Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 194
Brexit Reopens Old Wounds in Northern Ireland
- Inter Press Service
Apr 16 (IPS) - In less than 12 months, the United Kingdom will leave the EU. One of the hardest issues to solve is how to handle the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Border shop employees are particularly worried about what's going to happen with their jobs.In a bus sits a man wearing a chequered shirt and cap. His age is difficult to determine. He could be 45, 55 or 65 years old; life treats us so differently.
Tunneling Through the Andes to Connect Argentina and Chile
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Apr 13 (IPS) - Visionaries imagined it more than 80 years ago, as a way to strengthen the integration between Argentina and Chile. Today it is considered a regional need to boost trade flows between the two oceans. Work on a binational tunnel, a giant engineering project in the Andes, is about to begin.
Death Sentences Keep Sliding, Says Amnesty International
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Apr 12 (IPS) - As the United Nations continues to lead the global fight to abolish the death penalty, countries in sub-Saharan Africa have recorded a significant decrease in death sentences, according to a new report released by Amnesty International (AI).In its 2017 global review of the death penalty, AI has singled out Guinea, Kenya, Burkina Faso and Chad for their positive steps amongst abolitionist states in sub-Saharan Africa.
The UN tells private enterprise leaders that “Business as Usual Won’t Work”.
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 11 (IPS) - As global citizens face an array of issues from unemployment to discrimination, affecting their livelihoods and potential, a UN agency called upon businesses to employ a new, sustainable, and inclusive model that benefits all.
UN’s Zero Hunger Goal Remains a Daunting Challenge
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Apr 11 (IPS) - The United Nations, which is battling some of the world's worst humanitarian crises in Asia, the Middle East and Africa, still remains focused on one of its equally daunting undertakings: how to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030.
For Many Migrants, No Land Is Sweeter Than Home
- Inter Press Service
RANGPUR, Bangladesh, Apr 09 (IPS) - Most migrants to Europe, Australia and the United States from Rangpur in northern Bangladesh leave home at a young age and return when they have just passed middle age.
Trump Begins to Reverberate in Mexico’s Presidential Elections
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Apr 04 (IPS) - Statements by U.S. President Donald Trump against Mexico have begun to permeate the presidential election campaign in this Latin American country, forcing the candidates to pronounce themselves on the matter.
I Am a Migrant: Integrating Through Syrian ‘Hummus’
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Apr 04 (IPS) - Khaled left Syria in 2015, when his country was already in its fourth year of war. He is 27 years old and can clearly remember what his life was like then in Damascus: a happy life, with a happy family, in a happy country.
Who’s Getting Financial Inclusion Funding in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Apr 03 (IPS) - Olga Tomilova and Edlira Dashi, the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), a global partnership of over 30 leading organizations that seek to advance financial inclusionFor the first time in over a decade, Sub-Saharan Africa is a top priority for international funders investing in financial inclusion, with 30 percent of all active projects focused on the region.
What’s different about Trump’s tariffs?
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Apr 03 (IPS) - At Davos in January, US President Donald Trump warned that the US "will no longer turn a blind eye to unfair economic practices" of others, interpreted by many as declaring world trade war. Before the US mid-term elections in November, Washington is expected to focus on others' alleged "massive intellectual property theft, industrial subsidies and pervasive state-led economic planning" pointing to China without always naming names. With the Republican Party already united behind his tax bill, Trump senses an opportunity to finally unite the party behind him and to continue his campaign for re-election in 2020.
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