News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 592
U.S. Urged to Safeguard Trade Benefits for Low-Income Countries
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 18 (IPS) - A broad spectrum of interests are urging U.S. lawmakers to extend a law offering trade preferences to developing countries, slated to expire at the end of the month.
Japan’s Uneven Conservation Efforts
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, Jul 18 (IPS) - Efforts to protect the critically endangered Iriomote wildcat, a spotted, shy, feral creature native to the tiny Iriomote Island that forms part of the Okinawa Prefecture in southern Japan, are becoming a highly respected model of conservation here, where the government's uneven track record in protecting imperiled species has frustrated wildlife activists for decades.
Q&A: Armed Groups Find a Payday in Wildlife Trafficking
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 18 (IPS) - In a recent report to the U.N. Security Council, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon acknowledged the possibility of poaching as a threat to not just wildlife or endangered species, but to the greater stability and peace in general.
In Search of a New Pan-Africanism
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 18 (IPS) - Bridging the gap between Pan-Africanism and the African Renaissance has been a top priority for the African Union (AU).
Management Jobs Elusive for Cuban Women
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Jul 18 (IPS) - Despite the progress made by Cuban women in education, where they account for 64 percent of university graduates, they continue to have a limited presence in management positions.
OP-ED: Iran in the Era of Moderation and Reform
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 18 (IPS) - Do you expect a miracle from Rouhani? You are heading down the wrong road. Please take it easy!
Latin America’s Migration Policies Fall Short
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jul 18 (IPS) - Several years after the start of the economic crisis in the United States and Europe, which led to a shift in migration patterns, Latin America still lacks a more inclusive view of the phenomenon of people seeking a better life abroad.
Are Middle Class Protests Fallout from Poverty Alleviation?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 17 (IPS) - The rise of the "global middle class" is widely attributed to the gradual eradication of extreme poverty in the developing world, even as the United Nations says that millions of people in countries such as India, China and Brazil have graduated from the ranks of the indigent.
Community Theatre Confronts Gender Stereotypes
- Inter Press Service
SINGAPORE, Jul 17 (IPS) - The play opens with a man and his mother waiting impatiently at the dining table in the family home. A woman rushes in after a busy day at the office with takeaway dinner packets, followed by her son and daughter who walk in expecting their mother to serve them a meal.
New EU Rules ‘Fail’ Against Shipbreaking Dangers
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Jul 17 (IPS) - Hundreds of European vessels are scrapped under hazardous conditions in South Asia every year. European parliamentarians have approved a new regulation to tackle the problem - but critics say it will have very limited impact.
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