News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 933
CHINA: As Threat of Eviction Looms, Artists Face Uncertain Future
- Inter Press Service
Ten years ago, Ai Weiwei, one of China’s best known artists, designers and activists, moved into a dusty village in the city’s far north-east corner, where he designed a compound for himself and friends, along with a gallery called China Art Archives and Warehouse.
Latin America, EU Express Unity in Face of Economic Crisis
- Inter Press Service
The leaders of the 60 European Union, Latin American and Caribbean nations meeting in the capital of Spain agreed Tuesday that unity between the two regions is essential to weathering the global economic crisis.
ENERGY: The Sun Lights Up the Night in Haiti
- Inter Press Service
There are shortages of lots of things in Haiti: clean water, arable land, trees, living-wage jobs, housing, schools, fuel, reliable sources of electricity and Internet access. But one thing Haiti has in abundance is sunny days.
Iranian Nuclear Threat Spurs Mideast Arms Sales
- Inter Press Service
The United States, and most of the Western world, have transformed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad into a virtual bogeyman, thereby spreading fear throughout the neighbouring countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
JAPAN: Gloom Grips the Land of the Rising Sun
- Inter Press Service
Mitsuko and Koji Iwatsuki, both in their senior years, spend their days taking walks, playing golf occasionally and going on foreign trips once a year.
ECONOMY-BALKANS: 'How Did We Become So Poor?'
- Inter Press Service
Almost two decades after Yugoslavia fell apart, the majority of the defunct socialist country’s people are insecure and uncertain for their future with the booming economy and rapid development that capitalism promised remaining a pipe dream.
Football Fortunes for Mexican TV
- Inter Press Service
Horacio Ramos is not bothered about paying an extra 50 dollars on his television subscription so that he can watch the entire FIFA World Cup, which kicks off Jun. 11 in South Africa.
BOLIVIA: Amazon Indigenous Communities Plan 1,000-km March
- Inter Press Service
The indigenous peoples of the Amazon region of Bolivia have declared themselves in a 'state of emergency' and announced that on May 20 they will begin a 1,000-kilometre march to La Paz to demand that the government defend their territory from being plundered by oil, logging and mining companies.
SRI LANKA: Tourists Return to Paradise Isle a Year After War’s End
- Inter Press Service
A year since Sri Lanka’s bloody civil war ended on May 18 last year, tourists are returning in huge numbers to a popular beach destination located over 300 kilometres from where the last battles were fought.
ECONOMY: Africa Has Less Say After Changes in World Bank Voting
- Inter Press Service
The World Bank has described its recent increase of 3.13 percent in the voting power of emerging economies as a reform 'to enhance voice and participation of developing and transition countries'. But the shift has actually decreased a third of African countries’ share of votes.
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