Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 423
China-Mexico Ties Grow Thin
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Jan 22 (IPS) - "We are completely 'clueless' when it comes to China." This statement by Enrique Dussel, director of the Centre for China-Mexico Studies of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, perfectly describes the currently stale state of relations between the two countries.
Malawi’s President Faces a Crisis of Confidence
- Inter Press Service
LILONGWE, Jan 22 (IPS) - She has taken a personal pay cut, promised reforms, resumed aid flows from Western donors and put her predecessor's private jet up for sale.
Senegal Seeks to Curb the Baby Boom
- Inter Press Service
DAKAR, Jan 21 (IPS) - A 25-year-old mother of five hailing from Senegal's eastern Tambacounda province believes that contraceptives damage the womb and cause health problems in the long term, such as a rise in blood pressure and chronic headaches.
Coups Become the Norm in Guinea-Bissau
- Inter Press Service
LISBON, Jan 21 (IPS) - Chronic instability, extreme poverty, drug trafficking and corruption are the tragic lot of Guinea-Bissau, which this year commemorates four decades of independence from Portugal.
Injustice Overshadows Growth in Chile
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Jan 18 (IPS) - Chile's positive economic performance in 2012 is not enough to boost President Sebastián Piñera's waning popularity, as many Chileans believe the country's much-touted growth does nothing to compensate or solve decades of accumulated injustices, several analysts told IPS.
Peru Moves to Protect its Natural Bounty
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Jan 17 (IPS) - Peru's economic growth is largely dependent on its wealth of natural resources, which provide over 50 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) and 80 percent of exports. In view of this fact, the government is developing a project for the valuation and protection of this natural bounty.
Peering into the Energy Crystal Ball
- Inter Press Service
ABU DHABI, Jan 17 (IPS) - Trying to predict the future of the energy sector is like trying to predict the weather in London in an era of global warming. But delegates had a go at it during the three-day World Future Energy Summit that ended in Abu Dhabi on Jan. 17.
The Ugly Face of Street Justice in Sierra Leone
- Inter Press Service
FREETOWN, Jan 16 (IPS) - On a steamy, starless night in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, a teenager runs desperately down a potholed street before being violently brought to the ground by a bystander. As word spreads that a thief has been caught, young men come running from all directions.
Mideast Energy Crisis Looks For Light at the End of the Tunnel
- Inter Press Service
ABU DHABI, Jan 15 (IPS) - When Jordan's Queen Rania Al Abdullah took the podium to address world political and business leaders at a back-to-back energy and water summit here, she said she was representing a country that relies on imports for over 90 percent of its energy needs.
U.S. Prepares Support for French Military Intervention in Mali
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (IPS) - U.S. Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta has applauded France's surprise airstrikes on Islamist rebels in northern Mali that began late last week and continued over the weekend.
Powered by
