Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 301
After Nine Years of Foot-Dragging, U.N. Ready for Talks on High Seas Treaty
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 25 (IPS) - After four days of intense negotiations - preceded by nine years of dilly-dallying - the United Nations has agreed to convene an intergovernmental conference aimed at drafting a legally binding treaty to conserve marine life and govern the mostly lawless high seas beyond national jurisdiction.
OPINION: Greece Gives EU the Chance to Rediscover Its Social Responsibility
- Inter Press Service
COVENTRY, England, Jan 24 (IPS) - The European Union should not be afraid of the leftist opposition party Syriza winning the Greek election, but see it as a chance to rediscover its founding principle - the social dimension that created it and without which it cannot survive.
OPINION: Banks, Inequality and Citizens
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jan 22 (IPS) - Every day we receive striking data on major issues which should create tumult and action, but life goes on as if those data had nothing to do with people's lives.
Africa Needs to Move Forward on Renewable Energy
- Inter Press Service
ABU DHABI, Jan 22 (IPS) - Diversification of Africa's electricity sources by embarking on renewable energy solutions – such as solar, wind, geothermal and hydro power – is being heralded as a solution to the continent's energy poverty.
The Bahamas' New Motto: "Sand, Surf and Solar"
- Inter Press Service
ABU DHABI, Jan 21 (IPS) - When it comes to tourism in the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM), The Bahamas -- 700 islands sprinkled over 100,000 square miles of ocean starting just 50 miles off Florida -- is a heavyweight.
OPINION-CUBA/US: Catching a Glimpse of the Possible Future
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Jan 21 (IPS) - All Cubans, on either side of the Florida Straits, but in places like Spain, France or Greenland – where there must be a couple of Cubans - as well felt it was a historic moment that included each and every one of us, when U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Dec. 17 the normalisation of relations after half a century of hostility.
From Bullets to Ballots: The Face of Sri Lanka’s Former War Zone
- Inter Press Service
VAVUNIYA, Sri Lanka, Jan 20 (IPS) - In four months' time, Sri Lanka will mark the sixth anniversary of the end of its bloody civil conflict. Ever since government armed forces declared victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on May 19, 2009, the country has savored peace after a generation of war.
In India’s Western Gujarat State, Sustainable Energy Starts With the Sun
- Inter Press Service
BARODA, India, Jan 19 (IPS) - It began with an experiment to install photovoltaic cells over an irrigation canal that forms part of the Sardar Sarovar canal network – a massive hydel power project across the River Narmada that irrigates some 1.8 million hectares of arable land in the western Indian state of Gujarat.
OPINION: A New Era of Hemispheric Cooperation Is Possible
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Jan 18 (IPS) - Two decades after the first Summit of the Americas, a lot has changed in the continent and it has been for the good. Today, a renewed hemispheric dialogue without exclusions is possible.
Aid Freeze Over Energy Controversy a Blow to Tanzanian Economy
- Inter Press Service
DAR ES SALAAM, Jan 18 (IPS) - As foreign donors drag their feet on injecting badly needed cash into the government's coffers, local analysts are increasingly worried that this will affect implementation of key development projects that require donor funding.
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