News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 589
Cambodian Youth Look for Change
- Inter Press Service
PHNOM PENH, Jul 27 (IPS) - As Cambodia readies for general elections this coming Sunday , the youth of Cambodia, who make up 36 percent of the country have signaled they are eager for ‘change.'
Technology and Innovation Aim at Greater Food Security
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 27 (IPS) - In the face of global climate change and currency devaluation, improved strategies are being used to combat high international poverty and malnutrition rates, and to increase global food security.
Will Prayers Save Farmers in the Land of the Gods?
- Inter Press Service
UTTARKASHI, India, Jul 27 (IPS) - Over a month after flash floods in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand in north India left 1,000 dead and 6,000 missing, the government has yet to release a full agricultural impact assessment, sparking fears about the extent of damage to the region's farmland.
U.S. and EU Frustrate Peasants’ Rights Declaration
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jul 27 (IPS) - Staunch opposition by the U.S. delegation and, to one extent or another, by European countries has blocked the approval this year of a draft multilateral declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas, which is backed by the developing world.
Q&A: "Angela Merkel Is the Decider of Our Fate"
- Inter Press Service
LISBON, Jul 26 (IPS) - "Who do I call if I want to call Europe?" This famous question attributed to former U.S. secretary of state Henry Kissinger has an obvious answer today: Angela Merkel, the conservative German chancellor.
Biochar Could “Turn Back Clock” on Climate
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 26 (IPS) - Even as policymakers around the world wrestle with how to cut future emissions of global greenhouse gases, some scientists and environmentalists are increasingly turning their attention to the carbon dioxide that is already in the atmosphere, trying to discern ways that this level can be efficiently and safely brought down.
Nepal Moves to Curb Child Labour
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Jul 25 (IPS) - Last December, Pradeep Dongol, child protection officer at the Kathmandu-based Children and Women in Social Service and Human Rights (CWISH), received an urgent call from one of the NGO's many offices in Nepal's sprawling capital city.
Race Still Major Factor in U.S. Income Gap
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 24 (IPS) - President Barack Obama is vowing to spend his remaining time in office encouraging bipartisan efforts to strengthen the U.S. middle class by ensuring it is open to those from all backgrounds.
BOOKS: China’s March to “Wealth and Power”
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jul 24 (IPS) - The China pavilion is a red, inverted pyramid in Shanghai that was built for the city's bustling 2010 World Expo. While the pavilion pays some homage to China's ancient past, it mostly shows off China's 21st century ambitions, with as much swagger as the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
U.S. Courts Uphold Conflict Minerals Disclosure
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 24 (IPS) - A U.S. federal judge has upheld a key regulatory provision aimed at ensuring that the profits from products mined in central Africa are not used to benefit armed groups, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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