Latin American and Canadian News from World Press ReviewWorld News ReviewChinese Fusion, New York Style- April 30, 2008 If you're a New Yorker with a hankering for Chinese food, I'll tell you where to find pastrami egg rolls, sushi with cream cheese, and the Korean lonely-hearts all-night noodle special.http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3132.cfm Haitian Food Riots Unnerving but Not Surprising- April 29, 2008 Haiti's geopolitical positionespecially its close proximity to the United States and level of dependence on foreign aidhighlights the contradictions and flaws in the system of international aid.http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3131.cfm Cuba: Will Washington's Blindness Continue to Prevent It From Registering the Fundamental Changes Now Taking Place in Havana- April 21, 2008 One of the most anticipated leadership transitions of this epoch has been underway for the better part of a year in the absence of political instability or the upheaval predicted by American policymakers.http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3124.cfm Should We Dump the Absentee Ballot- April 17, 2008 Critics say a system that obliges many of the nation's 18 million college students to vote from afar is inaccurate, insecure, and just plain annoying.http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3121.cfm Costly Food an Opportunity to Review Aid Responses- April 16, 2008 High food prices have brought social unrest but they have also provided a "window of opportunity" to review global policies on the response to food insecurity, said a leading food aid analysthttp://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3119.cfm Food Fights- April 10, 2008 For the first time since widespread famines devastated whole populations, serious doubts about global food supply have gripped societies throughout the world.http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/3114.cfm |