in. But of late, workers from Central Asia have been pushing their Chinese competitors off the lowest rung on the labour ladder in eastern Siberia.
Interpol ‘Misused’ by Human Rights Abusers
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Aug 06 (IPS) - The world's largest international policing organisation Interpol is being used by governments to track down political opponents and human right campaigners, an IPS investigation reveals.
China Trade Deal Raises Hackles in Taiwan
- Inter Press Service
TAIPEI, Aug 06 (IPS) - A broad coalition of Taiwanese labour, human rights and other civil society organisations are campaigning to block legislative ratification of the controversial Cross-Strait Services Trade Agreement signed Jun. 21 by representatives of Taiwan and China.
Alberta's Oil Sands Bring Jobs, Services and Despair
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Aug 05 (IPS) - "First the bugs began to disappear," says Eriel Deranger, spokesperson for Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation.
Will Iran’s Opposition Leaders Be Released?
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 02 (IPS) - Hassan Rouhani's election as Iran's new president has garnered much international attention. In particular, Rouhani's ascendance has raised hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough on the Iranian nuclear crisis.
Zimbabweans Looking for a Brighter Economic Future
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Aug 01 (IPS) - Zimbabwean analysts say that it will be historical if President Robert Mugabe, who has ruled this country for 33 years, loses the country's presidential election to his long-time rival Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and relinquishes power.
Chinese Built Port Leaves Cameroonians Adrift
- Inter Press Service
YAOUNDE, Aug 01 (IPS) - The Kribi Seaport on the coast of southern Cameroon is destined to become a mega harbour to serve all of Central Africa. But there is little chance that locals, particularly engineers and scientists, will benefit much from the 567 million dollar development.
U.S. Hedge Funds Paint Argentina as Ally of Iranian 'Devil' – Part Two
- Inter Press Service
LOS ANGELES, Jul 31 (IPS) - Vulture capitalist Paul Singer has hundreds of millions of dollars at stake in his legal battle with Argentina over the country's 2001 debt default.
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