Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS Analysis by Jim Lobe* WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (IPS) – U.S. President Barack Obama’s extraordinary efforts since his first days in office to reassure Muslims in the Greater Middle East about U.S....
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LONDON (AFP) - The dollar struck a 14-year low against the yen on Friday amid jitters Dubai may default on its debt, which sent global stock markets reeling and prompted investors to exit risky trades.
Famine and malnutrition ravage significant parts of the globe. Not the United States though. In the United States more and more food is being disposed of as waste and ending up in landfills Three researchers from the Laboratory...
THE IMPACT OF THE UPHEAVALS in Dubai extends far beyond the middle eastern emirate. While U.S. markets were closed Thursday for Thanksgiving, bourses abroad plunged after the government of Dubai asked to extend payments on the...
After Veto, Iraqi VP Says It's Still Too Early To Settle On Election Law (AP) BAGHDAD (AP) - A top Iraqi official warned Friday "it is too early" to claim a breakthrough in a political crisis over the fragile democracy's...