Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 334
South Sudan’s Wildlife Become Casualties Of War and Are Killed to Feed Soldiers and Rebels
- Inter Press Service
, Jun 17 (IPS) - While South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and his former deputy Riek Machar agreed last week to end the country's devastating six-month conflict by forming a transitional government within the next two months, it may come too late for this country's wildlife as conservation officials accuse fighters on both sides of engaging in killing wild animals to feed their forces.
U.S. Supreme Court “Validates” Vulture Fund Activities
- Inter Press Service
, Jun 17 (IPS) - The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to reject an appeal by the Argentine government will embolden aggressive "holdout" creditors, anti-poverty groups say, and make it far more difficult to arrive at debt-relief agreements for poor countries.
Natural Gas - Both Crisis and Solution in Chile
- Inter Press Service
MEJILLONES, Chile, Jun 16 (IPS) - In April 2004, Argentina began to steadily cut natural gas exports to neighbouring Chile, triggering a major energy crisis and revealing structural problems in this vital sector.
From Religious Conflict to an Interfaith Community
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 16 (IPS) - Holy men and their holy books have etched a trail of tears and blood in the annals of human history. From the depths of peaceful temples, mobs have been dispatched with flaming torches; from steeples and minarets messages of hatred have floated down upon pious heads bent in prayer. For too long religion has incited violence and fueled conflict.
Obama’s Free Trade Strategy Falters in Asia
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Jun 14 (IPS) - Amid simmering territorial conflicts across the Western Pacific, specifically between China and its neighbours in the South and East China Seas, coupled with China rising to the rank of top trading partner with Japan, South Korea, Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Obama administration has been hard-pressed to re-assert its strategic footprint in the region.
FIFA World Cup – Where the Spectacle Is the Champion
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 14 (IPS) - The seven-year-old got bored after running here and there for five minutes, amidst a group of a dozen classmates. He eventually stomped off the field because he hadn't managed to kick the ball even once.
Q&A: “Some Individuals Are Now as Wealthy as Entire Countries”
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jun 13 (IPS) - As it turns 50, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) finds itself engaged in an ongoing struggle to reduce economic and social inequalities in the world.
Deadline Looms for Due Diligence Reporting on U.S. Investments in Myanmar
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 12 (IPS) - U.S. companies newly operating in Myanmar have until the end of the month to file official reports detailing the actions they've taken to ensure that their investments comply with safeguards around land, human rights and other concerns.
Despite Crisis, Europe Continues to Protect Its Banksters
- Inter Press Service
BARCELONA, Jun 11 (IPS) - More than six years after the global financial crisis broke out, European Union (EU) countries continue to protect banks and investments funds from tougher rules, despite abundant evidence of recurrent criminal or reckless activities in the sector, and new accumulation of enormous financial risks.
Cameroon, Where Poor Infrastructure Doesn’t Dim Love for Football
- Inter Press Service
YAOUNDE, Jun 11 (IPS) - It is almost 6pm. A group of kids are plying their craft in a dusty, dirty courtyard in a poor neighbourhood in Yaounde, Cameroon's capital. That craft is football. They kick the once-white-but-now-brown, aged football around. One child is barefoot, the other wears worn shoes and is dressed in the kit of the national team.
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