HEALTH: H1N1 Pandemic Is Over, But Vigilance Needed – WHO
BANGKOK, Sep 8, 2010 (IPS) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging countries in Asia to remain vigilant about the spread of the H1N1 influenza virus, which the international ...
ENVIRONMENT-PHILIPPINES: Mining Project Digs Up Locals’ Ire
PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines, Sep 8, 2010 (IPS/IFEJ) – Depending on who one talks to, Mt Mantalingahan is either a treasure trove of untapped minerals lying underneath the earths crust, or ...
Sri Lanka Shuns West, Finds Solace in Emerging Powers’ Arms
COLOMBO, Sep 8, 2010 (IPS) – The European Unions decision to suspend trade preferences for Sri Lankan exports may have finally come into force, but the island nation is not ...
LATIN AMERICA: Ties with China Based on Commodity Exports, Manufactured Imports
SANTIAGO, Sep 3, 2010 (IPS) – Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean will grow again this year, driven largely by demand from China. But the high proportion of commodities ...
Revolution in African Agriculture Gathering Momentum
ACCRA, Sep 2, 2010 (IPS) – As one major meeting on agriculture ends, another begins: farming is truly back on Africa’s agenda. “Africa’s agricultural sector has the potential not only ...
ASIA: Japan Watches As China Passes It By
TOKYO, Sep 3, 2010 (IPS) – Chinas stepping up as the worlds second largest economy drives home to Japan the point that after decades of ruling the roost in Asia, ...
CHINA: Bigger Bite Needed into Appetite for Shark Fin Soup
BEIJING, Sep 3, 2010 (IPS) – Campaigns featuring some of Chinas biggest celebrities, including basketball star Yao Ming and actor Jackie Chan, have persuaded some Chinese to think twice about ...
Fisheries Can Play Key Role in Africa
CAPE TOWN, Sep 1, 2010 (IPS) – Fisheries contribute at least $10 billion dollars to African economies every year. In countries such as Angola, Egypt and Namibia, fisheries are vital ...
SOUTH AFRICA: "Xenophobia Simmering Just Below Boiling Point"
CAPE TOWN, Sep 1, 2010 (IPS) – “Xenophobia is part of life. We do not live easy here. We only survive,” says Somali shopkeeper, Abdinasir Shaikh Aden, looking tense. He ...
Funding Begins Flowing for African Agriculture
WINDHOEK, Sep 1, 2010 (IPS) – The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) has received a major boost as several countries have begun drawing on funds from a $22 billion ...
Billion Dollar Audit Missed by Pentagon Watchdog
WASHINGTON, Aug 31, 2010 (IPS) – Military auditors failed to complete an audit of the business systems of an Ohio- based company – Mission Essential Personnel – even though it had ...
Portugal’s Forests Losing Ability to Capture Carbon
GERS, Portugal, Aug 31, 2010 (IPS) – Environmentalists are alarmed: fires have destroyed close to 100,000 hectares of forest in Portugal this summer, releasing one million tonnes of greenhouse gases ...
SOUTH AMERICA: Argentine Beef Overtaken by Mercosur Partners
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 30, 2010 (IPS) – South America’s Mercosur trade bloc is becoming established as the top world producer of beef, with 40 percent of the international market. But ...
MINING-CHILE: Make Good on Concern for Worker Safety, Say Unions
SANTIAGO, Aug 30, 2010 (IPS) – While efforts get underway to try to rescue the 33 miners who are trapped 700 metres underground in a mine in northern Chile, trade ...
DEVELOPMENT: South-east Asian Highway Hits Roadblock in Burma
BANGKOK, Aug 31, 2010 (IPS) – With its thick forest cover and abundant wildlife, the Dawna mountain range in south-eastern Burma is coming in the way of a flagship highway ...