Swine flu is all the rage in the press these days it seems. And Mexico is suffering. The entire country has been placed under a virtual economic shut down as public assemblies have been banned and many open areas quarantined. Exports are now looked at with caution and US trade …
The U.S. government is working to understand and combat the “swine flu” outbreak, it must also contend with the impact that swine flu fears are having on exports of U.S. pork products. So far, countries including China, Croatia, Ecuador, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Philippines, Russia, South Korea, Thailand, Ukraine have announced full …
The schools are closed. Soccer matches are played in empty stadiums and movie theaters have closed their doors. There are no public events and it is no longer possible to have lunch in a restaurant. The army has been giving out masks out on the streets. Shopping malls are nearly …
To mark the 60th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army Navy, China paraded its naval fleet in the northern port city of Qingdao last week. China flaunted its ambitions as a global power by displaying nuclear submarines, destroyers, an amphibious-assault ship and fighter bombers.
To …
As a complement to the UNFCCC process that is building toward agreement in Copenhagen in December (I fervently hope), President Obama called for a series of meetings of the world’s major economies. These economies include the world’s largest contributors to climate change, including the top four of China, the US, …
According to developing reports, six of the nation’s largest banks have failed the Federal ‘Stress test’ and may require additional capital to remain in business. The Gov’t rather than giving more bailout aid is considering converting Preferred shares into common equity shares, thereby effectively “Nationaling” the banks by making the Federal government the largest single shareholder in each company.
Has the Speaker of Kenya’s Parliament come up with a temporary palliative to the proximate cause of tension between President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga? Speaker Kenneth Marende has stepped in as temporary chair of the House Business Committee in Parliament, a disputed post that has …
Following Jordanian King Abdullah’s visit to the White House last week, Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh spoke with Middle East Progress, stressing the need for a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Unlike representatives from other Arab nations, he stated that the Arab Peace Initiative does not expire, but …
This is a busy week for the normally sleepy town of Tromsø, Norway a city over 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, as it is hosting two conferences: one on global warming, and the annual Arctic Council meeting.
Global Warming Conference
On Tuesday, Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and former …
RAWALPINDI: Following successful operation against militants in Lower Dir, security forces on Tuesday afternoon launched an offensive against the Taliban militants in the Buner district.
“The aim of the offensive, which began at 4 pm, is to eliminate and expel the militants from Buner,” Inter-Services Public Relations Director General Maj-Gen Athar …
Despite opposition from top military generals, Russia is moving ahead with an overhaul of the country’s armed forces. 35,000 officers will be fired in 2009 to streamline the military.
The shrinking numbers are part of Russia’s wider military reforms and modernization. Moscow wants to trim …
The point of no return could be crossed in the near future if the Taliban are not subjected to decisive and telling action. The government dithered and the army stayed its hand even as the militants who want nothing less than the state’s overthrow flexed their muscles and moved from …
‘Operation Pathway’ was perhaps destined for failure the moment the UK’s top counter-terrorism officer was photographed with files providing details of planned police raids on Pakistani students. The officer concerned was forced to resign and the police action, which had been in the works for months, was moved forward at …
A local Cuban newspaper in Ciego de Ávila reported this week that Cuba’s population has been declining for several years: between the end of 2005 and the end of 2008 the population shrank by about 7,100. The article ascribes the change to declining fertility coupled with the …
Teen loitering is nothing new in any corner of the globe, in fact its a mainstay that appears to transcend most ethnic divides. For what does one do when you simply have no where to go, parents cramp your young adult style, you tend to have little money, …
