Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 404
Poachers Close in on Last Rhino Retreat
- Inter Press Service
GUWAHATI, India, Apr 21 (IPS) - The year 2013 opened on a disastrous note for the one-horned rhinoceros of the northeastern Indian state of Assam. At the beginning of April, officials in the Kaziranga National Park (KNP), one of the last retreats left in South Asia for these endangered creatures, reported that 17 rhinos had been poached.
The Quest for the Autonomy of Mining DRC Province
- Inter Press Service
LUMUMBASHI, DR Congo, Apr 19 (IPS) - The Mai-Mai Kata-Katanga rebel group operating in Katanga, in south eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, say that they are engaged in an armed campaign for the autonomy of the province because they have not benefited from its rich mineral deposits.
Major Trade Deal Between EU and Southern Africa Expected
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Apr 19 (IPS) - There is growing optimism that the countries of Southern Africa are within months of concluding negotiations with the European Union on a major new trade deal, after years of hesitant progress and frustration.
Backing a Legal Rhino Horn Trade
- Inter Press Service
, Apr 18 (IPS) - In the face of rampant rhino poaching in South Africa, some conservationists and private rhino farmers are lobbying for removal of the international ban on rhino horn trading and the creation of a legal market, to quell poaching.
U.S. Kiobel Decision Bucks 30 Years of Precedent
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 18 (IPS) - The U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit against the Royal Dutch Shell Petroleum Company brought by alleged human rights victims.
No Zimbabwe Media Reforms, Just More Intimidation
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Apr 17 (IPS) - As Zimbabwe heads to the polls later this year, media analysts and journalists are concerned about increasing crackdowns on both the judiciary and the media.
Q&A: Why 'Rape Victims Must Talk About Their Trauma'
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 17 (IPS) - Rape is often perceived as an individual trauma, but in reality its impact extends far beyond a single person and instead affects entire communities, complicating the already challenging task of helping victims of sexual violence.
Time to Decolonise the World Social Forum
- Inter Press Service
TUNIS, Apr 17 (IPS) - When participants at the 2011 World Social Forum in Dakar, Senegal, received word that former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had stepped down, swept away by a wave of popular resistance that brought millions of Egyptians into the streets, few could contain their joy.
Should South African Taxpayers Subsidise Car-Making Robots?
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Apr 17 (IPS) - If job creation is South Africa's major social and economic priority, the country should be investing in people rather than in robots that populate the country's highly-automated automotive manufacturing sector, according to local economists.
Mauritians Unprepared for Effects of Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
PORT-LOUIS, Apr 16 (IPS) - Mauritius may be one of the best-prepared countries in the world when it comes to cyclones, but recent heavy rains and flooding due to climate change have brought the country's readiness for coping with increased rainfall into question.
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