Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 385
Egyptian Army's Firepower Overwhelmingly U.S.-Supplied
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 09 (IPS) - When the dust settles from the ongoing deadly confrontations between the Egyptian armed forces and thousands of Islamist protesters in the streets of Cairo and Alexandria, the eventual winner will be the United States - specifically U.S.-made weapons systems in the hands of the country's 440,000-strong military.
World Bank Doctor Promises Not to Make Prescriptions
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Jul 09 (IPS) - Long before he became president of the World Bank, South Korean physician Jim Yong Kim was on the dusty streets of the working-class Lima neighbourhood of Carabayllo, helping cure local residents of tuberculosis.
Saving Côte d’Ivoire’s Fragile Forests and People
- Inter Press Service
DIX-HUIT MONTAGNES REGION, Côte d’Ivoire, Jul 09 (IPS) - As the Côte d'Ivoire government clears its protected forests of illegal occupiers, particularly in the Dix-Huit Montagnes region, environmentalists say that this crucial move might lead to conflict in an already tense region.
Kenya’s Mothers Shun Free Maternity Health Care
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jul 09 (IPS) - It has been a month since the Kenyan government waived the maternity fee at public health facilities, but Millicent Awino is still one of the many expectant mothers in favour of a home birth.
Needed in Brazil: Integrated Urban Transport System
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jul 09 (IPS) - Bus lanes, cycle paths and pedestrian walkways are viable solutions to the transport collapse in Brazil's big cities. But economic interests, red tape and the lack of strategies for an integrated system are delaying a process that the protests raging across the country for the last few weeks have made an urgent issue.
Venezuela and Dominican Republic Come Calling at CARICOM
- Inter Press Service
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jul 08 (IPS) - The Dominican Republic first expressed interest in joining the 15-member Caribbean integration grouping CARICOM in 1989. Now, 14 years later, the Spanish-speaking country with a population of nearly 10 million may finally get its wish.
Complicated Registration ‘Designed’ to Prevent Zimbabwean’s From Voting
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Jul 06 (IPS) - Like many other aspiring voters, Emilia Magirazi, 27, braved a chilly winter's morning as she waited patiently to register as a voter in the slow-moving queue at Kuwadzana 8 Primary School in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare.
Doubts Linger Over U.N. Troops' Preparedness to Enter Mali
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 05 (IPS) - As the new 12,600-strong United Nations peacekeeping forces don their blue helmets and prepare to take over from African-led forces in Mali, a nation consumed by corruption and extremism, concerns remain whether U.N. troops will successfully execute this transfer of authority.
Oiling the Palms of Cameroon’s Farmers
- Inter Press Service
LITTORAL REGION, Cameroon, Jul 04 (IPS) - In Maleke village, western Cameroon, an oil palm tree is considered to be "black gold". At least, that is what Joseph Tesse, the local processor of oil palm, tells IPS.
Brazil Holds Key to Door Between Pacific Alliance and Mercosur
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jul 03 (IPS) - The Mercosur and Pacific Alliance blocs can strengthen Latin American integration rather than weaken it, analysts say.
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