Monthly Archives: September 2015

Moldova: Protesting against the unfixable?

September 28, 2024 by W. Alex Sanchez in Europe.

A boy holds his dog on the gate to the plot of land in a poor district on March 15, 2024 in Chisinau, Moldova.

For a country that has been independent for less than a quarter of a century, Moldova is a small country with big problems.

India’s unofficial blockade of Nepal benefits China

September 28, 2024 by Lara Vergnaud in Asia-Pacific.

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An Indian transport worker walks amongst Nepalese and Indian trucks parked near the Nepal-India border at Birgunj, some 90 km south of Kathmandu on September 28, 2015. Getty Images

Unhappy with Nepal’s new constitution, India has halted most cross-border trade shipments due to “safety concerns.”

The pope and China’s Xi: A tale of two visits

September 28, 2024 by Lara Vergnaud in U.S..

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Pope Francis greets well-wishers in Washington, DC. AFP/Getty Images

Pope Francis and China’s President Xi Jinping were both on historic trips to the United States at the same time, but the Chinese leader’s presence was little noted amid the wave of excitement and adulation that accompanied the pontiff’s visit.

After talks stall, airport workers shut down Chile

September 15, 2024 by Lara Vergnaud in Americas.

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Santiago's international airport. AFP PHOTO/MARTIN BERNETTI

Airport workers demanding higher pensions go on a 24-hour strike before a holiday weekend, stranding some 15,000.

Australia’s new P.M. faces uphill road

September 15, 2024 by Lara Vergnaud in Asia-Pacific.

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P.M. Malcolm Turnbull at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia. AFP/Getty Images

Malcolm Turnbull has positioned himself to be the one to lead Australia out of its economic doldrums, which may prove to be tougher to pull off than the coup that led to the ouster of Tony Abbott.