A day after the UN Security Council imposed 52 new sanctions against North Korea, the isolated regime fired six short-range projectiles about 100 kilometers off the Korean Peninsula. The sanctions “places a legal responsibility on UN member states, who will be found in violation of the resolution...
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Russia is sending troops and equipment to aid separatists in eastern Ukraine. Whether called incursion or invasion, the move widens the divide between Russia and the West. Tactics and terms used by Russians, including President Vladimir Putin, suggest the goal may be establish a corridor with...
Kiev and its Western backers accused Moscow of sending Russian troops and armor to fight alongside rebels in eastern Ukraine, dimming hopes for a diplomatic solution to the crisis and prompting the U.S. and Europe to threaten new sanctions....
AllofMP3.com owes its global success to low prices and a large collection of music that is normally not available for sale online. However, despite its allure, Allofmp3.com may be illegal. Record companies complain and try to stop the site, but with little luck in a country where digital piracy...
Haiti's interim Prime Minister, Gerard Latortue, has asked for $924 million while at a two-day international donors conference that ends today at World Bank headquarters. Latortue says the money is part of an estimated $1.3 million necessary to get the country back on its feet after the...
WASHINGTON - Haiti's interim prime minister, Gerard Latortue, on Monday said he's banking on the generosity of the international community for $924 million the nation needs to push it toward recovery.
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未来几十年内，发展中国家人口增长的数量将会远远超过预期的发达国家人口下降的数量。工业不发达、就业机会不够多的一些发展中国家，凭借着推行鼓励居民出国打工的政策遏制贫困。这一政策支撑了国内就业，提升了个人技能，通过劳务汇款还增加了外汇收入，从而有助于缓解贫困问题。但在当前的经济危机下，工人们不再向国内汇款，甚至返回国内，该政策也可能适得其反。人口统计学家约瑟夫•夏米（Joseph Chamie）对墨西哥、摩洛哥和菲律宾的情况进行了分析——这几个国家在过去一个世纪里都经历了人口的大幅增长，也都曾将劳动力输出作为一个有用的政策选择。近年来，富裕国家开始试图严格入境条件，并且在困难时期通过各种活动，...
纽约：当一国人口规模远超过本国经济所能容纳的数量时，政府要么不采取任何措施任由贫困滋生，要么输出人口。对许多国家而言，输出人口这一政策都是有效的。2008年，移民劳动力向发展中国家的汇款达到近3000亿美元。
但给发达国家带来重创的全球经济危机可能引发移民回国的一股狂潮，而汇款的下滑对发展中国家的冲击将会更为严重。
许多发展中国家已经发现，为工人和其家庭出国工作提供便利这种做法既有吸引力，又有利可图。让公民在国外工作，派遣国就有机会通过汇款收入取得宝贵的外汇，...
Russian President Vladimir Putin used the opportunity of a Caspian security conference on July 14 to recommend a return to Moscow’s prior level of influence in the Caspian region. Recently, Russia has strengthened its Caspian military presence. Putin wants to strengthen it further, using the...
Russian President Vladimir Putin took advantage of a Caspian security conference on July 14 to promote the restoration of Moscow’s influence in the region. Kazakhstan appears to be the country most receptive to Russia’s...
The US government has ended military aid for several African countries with governments that refused to sign an “Article 98 agreement” that exempts American soldiers from the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The 2002 “American Servicemembers’ Protection Act” is a keystone of...
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In a quest for votes prior to the September 17 election, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, applying Israeli sovereignty, if he wins reelection. Sections include the Jordan Valley and northern Dead Sea, making up 30 percent of the West Bank...