Responding to pressure from right-wing press and the Conservative party, UK Prime Minister Tony Blair now says he will consider measures that would withhold benefits for migrants from EU accession countries when they join the Union in May. Previously supporting the free movement of Eastern...
Britain is examining tighter benefit controls to prevent increased immigration from mainly eastern European countries joining the EU, the prime minister said yesterday. Responding to pressure from the rightwing press...
About 25 percent of the world’s human population confronts severe water shortages. The Water Resources Institute reports that 17 nations are under extremely high water stress. Reasons for shortages vary including waste, pollution and excessive reliance on groundwater. “Climate change heightens the...
Tight profit margins in the mining industry – along with consolidation among large multinationals, huge capital investments, high-tech automation and rigid equipment maintenance contracts – have reduced job creation for nations with natural resources. Greenland, with 57,000 citizens, mostly...
Melting ice, opening mines: Foreign mining companies flock to Greenland to explore (top); ice free Nuuk harbor can help ship minerals
DAEJEON: A large mineral discovery ignites anticipation in nearby communities for economic development,...
Many tourists try to squeeze as many possible experiences as possible into a few days, and quick weekend jaunts are common. Communities and businesses target visitors with sporting events and festivals; less savory are pub crawls and binge-drinking activities. “Tourists are conquerors who disguise...
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UNICEF estimates the world has about 650 million females who married under the age of 18. Child marriages not only limit individual human rights, but also perpetuate poverty and inequality for entire communities and countries. Nonyelum A. Ujam, who works with the Central Bank of Nigeria and is a...
Not made in heaven: Nigeria’s child bride with newly married husband; Nigeria’s young girls face a bleak future
ABUJA, NIGERIA: The United Nations International Children’s Education Fund, UNICEF, defines a child as any person below the age of 18...
Since the days of the Roman Empire, traders traveled a network of routes winding from China and India to the Mediterranean Sea, known as the Silk Road. A young entrepreneur relied on the name in launching an internet site in 2011 that peddled illegal drugs, and other products and services. The US...
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In 2001, world leaders set a goal of lifting trade restrictions to improve efficiency and decrease poverty in developing nations – and so the Doha Round of World Trade Organization negotiations began. But over the seven years, the divide between developing and developed nations became more...
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The recent terror attacks in Jordan marks a new turn in the global war on terror. Jordan itself is no stranger to terrorist attacks, but since September 11, the rules of the game have changed. Where Jordan once battled terrorism at a local level, now the country is caught up in a global struggle...
The terror attack against three hotels in Amman on Wednesday represents a qualitatively significant and troubling step in the global dynamics of terror and the "global war on terror." While terror attacks against local...
