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Torontonians should welcome the world to their diverse city
Toronto :: Canada | about 4 hours ago
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W ithin hours of the announcement that Toronto will host next June's G20 summit, the grousing began. All-news channel CP24 trotted out no less an authority than Ben Mulroney. The entertainment chat show host says he is so out of here when the G20 hordes...
Tags: University of Toronto, Canada, Toronto, Diplomatic conferences, G20 ministerial meeting, Global governance, G-20 major economies, International organizations, G20, Globalization
Shocking news: The world is stable!
Kabul :: Afghanistan | about 6 hours ago
Credibility Monday, Dec 7, 2009 17:05 PST China dominance?...It ended with the greatest global economic crisis since the Great Depression and deepening U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan and Pakistan. A decade's worth of stock market gains were swiftly erased...
Tags: U.S, American, Reuters/China Daily Paramilitary, United States of America, Japan, growth rates, public discourse, India, cold war, stock market, Afghanistan, Kabul, Demography, 1990s, Pax Americana, BRIC, Population, Globalization, Pax, Asian Century
Dollar crosses barrier of Rs84, sustains demand
Karāchi :: Pakistan | about 9 hours ago
Credibility The US dollar took a sudden jump against the local currency on Monday crossing the psychological barrier of Rs84 while demand remained high despite increasing value of dollar. ‘We sold dollar at Rs84.21 and the same was the closing rate,’ said Atif Ahmed,...
Tags: Karachi Stock Exchange, State Bank, Karachi Press Club, Pakistan, Karāchi, Business Finance, Foreign exchange market, Karachi District, International economics, International trade, United States dollar, Stock market crashes, Foreign exchange reserves, Macroeconomics, Economy of Pakistan, Karachi Port Trust, Globalization, Asian Financial Crisis, State Bank of Pakistan, Economic indicators, World currency, DPT vaccine, Balance of payments, Karachi, Vaccines, Investment, Currency
Activist Naomi Klein attacks the 'capitalisation of hope'
Copenhagen :: Denmark | about 10 hours ago
Credibility Leave the oil in the soil, leave the coal in the hole and leave the tar sand in the land," said Nnimmo Bassy, Friends of the Earth International chief, in his message at the opening of the People's Summit, Klimaforum in Copenhagen last night. Up to 50,000...
Tags: Denmark, Copenhagen, Environment, Naomi Klein, Protests, Via Campesina, Environmental ethics, Climate change, Globalization, Climate ethics, Energy policy, Anti-globalization movement, Global warming, Third-wave Feminism, Entertainment Culture, Action on climate change
Temporary improvement in job sector
Washington :: WA :: USA | about 18 hours ago
Credibility Temporary staffing agencies are reporting a lift in business as the U.S. economic recovery has prompted cautious hiring, a Manpower executive said. "Companies are hesitant to say demand is lasting and they go first to the contract labor market," Manpower...
Tags: temporary placements, Washington, Corporate crime, Contingent work, Business Finance, Manpower Inc., Globalization, Labor history, Labor, Working conditions, Business ethics, Contingent workforce
Creed v greed, an ethical charter
Melbourne :: Australia | about 20 hours ago
Credibility A Shwetamber Jain devotee performs puja, a daily personal worship. Hans Kung said in Melbourne yesterday. ''Laws are not enough,'' Dr Kung told the Parliament of the World's Religions. ''You need the political will to fight corruption, greed and aggrandisement.
Tags: Australia, Melbourne, Economic ideologies, Interfaith, Economy, World government, Social philosophy, Globalization, Towards a Global Ethic: An Initial Declaration, Capitalism
More open trade to swell ranks of informal workers
Auckland :: New Zealand | 1 day ago
Credibility The ranks of the informally employed will likely swell next year partly due to short-term instability caused by further trade liberalization, International Labor Organization (ILO) officials said late last week. Countries in Southeast Asia, with their...
Tags: Mr. Ernst, New Zealand, Auckland, Labour relations, International trade, Unemployment, Free trade, Business Finance, Employment law, Labour law, Globalization, Labor, Working conditions
Gokarn favours graded exit from soft monetary stance
New Delhi :: India | 2 days ago
Credibility Strategising the Reserve Bank of India’s exit from the current accommodative monetary policy stance, RBI Deputy Governor Subir Gokarn on Saturday favoured a staggered withdrawal process as a better bet than a one-off approach. Speaking to the media on...
Tags: Subir Gokarn, Reserve Bank of India, monetary policy, deputy governor, Dr. Gokarn, governor subir, India, New Delhi, Business Finance, Macroeconomics, Inflation, Postmodernism, Globalization, Cultural geography, World government, Central bank, Federal Reserve System, Sociocultural evolution, Economic geography, Interest rate
U of T prof trumpets 10,000-mile diet
Auckland :: New Zealand | 3 days ago
Credibility P ierre Desrochers does not feel guilty buying apples flown in from New Zealand during the dead of winter...For a broad swath of foodies, from Prince Charles to chef Jamie Kennedy, local is the wave of the future. But that claim is being countered by...
Tags: food movement, New Zealand, Auckland, Food politics, Food Records, Food miles, Local food, Sustainable food system, Globalization, Rural community development, Economic geography
Africa: China Sets Its Sights on African Research Cooperation
Beijing :: China | 3 days ago
Credibility China Sets Its Sights on African Research Cooperation Wu Ni 4 December 2009 Beijing — China is continuing to show an interest in developing African research capacity with the announcement of a cooperation programme in science and technology.
Tags: China-Africa Cooperation Yazini, Civil Society Participation, african research, China, Beijing, Environment, Education, Business Finance, Globalization, Technology Internet, Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, Science and technology in the People's Republic of China
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