Mar
13
China, Darfur, and Oil
March 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Cindy Ru
The earliest oil exploration in Sudan started in the 1960s and in 1974 Chevron and Shell began their oil drilling in the country, according to this time line compiled on the sudanupdate website. But it was not until in 1999 when Sudan completed a major oil pipeline that the country’s oil export began [...]
Mar
13
Soaring food prices and dropping stocks
March 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
by Rachael
I always hear my mom complaining after she comes back from the market about how expensive the food is. According to the UN WFP Country Director for the Philippines, food prices globally has risen by at least 40%. Prices of wheat, rice and corn are at record highs, up 50% or more in the [...]
