Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 440
Malawi's Heroines of the Floods
- Inter Press Service
NSANJE, Malawi, Oct 13 (IPS) - For many women in Malawi’s disaster-prone southern district of Nsanje, resilience is essential to survive the cyclical flooding.
South African Truckers Lose Despite Wage Agreement
- Inter Press Service
DURBAN, South Africa, Oct 13 (IPS) - The signing of a wage agreement between transport workers’ unions and employers on Friday, Oct. 12 may have brought a three-week long truck driver’s strike to an end but analysts say the effects are far reaching and will continue to impact on the South African economy.
In 2012, Swaziland’s King Faces People Power
- Inter Press Service
MBABANE, Oct 13 (IPS) - Swaziland’s King Mswati III is under immense pressure following the constitutional crisis that has resulted from his cabinet’s refusal to resign after the House of Assembly passed a vote of no confidence.
Experts Urge Focus on Microeconomics in Maghreb
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (IPS) - A failure to focus on small-scale economics could be the most significant obstacle to stability in North Africa in the aftermath of the Arab Spring, economists, diplomats and development workers warned here on Friday.
Cooperatives Summit Celebrates Power in Diversity
- Inter Press Service
QUEBEC CITY, Canada, Oct 12 (IPS) - The migratory seeds of cooperatives were sown and first thrived in Europe, but have since adapted to the climate of nations worldwide.
Oil Industry Moves to Block New U.S. Transparency Rules
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (IPS) - Lobby groups representing the oil industry filed a lawsuit in Washington court on Wednesday that seeks to halt the implementation of a new set of rules requiring U.S.-registered extractives companies to disclose all payments made to foreign governments.
Reduce Poverty in Africa – Educate a Girl
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Oct 11 (IPS) - While in the last decade an additional 52 million of sub-Saharan Africa’s children enrolled in primary schools, with girl’s enrolment increasing from 54 percent to 74 percent, a large majority of girls - 16 million – are still being denied access to education.
Africa Seeks to Grow More, Buy Less
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Oct 11 (IPS) - Africa can ensure food security by producing wheat. New research presented in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia this week shows that the continent has the potential to be self-sufficient.
South-South Cooperation Transcends Sharing Technical Knowhow
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 10 (IPS) - When the United Nations commemorated the Day of South-South Cooperation last month, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon singled out a new development that transcends sharing technical know-how: coordination of government policy among developing nations.
Co-operatives Hold Their Own in Free Market Jungle
- Inter Press Service
QUEBEC CITY, Canada, Oct 10 (IPS) - Cooperatives may face an immense challenge in garnering broader public recognition among consumers, but when it comes to chasing growth, they haven’t held back.
Powered by
