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Brazil’s long shadow vexes some neighbors
LA PAZ, Bolivia — Sandal-clad indigenous protesters have excoriated their president, calling him a “lackey of Brazil.” Angry demonstrations in front of Brazil’s embassy here denounced its “imperialist” tendencies. Bolivian intellectuals lambasted the “São Paulo bourgeoisie,” likenin...
How fear drove world rice markets insane
Nothing is more basic and simple than food. Yet it comes to us courtesy of a long, complicated supply chain that spans the globe....
Population growth taxing planet’s resources; expanding demands are depleting seas, fresh water and forests
The president is using his authority to try to put Democrats on the side of angry voters...
Bolivia scraps Amazon road project protested by indigenous people
Bolivia's President Evo Morales has scrapped plans for a road project in the Amazon that had triggered protests by indigenous people....
Aid policy: The rise of the new donors
IRIN has been covering Syria's humanitarian crisis from its outset. A look at some highlights. Can the creaking international aid system reform before history overtakes it?...
Malaria deaths fall over 20% worldwide in last decade
There has been a fall of just over 20% in the number of deaths from malaria worldwide in the past decade, the World Health Organization says....
Speculation on food commodities may harm the hungry
Speculators in the agricultural commodities markets are forcing grocery prices to rise too quickly and erratically, according to some top economists marking World Food Day on Sunday....
Developing countries out in the cold at the World Trade Organization
Geneva — Developing countries, particularly from Africa, are concerned about attempts by industrialised nations to change the negotiating dynamic of the World Trade Organization....
Congress passes trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama
Congress resoundingly approved long-stalled trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama late Wednesday, authorizing the most significant expansion of trade relations in nearly two decades....
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