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...growing population (thanks to health programs, better drinking water, etc., where so much of the money went). This is the single most important reason why 50 years of development aid did not work in Africa. But the agricultural policy, the food-aid policy and the trade barriers of the European Union and the U.S. have also done much to damage agriculture in developing countries. As long as these policies are not changed fundamentally, all efforts to develop a global policy for agriculture and food security will be largely wasted. The cause of the threatening food crisis, and its solution...
...budget of up to $200 million, funded by contributions from the private sector (hotels and airlines, for instance) and a new $10 fee that would be paid by any entering foreign visitor who does not require an entry visa. The latter element has proven controversial - especially to the mostly European travelers who would have to contend with those extra costs. Ambassador John Bruton, head of the European Commission delegation to the United States, called the potential levy "discriminatory" in a September statement, and warned that it could become "a step backward in our joint endeavor toward transatlantic mobility...
...change in policy also reflects the political and economic reality in Asia. While the U.S. and European Union have stayed away, other countries have poured money into Burma - most notably its neighbors China, Thailand and India, who are hungry for the country's plentiful natural resources. The sting of western sanctions has been lessened by such investment forays, leaving the Burmese military brass with plenty of money to prop up their regime. (See pictures of what lies behind the discontent in Burma...
...Dutch airlines, Air France-KLM is even further out in front. Troubled Iberia and BA, which both announced ugly losses over the past week, reckon eliminating duplicate services from fleet maintenance to business class lounges will save the airlines $600 million a year. That'll mean "a strong European airline will able to compete in the 21st century," BA boss Willie Walsh, who'll head the new company, said in a statement. (See the best travel gadgets...
...Brown, has previously argued in favor of the tax. Look beyond that, though, and support for the measure starts to wane. The levy is "not something we're prepared to support," U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said in response to Brown's call. Officials from Russia, China and the European Central Bank also shied away from...