Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 351
Hope for HIV Positive Teenagers in Northern Ghana
- Inter Press Service
TAMALE, Feb 19 (IPS) - With tears rolling down her cheeks, Zainab Salifu queued at the fevers unit of the Tamale Teaching Hospital in northern Ghana. Earlier in the day, the 18-year-old had been diagnosed HIV positive.
Half of U.S. Farmland Being Eyed by Private Equity
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (IPS) - An estimated 400 million acres of farmland in the United States will likely change hands over the coming two decades as older farmers retire, even as new evidence indicates this land is being strongly pursued by private equity investors.
Climate Change Triggers Disease Risk in Tanzania
- Inter Press Service
, Feb 18 (IPS) - Residents in low-lying areas in Tanzania's largest city, Dar es Salaam, are potentially at risk of contracting waterborne diseases as heavy rains, which started last week, continue to pound the city.
Somalia Powerless to Stop Al-Shabaab Mobile Internet Shutdown
- Inter Press Service
MOGADISHU, Feb 16 (IPS) - Osman Ali, the owner of an electronics shop in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, has been hard-hit since Al-Shabaab forced the biggest telecoms company to switch off its mobile internet service in this Horn of Africa nation.
South Africa’s Law to Stop Hate Crimes Against Gays
- Inter Press Service
CAPE TOWN, Feb 14 (IPS) - "Every day I live in fear that I will be raped," said Thembela*, one of thousands of lesbians across South Africa being terrorised by the scourge of "corrective rape".
OECD in “Game-Changing” Move to Halt Tax Evasion
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (IPS) - A major grouping of rich countries has unveiled a new model for the automatic exchange of certain individual financial information between countries, aimed at significantly cutting down on offshore tax evasion.
Waiting for Justice for Mali’s Missing Soldiers
- Inter Press Service
BAMAKO, Feb 13 (IPS) - Aminata Diarra last saw her brother, Malamine, a member of the Malian Red Berets, special forces loyal to ousted president Amadou Toumani Toure, alive on national television almost two years ago.
Plugging South Africa’s Post-Apartheid Leaks
- Inter Press Service
CAPE TOWN, Feb 12 (IPS) - The South African government's earnest rush to provide water to millions of people post-apartheid may have jeopardised its attempts to provide services to the country in the long run.
DRC Mega-Dam to Be Funded by Private Sector, Groups Charge
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (IPS) - Watchdog groups here are warning that a deal has been struck that would see Chinese investors fund a massive, contentious dam on the Congo River, the first phase of a project that could eventually be the largest hydroelectric project in the world.
Website Welcomes Wildlife Trafficking Whistleblowers
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (IPS) - A group of international organisations fighting illicit wildlife trafficking has unveiled a new website aimed at assisting whistleblowers who want to aid in the fight against wildlife crimes.
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