Europe and Middle East

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Brave New World: Gulf Seeks Bold Science Initiatives

Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Technology
The Gulf States are investing in radical initiatives to strengthen science, but results are not guaranteed.

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Wheat Fungus May Affect Food Prices

Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Agriculture
The wheat stem rust fungus, recently discovered in Iran, may have a global impact.

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Globalization of Soccer Kicks Local Fans

Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Culture and Society
Much to the chagrin of local fans, globalization is helping to create a corporate and commercial image of English soccer that is far from its historic roots.

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Medical Migration

Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Health
The how and why of healthworker's migration, and the benefits it may have for their country of origin.

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From Globalization to Localization?

Morgan Stanley's Stephen Roach argues that rich countries may move to protect their own interests as they start feeling squeezed by globalization.

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It's a Semiglobalized World

A book demonstrating a worldview where apocalypse is not imminent and differences still matter.

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Europe Must Admit Africa to the Carbon Trading Club

Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Environment
The time is right for Europe to change its carbon trading rules in order to give Africa access to the market, writes Louis V. Verchot, a climate change scientist.

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Global Governance and the Division of Labor

International institutions must support and maintain an environment that promotes prosperity, security and social justice in their members.

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Globalization with Arab Characteristics

The Arab states need to adapt to global markets in order to increase employment opportunities for the booming young adult population.

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Food Resources - Help That Lasts

Topics: Food
Countries: Eritrea
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Health
When confronting hunger related issues, Tom Ewert emphasizes that Mercy Corps' approach is multi-faceted and moves beyond simple food distribution.

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Fewer Babies Pose Difficult Challenges for Europe

Europe has the world's oldest average population which is causing many European governments to worry about the long-term economic, social, and political impact.

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How Soccer Explains the World

In his latest book, Franklin Foer examines the relationship between globalization and soccer.

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Traditional Water Mill Technology Helps Boost Livlihoods

Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Success Stories
The 'ghatta' has changed the lives of many Nepalese families.

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The Rising and Falling Power of Hydrocarbon States

The oil card is good for only a few rounds in the long-term game of international diplomacy.

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G8 - Much Talk, Too Few Results

The 2007 G8 Summit could be considered a failure due to its negligible accomplishments and its enormous security costs.

Breaking News

Talking about an 'evergreen revolution'

International Herald Tribune - Mon, 05/12/2008 - 05:52
Forty years after he helped rescue the world from growing famine, and with a deepening gloom over the future of food supplies, Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan is once again agitating for an agricultural revolution - this time a perpetual one.

Stocks advance as oil falls, dollar advances

The Associated Press - Mon, 05/12/2008 - 13:30
NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street rallied Monday as oil prices, supported by a stronger dollar, fell back and alleviated some of investors' concerns about accelerating inflation. The Dow Jones industrials gained 130 points....

China quake death toll rises to about 10,000

The Associated Press - Mon, 05/12/2008 - 21:14
CHENGDU, China (AP) -- A powerful earthquake toppled buildings, schools and chemical plants Monday in central China, killing about 10,000 people and trapping untold numbers in mounds of concrete, steel and earth in the country's worst quake in three decades....

Death toll rises as Lebanon simmers

CNN - Sun, 05/11/2008 - 22:34
At least 44 people have been killed and more than 140 wounded in four days of clashes between pro- and anti-government supporters in Lebanon, according to the war-torn country's Internal Security Forces.

The dollar's dominance called into question

International Herald Tribune - Mon, 05/12/2008 - 14:51
What are the chances that a day of reckoning is coming, when the dollar would be so weak that America would have to play by the rules that apply to every other country?

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