Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 379
Environmentalists Alarmed at Tourism Plans for Small Islands in Venezuela
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Aug 07 (IPS) - The Venezuelan government's plans to develop tourism infrastructure on virtually uninhabited highly biodiverse small islands in the southern Caribbean have triggered warnings from environmentalists.
Seeking More Indian Business, With Chinese Help
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Aug 07 (IPS) - As he stood on the westernmost edge of Colombo's new harbour expansion, it was hard for Priyath Bandu Wickrema - the man tasked with reinventing the port as a regional giant - to cap his enthusiasm.
Global Value Chains from a Development Perspective
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Aug 06 (IPS) - The current discourse on Global Value Chains by key proponents and also the World Trade Organisation (WTO) secretariat is that developing countries should liberalise - in goods and services - and conclude a trade facilitation agreement.
China Trade Deal Raises Hackles in Taiwan
- Inter Press Service
TAIPEI, Aug 06 (IPS) - A broad coalition of Taiwanese labour, human rights and other civil society organisations are campaigning to block legislative ratification of the controversial Cross-Strait Services Trade Agreement signed Jun. 21 by representatives of Taiwan and China.
Underage Girls Are Egypt’s Summer Rentals
- Inter Press Service
El HAWAMDIA, Egypt, Aug 05 (IPS) - Each summer, wealthy male tourists from Gulf Arab states flock to Egypt to escape the oppressive heat of the Arabian Peninsula, taking residence at upscale hotels and rented flats in Cairo and Alexandria. Many come with their families and housekeeping staff, spending their days by the pool, shopping, and frequenting cafes and nightclubs. Others come for a more sinister purpose.
Steps to Protect South Africa’s Wattled Cranes
- Inter Press Service
KWAZULU-NATAL MIDLANDS, South Africa, Aug 05 (IPS) - On a winter's afternoon in late July, potato farmer John Campbell and the Endangered Wildlife Trust's Tanya Smith surveyed the Umgeni Vlei Nature Reserve from a hilltop on Ivanhoe Farm in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands.
Extremist Violence Returns to Hit Mogadishu
- Inter Press Service
MOGADISHU/NAIROBI, Aug 03 (IPS) - As the Somali government announced it would set up a coastguard to combat piracy in this Horn of African nation, insecurity is emerging as the biggest challenge that the government faces – and it is only getting worse.
Zimbabweans Looking for a Brighter Economic Future
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Aug 01 (IPS) - Zimbabwean analysts say that it will be historical if President Robert Mugabe, who has ruled this country for 33 years, loses the country's presidential election to his long-time rival Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and relinquishes power.
Chinese Built Port Leaves Cameroonians Adrift
- Inter Press Service
YAOUNDE, Aug 01 (IPS) - The Kribi Seaport on the coast of southern Cameroon is destined to become a mega harbour to serve all of Central Africa. But there is little chance that locals, particularly engineers and scientists, will benefit much from the 567 million dollar development.
U.S. Hedge Funds Paint Argentina as Ally of Iranian 'Devil' – Part Two
- Inter Press Service
LOS ANGELES, Jul 31 (IPS) - Vulture capitalist Paul Singer has hundreds of millions of dollars at stake in his legal battle with Argentina over the country's 2001 debt default.
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