Archive for January, 2010
Posted on January 2, 2010 - by Venik
China and the other Brics will rebuild a new world economic order
Five emerging nations – and booming countries across Asia – are set to overtake America and Europe As the past decade slips away, it is easy to remember it economically as one which began with the dotcom boom and ended with the “Great Implosion” that left Britain, the US and other industrialised nations struggling with [...]
Posted on January 1, 2010 - by Venik
From the archive: The crisis on top of the world
Originally published on 2 January 1980 Afghanistan is not quite the glittering prize of current Western legend. The country is a medieval tapestry of neglect; a craggy relic without developed resources, education, industry, effective government, health care or modern agriculture. A glittering prize? On the contrary: an anarchic nightmare. If the West, over the last [...]
Posted on January 1, 2010 - by Venik
Russia raises price of vodka to combat alcoholism
Minimum price for half a litre of vodka set at £1.80 The Russian government has set a minimum price for vodka that more than doubles the cost of the cheapest vodka on the market in an effort to fight rampant alcoholism. The measure is aimed at reducing the number of deaths caused by drinking in [...]
Posted on January 1, 2010 - by Venik
Lost leaders: 2009 rogues gallery
Which international leaders messed up most last year? Whose plans unravelled and fell apart? The Guardian’s foreign affairs columnist Simon Tisdall is keeping a tally. Click on the cards to see last year’s leading goofers and leave your comments below Simon Tisdall Original article Share on bebo Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post [...]
