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'Nationalists or Islamists?'
16/01/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

'Nationalists or Islamists?'

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Weds. 15/01/13: In the International Herald Tribune, Peter Rutland says the core of the conflict in Mali is the nationalist secession movement of the Tuareg people. Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal says Islamabad is in chaos. Also, China Daily says authorities should learn lessons from other cities like London on how to fight pollution. And the Independent leaks details of Barack Obama’s upcoming inauguration.
France’s ‘lonely intervention’ in Mali
15/01/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

France’s ‘lonely intervention’ in Mali

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Tues. 15/01/13: L’Observateur Paalga says the hardest is yet to come in Mali. Any international coalition needs to ensure the region doesn’t turn into "Sahelistan". Meanwhile, The Guardian explores why France is going solo in the intervention. And Lance Armstrong reportedly told Oprah he used performance-enhancing drugs.
Gaza: water for life
18/12/2012 - PLANET HOPE

Gaza: water for life

In Gaza, 80% of the population has no access to clean drinking water. If nothing is done, the situation will become intolerable by 2020. The race is on to build a vast sewage treatment plant.
Invisible pollution
15/12/2012 - ENVIRONMENT

Invisible pollution

This week we take a look at the fashion giants which have been pressured into stopping the use of hazardous chemicals. A worldwide campaign led by environmental group Greenpeace has named and shamed those labels guilty of using toxic products in clothing supply chains.
Italy's Ilva factory: your job or your health?
26/10/2012 - REPORTERS

Italy's Ilva factory: your job or your health?

An Italian court has ruled in favour of closing Europe's biggest steel works on environmental and health fears. But the plant's managers are fighting to keep it open. Determined not to let that happen, citizens and workers have formed a united front.
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Residents settle in South Korea’s new ‘happy city’
30/09/2012 - SOUTH KOREA

Residents settle in South Korea’s new ‘happy city’

Some 120,000 civil servants arrived in the pop-up city of Sejong in September as final touches were added to the €15 billion project. Will the green, innovative “happy city” please its new residents?
Activists call for Ivory Coast toxic waste probe
25/09/2012 - IVORY COAST

Activists call for Ivory Coast toxic waste probe

Amnesty International and Greenpeace released a report Tuesday calling for Britain to launch a criminal probe into shipping giant Trafigura for its role in dumping toxic waste in Abidjan in 2006, killing 17 and poisoning thousands in Ivory Coast.
Over 90 classic yachts converge on the Isle of Wight
22/09/2012 - WORLD WINDS

Over 90 classic yachts converge on the Isle of Wight

French sailors get a warm welcome at the Cowes regatta on the Isle of Wight. Over 90 yachts are taking part in this edition of the Panerai British Classic Week. But first, we go onboard a French de-pollution boat that is a market leader in cleaning up fuel and oil spills.
Inside French prisons, and dodgy air quality outside
07/08/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Inside French prisons, and dodgy air quality outside

The French newspapers are reporting from the Middle East on the defection of Syria’s Prime Minister and its fallout. They also cast a look at France’s prison system, and one paper carries prisoner testimony in a prison near Lyon. And finally, what is happening to the air in France’s cities?
Water-discharge project dropped in China amid mass protests
28/07/2012 - CHINA

Water-discharge project dropped in China amid mass protests

A controversial water-discharge project in eastern China was scrapped Saturday after thousands protested to highlight pollution concerns. Environmental issues have been a prime cause of protests in China in recent years.
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