Global Population and Urbanization

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The human race is expected to swell from the current 6.5 billion to 9.1 billion people by 2050, with populations exploding in hungry developing countries and stagnating in rich nations, the United Nations predicted Thursday.

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Politics and Gender Equality in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, 2 Feb 2005 (IRIN) - Two independent reports on domestic violence against women in Pakistan have found that the country is suffering increasing levels of abuse in spite of legislation to provide women with protection.


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European Union and the Global Economy

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission unveiled a plan on Wednesday to relaunch the EU's drive for economic supremacy, but quietly dropped the 2010 deadline set five years ago for a program that has been 'blown off course.'

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Politics: 1990 Constitutional Monarch, 2005 King-Less Republic?

BANGKOK, Feb 2 (IPS) - In May 1990, the winds of change that began with the collapse of the Berlin Wall and freeing of South Africa's Nelson Mandela, had reached the Himalayan Hindu kingdom of Nepal. The role of the god-king - the incarnation of Lord Vishnu - was challenged.

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Global economy: Free Trade Americas Agreement (FTAA) Sneaks into Summit Declaration

MEXICO CITY, Jan 13 (IPS) - The Summit of the Americas came to a close Tuesday in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey with a declaration asserting that the hemisphere-wide trade treaty should move forward according to plan because it will foment growth.

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Economy and Global Stratification: U.S. Reaches Pact With Central American Nations

WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (IPS) - The United States and four Central American countries reached a so-called free trade agreement (FTA) on Wednesday, a deal critics say will cost U.S. jobs and transfer wealth from the already impoverished Latin nations to U.S. corporations.

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Global Economy and NAFTA: North American Deal Dismal After a Decade

WASHINGTON, Dec 26 (IPS) - After 10 years a deal that all sides say transformed trade and investment rules in North America has still produced far fewer positive results than originally promised, according to its critics.

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Argentina's Economy Makes Progress: Economy and Global Stratification

In Argentina, there are signs of solid financial recovery three years after the country suffered devastating political and economic crises.

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Peacebuilders span North America: Social Change and Conflict Resolution

The recent creation of the North American Peacebuilders Program, one of the first exchange programs of its kind in the world, is giving students...

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