News headlines for “Human Population”, page 463
Bolivia’s Tapiete People – a Culture in the Hands of 38 Families
- Inter Press Service
SAMUGUATE, Bolivia, Dic 13 (IPS) - Three and a half hours away from the nearest town along a dirt road, 38 families are struggling to preserve their land, customs and language in Bolivia's Gran Chaco region. They are the Tapiete Indians, who refuse to disappear.
Favelas - the Football in the Run-Up to Brazil's World Cup
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dic 12 (IPS) - Opinions are divided in Morro da Providência, Brazil's oldest favela, over construction works for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. While some residents are optimistic about the improvements that lie ahead, others point out that hundreds of dwellings will be demolished.
Outrage Over Acquittal in Argentine Sex Trafficking Case
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Dic 12 (IPS) - The courtroom broke out in angry shouts and cries when judges in Argentina unexpectedly acquitted 13 defendants accused of kidnapping a young woman and forcing her into prostitution in 2002.
No Basic Services for Oil Country
- Inter Press Service
JUBA, Dic 12 (IPS) - South Sudan may have received slightly more than 10 billion dollars in oil revenue from 2005 to January 2012, when oil production shut down, according to both government officials and the World Bank.
Q&A: The Challenges of Women's Empowerment and Equality
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dic 12 (IPS) - Today, approximately 125 countries have laws that penalise domestic violence - a great advance from a decade ago. Yet 603 million women around the world still live in countries where domestic violence is not a crime, and up to seven in ten women are targeted for physical or sexual violence, or both.
White House Defends Low-Key Stance on Rwanda, Congo
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 11 (IPS) - President Barack Obama's top diplomat on African affairs on Tuesday defended the U.S. administration's response to the continued crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in the face of stepped up criticism from both civil society and U.S. lawmakers.
Tunisia Gears Up to Host World Social Forum
- Inter Press Service
TUNIS, Dic 11 (IPS) - Following in the wake of the wave of revolutions dubbed the âArab Spring', which originated here nearly two years ago, North Africa is gearing up to host the World Social Forum (WSF) for the first time.
Crisis Hits Spain’s Roma Hard
- Inter Press Service
MÁLAGA, Spain, Dic 11 (IPS) - Daniel introduces himself as a "gypsy and guitarist," Francisco José wants to become a doctor, Yomara timidly says she likes to cook, and María has no idea what she wants to study.
OP-ED: Women Out Loud
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dic 11 (IPS) - Global efforts to reach the "three zeros" for women and girls - zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths - are gaining momentum. Much of the progress we have seen is underpinned by the work of women living with HIV.
Developing World to Overshadow the West by 2030, Study Says
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 10 (IPS) - A major new long-range report by the U.S. intelligence community suggests that the U.S. economy, currently the world's largest, could be eclipsed by China's by 2030.
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