Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 434
Obama to Highlight “Pivot”, Burma Progress in Visit to SE Asia
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (IPS) - Highlighting his much-ballyhooed "pivot" from the Greater Middle East to the Asia- Pacific region, Barack Obama leaves Friday for a four-day tour to Southeast Asia, including the first-ever visit by a U.S. president to Myanmar.
Aluminium Industry Has Its Defenders in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 15 (IPS) - Aluminium, opposed by environmentalists mainly because of the amount of energy needed to produce it, is one of the targets of the heated campaign against hydroelectric dams in Brazil's Amazon jungle region.
Global Rebalancing - Implications For Asia
- Inter Press Service
, Nov 15 (IPS) - Although it remains the fastest growing region, Asia is already experiencing an economic slowdown, with gross domestic product (GDP) expected to fall from 6.8 percent in 2011 to slightly below six percent in 2012. Several countries - including China, India and Turkey - have been adversely affected by weaker demand from developed countries.
How African Men are Changing Traditional Beliefs
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Nov 15 (IPS) - Charles Kayongo of Uganda is a father of two girls aged five and three. And even though age-old traditions among his ethnic group, the Baganda, say a man should have an unlimited number of children and a son as an heir, Kayongo refuses to have more children.
No Contraceptives Means More Illegal Abortions in Uganda
- Inter Press Service
, Nov 14 (IPS) - Every day at least five women are brought to the gynaecological ward of Uganda's Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala for treatment for complications caused by crude attempts to terminate their pregnancies.
Latin American Middle Class Booming but Fragile
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (IPS) - New data from the World Bank shows that the middle class in Latin America has expanded substantially, growing by 50 percent over the past 10 years despite decades of sluggish poverty reduction.
Canada Eyes African Resources as Foreign Aid Shrinks
- Inter Press Service
TORONTO, Nov 13 (IPS) - With an initial focus on oil-producing Nigeria and mineral-rich Ghana, Ottawa is bolstering its trade strategy in Africa, but some within the international development and economic communities have expressed concerns about Canada's approach.
Q&A: A Portrait of the Superstars of Celebrity Activism
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 13 (IPS) - Start a global debate about the underlying reasons why poverty exists – and do it through cinema.
Will Mali's Prime Minister Resign?
- Inter Press Service
BAMAKO, Nov 13 (IPS) - West African heads of state have restated their determination that no member of Mali's transitional government will be allowed to stand in the country's next presidential election. Their statement has fed a growing debate over who should be allowed to run.
Little Hope for an End to Ogaden Conflict
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 13 (IPS) - Many were hoping that recent peace talks between the Ethiopian government and Ogaden rebels would signal an end to the gruelling 18-year-old conflict. The latest round of talks, however, dashed all dreams of peace between the two sides.
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