Global Issues
News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 29
Young Panamanians Develop Antibodies Against Violence
- Inter Press Service
In Panama's largest cities, minors under 18 not under supervision of an adult must be off the streets after 9:00 p.m. The juvenile curfew law means some spend several days behind bars until someone shows up to pay the fine.
Stray Dog Issue Hounds Animal Welfare in India
- Inter Press Service
Moves to enact a new law on animal welfare in India have upset public health advocates, who fear it will interfere with efforts to control rabies-carrying stray dogs.
ECONOMY: Malawians Keen to Build Trade Ties with India
- Inter Press Service
Building on historical relationships, Malawians have set their sights on strengthening trade and investment relations with India in sectors as diverse as agriculture, telecommunications and pharmaceuticals.
NEPAL: Women Race to the Top: Mt. Everest
- Inter Press Service
The temperature is 10 degrees below freezing and the wind is like a hurricane, threatening to sweep away the unwary from the treacherously slippery mountain slope that has been home to Suzanne Al Houby and 39 other iron-willed women for almost a fortnight.
Indigenous Craftswomen Take on Mexican Fashion World
- Inter Press Service
Reina Pérez, an Otomi indigenous craftswoman in the central Mexican state of Querétaro, skilfully embroiders 'grecas' or traditional design motifs in threads of many colours, on fabrics that will be used to make dresses, skirts and blouses.
MEDIA: Uniting in the Face Of 'Unnatural' Disasters
- Inter Press Service
'In my opinion, there is no such thing as a natural disaster,' says Sylvia Richardson, a volunteer broadcaster, mother of two, assistant librarian, and the new vice president of the North American region of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC).
Radio Free Libya Transmits Live from Misurata
- Inter Press Service
For residents of besieged Misurata, all it takes is a flick of the dial to tune into freedom.
ECUADOR: Correa Set for Victory in Referendum
- Inter Press Service
Pollsters predict that a majority of voters in Ecuador will approve a package of reforms backed by leftwing President Rafael Correa, in a May 7 referendum that has further polarised the population.
Flagged for Removal: Online Censorship on the Rise
- Inter Press Service
The shutdown was surprisingly swift and almost total. In the midst of a popular revolution — one that was blogged, YouTubed, and Twittered in minute-by-minute cyber blasts — the Egyptian regime tightened its Internet spigot in late January, choking the free flow of information down to a trickle.
MEXICO: Journalists Defy Violence, Self-Censorship
- Inter Press Service
In Mexico, the country in the Americas facing the worst wave of violence against reporters, different journalistic initiatives are combating this dynamic, which fuels a tendency towards self-censorship.
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