Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 391
Stealing Gas from the Poor to Power the Rich
- Inter Press Service
MIKINDANI, Tanzania, Jun 17 (IPS) - In Kilwa District in southern Tanzania local community leader and fisherman Salim Riziki stands next to a set of turbines, newly imported from Dubai, talking about the gas finds on Songo Songo, an island 15 km off the mainland.
Examining the Depths of Ethiopia’s Corruption
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA/LONDON, Jun 16 (IPS) - Ethiopia may be one of the fastest-growing, non-oil producing economies in Africa in recent years, but corruption in this Horn of Africa nation is a deterrent to foreign investors looking for stable long-term partnerships in developing countries.
In Swaziland, Seeds Beat Drought
- Inter Press Service
MAPHUNGWANE, Swaziland, Jun 15 (IPS) - The overcast sky is a sign that it might rain, and Happy Shongwe, a smallholder farmer from rural Maphungwane in eastern Swaziland, is not exactly happy.
Argentina’s Rail Tragedy Shows Changes Coming Too Slowly
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Jun 14 (IPS) - The latest railway tragedy in the Argentine capital, the third in less than two years on the same commuter line, brought to light the severe limitations of a hybrid public-private system, despite the changes underway.
Outrage Over Safety Issues at Indian Nuke Plant
- Inter Press Service
KUDANKULAM, India, Jun 14 (IPS) - The Tirunelveli district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu may seem idyllic, dotted with lush green fields, but upon closer inspection one sees signs of a battle that does not appear to abating.
U.S. Moving Toward Controversial New Role in Global Energy Market
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 14 (IPS) - Energy specialists say that advancements in fossil fuel extraction technologies have sparked a "revolution" in U.S. energy production, especially given radical recent changes in the global energy market and the U.S. role within it.
The “Secret Treasure” of Food Waste
- Inter Press Service
WARSAW, Jun 14 (IPS) - Twenty-nine-year-old Andrzej W. and his partner lived for almost a year off of food found in the trash bin of the upscale supermarket Piotr i Pawel in Muranow, a neighbourhood near the centre of the Polish capital Warsaw. And they ate in style.
Kenyans Mobilise Against Taxing the Poor
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jun 14 (IPS) - On a side street in Nairobi's bustling neighbourhood of Shauri Moyo, Faisal Ngila shouts to street vendors, motorbike taxi drivers and pedestrians. "Do you know taxes are increasing in Kenya?" he asks, handing out flyers urging Kenyans to say "no to Unga (maize flour) tax" by dialling a phone number that will register their signature on a petition.
India Goes Bananas Over GM Crops
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Jun 14 (IPS) - India's environmental and food security activists who have so far succeeded in stalling attempts to introduce genetically modified (GM) food crops into this largely farming country now find themselves up against a bill in parliament that could criminalise such opposition.
Nicaragua Takes Decisive Step Towards Chinese Construction of Canal
- Inter Press Service
MANAGUA, Jun 13 (IPS) - A five-century wait could come to an end when the Nicaraguan government grants a concession this year to a Chinese company to build a canal between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, despite local protests and international scepticism.
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