News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 861
Arab Regimes Fear Bread Intifadah
- Inter Press Service
'Break my heart but don’t come near my bread,' goes an old Arabic proverb. Failure to observe it has often come at a high political price.
MALI: Cotton and Food Security Closely Linked
- Inter Press Service
Many Malian farmers are boycotting cotton this year, instead planting cereals. Cotton isn't edible, but observers say that the shift could weaken food security.
HAITI-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Cholera Chokes Off Border Trade
- Inter Press Service
The cholera epidemic ravaging Haiti has affected even this small southern border town, which lived primarily from the trade with its neighbour even though it counts for less than five percent of the cross-border market trade.
Cuba Calls Easing of US Restrictions 'Limited' Move
- Inter Press Service
The Cuban government welcomed the latest U.S. measures to ease restrictions on travel and remittances to this country, but said they had a 'limited reach.'
Clinton Raises Curtain for Upcoming Hu-Obama Summit
- Inter Press Service
Ahead of a key bilateral summit between U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese leader Hu Jintao, which begins here Tuesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a sweeping China-U.S. policy speech Friday, setting the tone for next week's meet.
U.S.-TUNISIA: Obama Applauds People, Urges Calm
- Inter Press Service
Several hours after Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali fled his country in the face of massive protests, U.S. President Barack Obama applauded 'the courage and dignity of the Tunisian people' and appealed for calm and 'free and fair elections in the near future'.
U.N. to Host Slew of Talkfests Through 2011
- Inter Press Service
Living up to its reputation - or notoriety - as one of the world's quintessential talking shops, the United Nations has scheduled a slew of high-level meetings and international conferences through December this year.
China Moves to End ‘Modern Slavery’
- Inter Press Service
Authorities in remote Xinjiang province rescued a group of mentally ill men last month. The men had been sold by a shelter operator and forced to work in a factory. The rescue shone a light on the darkest side of China’s rapid economic growth — slavery.
U.S.: Salt Giants 'Locked out' Rivals in Ohio, Probe Finds
- Inter Press Service
When the price of salt in Ohio skyrocketed 236 percent in the winter of 2008, Ted Strickland, the governor of the state, asked the state inspector general to figure out why. Investigators quickly found that two government contractors — Cargill and Morton Salt — were responsible for this sudden price increase.
In Corrupt Global Food System, Farmland Is the New Gold
- Inter Press Service
Famine-hollowed farmers watch trucks loaded with grain grown on their ancestral lands heading for the nearest port, destined to fill richer bellies in foreign lands. This scene has become all too common since the 2008 food crisis.
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