Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 331
Macau Gambling Away Its Future
- Inter Press Service
U.S. Overseas Coal Financing May Be Restarting
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 07 (IPS) - Landmark new policies that have sharply curtailed U.S. financing for international coal projects may be rolled back, the result of a sudden, polarised fight over a little-known government agency here.
At the Crucial Nexus of Water and Energy
- Inter Press Service
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jul 07 (IPS) - Global institutions are still in the learning phase when it comes to successfully managing water and energy in an integrated manner as part of the quest for sustainable development.
Cuba-United States – Something Is Moving
- Inter Press Service
Salvadoran Peasant Farmers Clash With U.S. Over Seeds
- Inter Press Service
JIQUILISCO, El Salvador, Jul 05 (IPS) - Under a searing sun, surrounded by a sea of young maize plants, Gladys Cortez expresses her fears that her employment in the cooperative that produces seed for the Salvadoran government may be at risk, if United States companies achieve participation in seed procurement.
Burundian Women Tops in Service Delivery But Need Greater Management Role
- Inter Press Service
BUJUMBURA, Jul 05 (IPS) - As Burundi heads towards the 2015 general elections, and despite a quota of 30 percent women's representation in parliament, women in this southeast African nation feel that they are yet to have a significant say in the management of their country.
Shoemaking Saves Zimbabwe’s Jobless Youth
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Jul 03 (IPS) - For many young Zimbabweans like 19-year-old Shelton Mbariro, running an unlicensed, backyard handmade shoe business has become a way to escape unemployment in this southern African nation.
Obama Urged to Sanction Mozambique over Elephant, Rhino Poaching
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 02 (IPS) - Environmentalists are formally urging President Barack Obama to enact trade sanctions on Mozambique over the country's alleged chronic facilitation of elephant and rhinoceros poaching through broad swathes of southern Africa.
Africa Under “Unprecedented” Pressure from Rich Countries Over Trade
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jul 02 (IPS) - African countries are coming under strong pressure from the United States and the European Union to reverse the decision adopted by their trade ministers to implement the World Trade Organization's trade facilitation agreement on a "provisional" basis.
Indonesia’s Presidential Hopefuls Face Up to Deforestation
- Inter Press Service
JAKARTA, Jul 02 (IPS) - As the world's third-largest democracy heads to the polls next week to elect a new president, environmental activists remain sceptical of the candidates' commitment to tackle climate change.
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