Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 418
Mexico Mired in Oil Debates
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Feb 20 (IPS) - Oil, the symbol of modern Mexico, is once again stirring up local political waters, with turbulent debates on the fate of the state-owned oil monopoly and conflicts over the privatisation of key economic and strategic areas.
Kenyan Media Magnifies Hate Speech – Again
- Inter Press Service
Q&A: "Neoliberalism Negates Human Rights"
- Inter Press Service
LISBON, Feb 19 (IPS) - Thousands of people marched through the streets of cities across Portugal "against exploitation and impoverishment" caused by the government's austerity cuts, in a protest organised by the General Confederation of Portuguese Workers (CGTP), the country's largest trade union.
The Struggle to Keep Swaziland’s Primary Schools Free
- Inter Press Service
MBABANE, Feb 18 (IPS) - As the Swazi government struggles to guarantee a no-cost nationwide primary school system, it finds itself sparring against school principals over the question if it is a lack of funds or an abundance of corruption that is standing in the way of its success.
Crisis Group Urges Comprehensive Talks to End Sudan Conflicts
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (IPS) - Amidst ongoing violence and continuing humanitarian emergencies in Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile states, the International Crisis Group (ICG) called Thursday for a comprehensive solution to Sudan's many regional conflicts.
BRICS Summit Means Business
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 15 (IPS) - African nations and other emerging countries are expected to soon outperform the developed world, and South Africa wants to take advantage.
Sahel Region Learning to Reap the Benefits of Shade
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (IPS) - In Africa's Sahel region, agroforestry techniques using traditional plantings known as "fertiliser trees" to increase soil fertility, as well as harvesting and grazing regulations, are offering new solutions to both food and human security.
Water, Water Everywhere – and No Early Warning in Sight
- Inter Press Service
GWANDA, Zimbabwe, Feb 14 (IPS) - Muzeka Muyeyekwa from Mapfekera Village in Zimbabwbe's Manicaland Province wonders what he will feed his three children for lunch.
Land Is Life, and It’s Slipping Away
- Inter Press Service
PHNOM PENH, Feb 14 (IPS) - Nean Narin, a humble man and father of three children, says his family is going hungry.
'No Blue Skies Opportunities' in South African Mining
- Inter Press Service
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Feb 14 (IPS) - A calamitous year in mining has left many wondering whether it should still have a part in South Africa's future. Illegal strikes, including one that left 47 people dead near Marikana in the northwest of the country, soaring costs and depressed world commodity markets have left the industry in its worst crisis in years.
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