Recognizing limited energy supplies, the world turns to coal for fuel. Coal meets about half of US energy needs, about 70 percent for China. Anticipating strict regulatory limits, countries like the US have stepped up coal mining and construction of coal-burning power plants. But Author Jeff...
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A bombing-shooting attack in Norway has left more than 70 people dead, mostly teenagers, and prompts nations to reflect on rising right-wing extremism and resentment. Populist opposition to immigration, a fast-changing culture and globalization of the economy is a potent political force. The impact...
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Despite being a nation built by immigrants, Australia faces fresh challenges in dealing with new arrivals, particularly from India. The recent spate of violent attacks on Indian immigrants has brought a spotlight on the changing nature of migration from Asian neighbors and its impact on Australian...
Hard lesson: Indian students in Australia have to learn to defend themselves against racist attacks
CANBERRA: Australia, a country shaped by migration, is again being challenged to define itself by a new wave of migration from its giant Asian...
For all the apocalyptic talk of globalization's corrosive effects on social provision, Western European welfare regimes have survived to date and will continue to survive in the future. Welfare regimes, generally operating within a national framework, involve states' actions for the...
French demonstrate against government cutbacks: Blame it on the pressures of globalization.
In the streets of Paris, the anti-globalization protests of yesteryear have given way to protests against the "anti-people, anti-labor" policies of the...
Immigration has once again spurred a divisive debate among environmental conservationists in the USA. Even the 112-year-old Sierra Club is facing an 'insurgent' campaign aimed at getting the group to come down hard for immigration restrictions. For decades, population control has...
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Chinese property developers are taking a lead from wealthy Chinese investors and state-owned Chinese banks by investing in US properties. Xinyuan Real Estate is planning a condominium development in a trendy Brooklyn neighborhood. “With Beijing redoubling its efforts to rein in housing prices –...
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India – with a young, talented and entrepreneurial workforce and an economy that relies on low wages – could provide formidable competition to China as factory to the world. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promoted a “Make in India” campaign and likewise expects consumers to buy in India,...
Price is right: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has an uphill battle in promoting the Make in India campaign; Indian consumers may enjoy rising incomes, but most still search for bargains made in China and elsewhere even when buying small...
Exposure of the US National Security Agency’s vast intelligence collection program through the use of internet companies like Google and Facebook is creating headaches for allied governments across the world. UK Foreign Secretary William Hague attempted to assure Britons that privacy laws were...
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