Global Development
As America's economy sags, total migration from Mexico nears zero
With jobs hard to find, fewer Mexicans are choosing to make the trip across the border into the United States, at the same time more are choosing to turn around and head home. Accordingly, for the first time in years, in 2010 the net migration from Mexico was about zero.
Peruvian researchers studying power, potential of native crops
In Peru, the ascendancy of cooking with local ingredients and flavors has fueled a resurgence in local crops. Couple that with climate change that necessitates hardier plants and all of the sudden the native tubers and grains are becoming popular not only in Peru, but around the world....
U.S. planning major deployment for London Olympic security
A contingent of 1,000 U.S. law enforcement officers, including 500 FBI agents, are expected to deploy to London next year to protect American athletes during the 2012 Olympic games....
Belgium Beer Cafe: Coming to an American airport near you
Anheuser Busch-InBev, the global brewing company, is hoping to bring the Belgium bar concept to the United States, with 10 locations opening over the next few years. Some Belgians, however, aren't so impressed with the idea....
State universities facing a quandary: Raise tuition or see quality decline
As public schools like the University of California struggle to find ways to remain competitive with top tier private schools, they're having to do so with declining state support. Accordingly, many are hiking tuition dramatically, but it's making college much less affordable....
Polish economy is booming, bucking international trends
As Europe's and America's economies falter, there's one nation standing above the trouble: Poland. In 20 years since the end of the Cold War, Poland has not once endured a recession....
In Armenia, schools bring chess into the classroom
The Armenian national chess team is the pride of the country and now the nation's schools are trying to bring chess into the classrooms....
Some Chinese buying organic to avoid food contamination -- but is it enough?
The Chinese are becoming more and more fond of purchasing organic produce--but not so much for the health benefits but because it can help them hopefully avoid tainted foods....
In wake of U.S. legislation, Congolese mines cleaning up act
With the passage of the Dodd-Frank legislation last year, U.S. electronics companies had to ensure their supply chains didn't include minerals produced in conflict mines. It's provided an opening for China, but it's also caused the Congolese government to make changes....
Europe gets behind unified plan to try to solve Euro crisis
With the European Union agreeing to a plan to bolster the EuroZone and hopefully avoid massive economic meltdown, question turns to what does this deal really mean?...
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