CARACAS, Sep 03 (IPS) – Venezuela is preparing to replicate the experience of Special Economic Zones (SEZs), a mechanism with which more than 60 countries have tried to draw investment and accelerate economic growth, while under its avowedly socialist government a “silent neoliberalism” is gaining ground. Read the full story, “Special Economic Zones: A Nod […]
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To Be Black (and Crash the Goal) in Nagorno-Karabakh
STEPANAKERT, Nagorno Karabakh, Sep 02 (IPS) – “This year the weather in Nagorno-Karabakh is warmer than in my home country, Senegal,” jokes Sow Ababacar, a 22-year-old footballer from the local stadium in Stepanakert, the capital of this Caucasus enclave. Although he once dreamed of playing for the Senegalese national team, the midfielder is currently training […]
Transforming Girls Education, Changing The World
NEW YORK, Sep 02 (IPS) – As we approach this year’s Transforming Education Summit, global leaders can and must prioritize expertise and mobilize political will to support efforts to ensure inclusive and quality education for all, especially girls. This is at the heart of Sustainable Development Goal 4 in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, […]
ABUJA, Sep 01 (IPS)
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Mikhail Gorbachev, the Last Statesman
ROME, Sep 01 (IPS) – With the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last great statesman, and an entire epoch, disappears. Read the full story, “Mikhail Gorbachev, the Last Statesman”, on globalissues.org → find more fun & mates at SoShow now !
100 million People with Long COVID is a Crisis We Must Address
ABUJA, Sep 01 (IPS) – More than two-years in, the COVID-19 pandemic rages on with rising cases and deaths every day. A silent and more long-term pandemic occurring simultaneously is long COVID. The impact of long COVID has serious consequences for the future of humanity and should worry us all. Read the full story, “100 million […]
ROME, Sep 01 (IPS)
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Racism Hurts People and Democracy in Peru
LIMA, Sep 01 (IPS) – Banning the use of the same bathroom, insults and calling people animals are just a few of the daily forms of racism experienced by people in Peru, a multicultural, multiethnic and multilingual country where various forms of discrimination are intertwined. Read the full story, “Racism Hurts People and Democracy in […]
Mikhail Gorbachev, the Last Statesman
ROME, Sep 01 (IPS) – With the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last great statesman, and an entire epoch, disappears. Read the full story, “Mikhail Gorbachev, the Last Statesman”, on globalissues.org → find more fun & mates at SoShow now !