Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 409
Not Yet Banking on the BRICS
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Mar 28 (IPS) - Although leaders of the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa group agreed to launch a new development funding institution, giving the club a major infrastructure boost, some here are sceptical about the potential impact of the new bank.
Argentina vs Holdouts Could Set Precedent for Future Debt Crises
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Mar 27 (IPS) - The fate of countries with major debt problems is at stake in federal courts in New York, which are to decide in April whether or not they accept Argentina's proposal to the bondholders who rejected two restructurings of sovereign debt.
Will CAR Rebels Respect the Peace Agreements?
- Inter Press Service
BRAZZAVILLE, Mar 27 (IPS) - Despite assurances by the leader of the Séléka rebel alliance, self-proclaimed president of the Central African Republic Michel Djotodia, that a "red brigade" would be established to stop the looting and violence that has ensued since Sunday's coup, citizens do not feel security has been restored.
The Two Faces of International Commodity Trade
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Mar 27 (IPS) - For decades, commodity trade has been understood from the point of view of "commodity dependent" exporting countries, those whose revenues are largely generated by commodities exports. The trend of decreasing agricultural commodity prices was the focus of attention. However, from the beginning of the 2000s, there was an upward trend in agricultural commodity prices culminating in the price peak of 2007-08.
Now Gaza’s Ark Prepares to Dare Israel
- Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY, Mar 27 (IPS) - "An ark is literally a large floating vessel designed to keep its passengers and cargo safe," say the group preparing ‘Gaza's Ark'. But their ark, they say, is "a vessel that embodies hope that the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip can soon live in peace without the threat of the Israeli blockade."
Small Miners - from Digging in Danger to Becoming Legal
- Inter Press Service
DAKAR, Mar 27 (IPS) - Congolese small-scale miner Elizabeth Tshimanga has made a successful living from prospecting. But like many artisanal miners in Africa, hers has been a long and tough journey marred by harassment and disputes over her legal status as a miner.
Group Warns of “Natural Resources Giveaway” in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 26 (IPS) - Researchers have unveiled new data warning that governments in Latin America are infringing on the rights of their indigenous populations in a bid to fuel development through the extraction of natural resources.
Concerns Mount as U.S. Plans Major Natural Gas Exports
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 26 (IPS) - Environmentalists and others here are reacting with concern to a surprise announcement on Monday of a major deal that would see U.S. natural gas exported to the United Kingdom, marking the first time that such sales have been permitted.
Tug-of-War Over Nuclear Future
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, Mar 26 (IPS) - Pushed and pulled in opposite directions, the future of Japan's energy plans in the wake of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant two years ago is emerging as a fight between national economic advancement and what anti-nuke activists call "the lives of the people".
Electricity for All but Those the Kariba Dam Displaced
- Inter Press Service
LUSITU, Zambia, Mar 26 (IPS) - Indigenous people who were displaced from the Zambezi Valley almost six decades ago for the construction of the Kariba Dam say they have not benefited from the development they made way for.
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