News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 80
SOUTH ASIA: The Ties that Bind: Artists, Writers Forge Peace
- Inter Press Service
Imagine writers, scholars and folk performers from eight South Asian countries coming together to share their common heritage and culture while promoting peace and harmony at the same time.
CUBA: Fewer Storks Visiting Shiny Maternity Clinics
- Inter Press Service
Women in Cuba cite a variety of reasons to explain their decision to have only one child, ranging from the housing shortage to the rising cost of living and the many work responsibilities they have to shoulder. But many say that if things were different they would have a bigger family.
EDUCATION: Foreign Students Flock Back to U.S
- Inter Press Service
The number of international students attending colleges and universities in the United States has reached an all-time high of 671,616, largely bolstered by an increasing number of undergraduate students from China, while U.S. students are also studying abroad in higher numbers.
U.S.: Supreme Court Punts on 'Redskins' Case
- Inter Press Service
The ongoing drive to purge derogatory American Indian nicknames and mascots from U.S. sports and schools took a minor hit Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court declined, without comment, to hear an appeal challenging the trademark protecting the name of the National Football League's Washington Redskins.
RIGHTS-TURKEY: Transforming Men from Culprits to Allies
- Inter Press Service
Success in fighting violence against women may well hinge on partnership with an often overlooked but still a critically vital party - men themselves.
SWAZILAND: Help Sex Workers - Senator
- Inter Press Service
It is one of the world’s oldest professions, dating so far back that it is even mentioned in the Bible. But in the deeply cultural and religious country of Swaziland, Senator Thuli Msane stirred a hornet’s nest when she publicly challenged a new strict bill opposing prostitution.
INDIA/CHINA: Dalai Lama’s Border State Visit: Purely Spiritual?
- Inter Press Service
It is hard to say whether the Dalai Lama’s sojourn this week in India’s Arunachal Pradesh state—which China claims as southern Tibet—is a purely spiritual exercise or a trip with a deep political mission.
ARGENTINA: 'Grandma, Will You Read to Me?'
- Inter Press Service
'Moving,' 'rewarding,' 'therapeutic' are some of the terms used to describe their volunteer work by some of the women taking part in the Storytelling Grandmothers Programme aimed at awakening a love of reading among youngsters from poor families in Argentina.
LATIN AMERICA: Journalistic Prize for 'Grey' Depictions of Poverty
- Inter Press Service
The second 'Latin America and the Millennium Development Goals' Journalism Prize, sponsored by the UNDP and IPS, was awarded Thursday in the Chilean capital in a ceremony addressed by the head of the U.N. agency, Helen Clark.
RIGHTS-UGANDA: Baganda Fight for Their Heritage
- Inter Press Service
Specioza Nakabugo (63) sits on a mat under a mango tree on a well-mowed grass patch, her expression a blend of boredom and gloom.
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