The Group of 20 Summit: Climate change solutions may be answer to economic woes
All eyes are on London this week for the G20 summit. Will it come up with a plan to save the world economy? It won’t, say UN climate negotiators in Germany — where this week’s real business is happening — unless there is a plan in place to save the planet first.
Recycle your old cell phone next week; do it!
Ever wonder what to do with your old cell phone? Is it sitting in your kitchen drawer right now because you don't want it to end up in the land fill, but you have no idea what else to do with it?
Factory protesters: We'll stay till we win
Around 140 workers occupying a Belfast factory that has been earmarked for closure vowed on Wednesday to continue their protest until bosses stump up decent redundancy packages. Workers occupied the canteen after the 210 staff at the Visteon plant, which makes engine parts for the Ford Fiesta and was previously owned by Ford, were told on Tuesday that it was to close immediately.
U.S. and Russia reopen nuke talks as peace movement warns of NATO war danger
The United States and Russia announced jointly April 1 that they are aiming to put a new nuclear arms treaty in place before the existing one expires in December.
Madonna defends decision on 2nd adoption in Malawi
Madonna denied accusation that she is using her fame to speed up the adoption process of a second Malawian child, insisting that she's committed to maintaining a connection to adopted son David's root, her spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Sex workers rally against new crime bill
Sex workers smothered London's Piccadilly Circus in red umbrellas on Tuesday to protest against the criminalisation of their profession. Scores of workers from the nearby Soho district gathered at the Eros statue in the heart of the capital, stopping traffic to highlight their opposition to the government's Policing and Crime Bill.
Campaign launched for Turkish Metal Workers
The IMF and European Metalworkers' Federation demand Sinter Metal immediately cease violating workers' and trade union rights in the Dudullu Organized Industrial Zone in Turkey. In a joint letter to Sinter Metal the IMF and EMF call for management to immediately re-instate workers who were dismissed for their union activities.
Janet Jagan, an extraordinary woman
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Tributes came from all over the world for former President of Guyana Janet Jagan, who died March 30 at the age of 88. She was the wife and partner of Guyana’s famed leader, Cheddi Jagan.
EU slams Europe-wide gay discrimination
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transsexuals face widespread harassment, bullying and discrimination across Europe, according to an EU report released on Tuesday. The EU Fundamental Rights Agency said that harassment and discrimination occur 'in all areas of social life,' from schools to the workplace to health-care centres.
The price tag for adapting to climate change
JOHANNESBURG, 30 March 2009 (IRIN) - Countries staring into a gloomy future of low food production, less water, higher storm surges, longer dry periods and other expensive consequences of climate change have been told they can adapt at a cost ranging from several hundred billion dollars to over a trillion dollars.
