By Global Issues BALI, Indonesia, Feb 28 (IPS) – Bali’s Island’s ancient canine guardians, the proud descendants of lineages tracing back tens of thousands of years, stand on the brink of extinction. Culling triggered by rabies outbreaks and interbreeding is pushing these living cultural treasures towards a tragic end. Read the full story, “Balis Ancient […]
By Global Issues KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb 28 (IPS) – As dire economic predictions for 2023 did not materialise, pundits began 2024 far more optimistically. But policy ghosts from the last half-century will likely undermine such wishful thinking. Read the full story, “Hapless New Year for Global South”, on globalissues.org → Source: Hapless New Year […]
By Global Issues MAIDUGURI, Nigeria & NAIROBI, Feb 23 (IPS) – Nigeria is home to 15 percent of the world’s out-of-school children. More than 7.6 million girls are not in school, and only nine percent of the poorest girls in the country are in secondary school. The Boko Haram insurgency and other armed groups fuel […]