Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 461
Concerns over Poll Preparations in Angola
- Inter Press Service
Preparations for Angola’s second peacetime polls scheduled for August are being overshadowed by allegations of electoral fraud, state media bias and growing concerns about a violent crackdown on activists and protestors.
U.S. Push to Limit Copyright Law May Be Undercut by TPP Secrecy
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 05 (IPS) - In a surprise move this week, the United States says it is pushing for limitations to international copyright norms currently under negotiation surrounding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the massive free trade agreement that could go into effect by the end of the year.
U.N. Calls for Tax on Ultrarich to Boost Development
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 05 (IPS) - What if billionaires the world over are asked to shell out at least one percent of their wealth as an international tax for development?
Caribbean Weighs Allegiance to Taiwan vs. China
- Inter Press Service
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jul 05 (IPS) - As Caribbean leaders meet in St. Lucia this week, they are focusing on a series of routine issues affecting the region, including problems with the smooth operation of the single trading market.
Liberia’s Baby Blues – No Policy for Pregnant School Girls
- Inter Press Service
Gbarnga, LIBERIA, Jul 05 (IPS) - Patricia Kollie should be at school today but instead she is at home in Gbarnga, Liberia, pounding a pile of cassava leaves in a wooden mortar. Her entire body is slightly swollen. Her dress fits a little too snug at the stomach.
New Banknotes Elicit Hopes and Fears in DRC
- Inter Press Service
KIKWIT, DR Congo, Jul 05 (IPS) - "The macroeconomic climate is looking good, with a growth rate varying between five and seven percent," said Jean-Claude Masangu, governor of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Central Bank as he justified the release of new denominations of the Congolese franc.
Liberia’s Baby Blues — No Policy for Pregnant School Girls
- Inter Press Service
Patricia Kollie should be at school today but instead she is at home in Gbarnga, Liberia, pounding a pile of cassava leaves in a wooden mortar. Her entire body is slightly swollen. Her dress fits a little too snug at the stomach.
New Banknotes Elicit Hopes and Fears in DRC
- Inter Press Service
'The macroeconomic climate is looking good, with a growth rate varying between five and seven percent,' said Jean-Claude Masangu, governor of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Central Bank as he justified the release of new denominations of the Congolese franc.
Waste Not, Want Not – Providing for South Africa’s Food Security
- Inter Press Service
PRETORIA, South Africa, Jul 04 (IPS) - As South Africa grapples with reducing its sanitation backlog, scientists seem to have found a way to reduce the build up while simultaneously combatting the country’s food insecurity. The solution? Safely using human waste as fertiliser.
U.N. Report Links Rwanda to Congolese Violence
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 04 (IPS) - After weeks of delay, the United Nations released Monday its full annex by the U.N. Security Council condemning the Rwandan government for its support of Congolese rebels.
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