News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 878
SWAZILAND: Scramble to Meet Shortfall in Food Aid
- Inter Press Service
November will see the World Food Programme launch its Food by Prescription programme in Swaziland, but tens of thousands in urgent need of food aid are set to go without as a donor shortfall restricts assistance.
U.S. Slides on Corruption Index
- Inter Press Service
Iraq and Afghanistan rank near rock-bottom in an index of corruption in 178 countries that found that nearly three- quarters of the countries surveyed showed serious corruption problems.
ZIMBABWE: Uncertainty Over Women's Place in Policie Force
- Inter Press Service
Women continue to join the Zimbabwe Republic Police, despite mixed reactions to their presence in law enforcement and allegations of abuse by fellow officers.
China Finds a New Gateway in East Europe
- Inter Press Service
When China's new ambassador to Bulgaria assumed his post in mid-September he made headlines reminding the nation of a fact that may have been intentionally neglected by Bulgarian governments in the post-communist years of reform. Bulgaria was only the second country after the former Soviet Union to recognise the People's Republic in 1949, and that historical legacy was destined to endure.
PARAGUAY: Economy Soaring - For the Few
- Inter Press Service
Paraguay's economy is currently growing at the fastest rate in Latin America, due to by growing demand and high prices for agricultural products, especially soy, which is driving the expansion. But the question is whether the benefits of the boom will trickle down to the poor majority.
U.S. Inmates Exposed to Toxic E-Waste
- Inter Press Service
Past U.S. inmates and prison staff in electronic waste recycling programmes face serious health risks after officials willfully violated health, safety and environmental laws, a new report has found.
Runaway Global Economy Decimating Nature
- Inter Press Service
One-fifth of all birds, fish and animals are threatened with extinction - as many as six million unique and irreplaceable forms of life — an authoritative new assessment warned Wednesday.
SRI LANKA: Rising Bread Prices Expose Trade Vulnerabilities
- Inter Press Service
There was a time when being a breadseller here in Colombo enabled Charmindha to have modest dreams. But the teenager from Sri Lanka’s rural south has been seeing his daily earnings slide in the last two months, and indications are that’s not going to change anytime soon.
MEXICO: Native Tourism Businesses Need to Sell Themselves Better
- Inter Press Service
Native tourism companies dedicated to the preservation and promotion of indigenous culture and to sustainable development face a number of hurdles, especially in terms of marketing and commercialising their services.
Portugal's Economy Headed Down a Dead-End Street?
- Inter Press Service
'They are a heartache,' admitted Portugal's Prime Minister José Sócrates about the draconian economic measures his government approved in a bid -- with doubtful effectiveness -- to calm the financial markets and recover lost credibility.
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