News headlines for “Human Population”, page 472
Winds of Racial Change in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 05 (IPS) - The appointment of Judge Joaquim Barbosa, seen as a popular hero because of his performance in one of Brazil's highest-profile corruption cases, as the first black president of the country's Supreme Court on Nov. 22 will be a landmark in national history.
A Posthumous Message from Hurricane Sandy*
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Nov 05 (IPS) - Hi, this is Sandy. By the time you read this, I'll be gone, after dissipating into increasingly weaker remnants of strong winds, heavy rains and snowfall in the Great Lakes region of North America.**
Parents Worry After Malala Attack
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov 05 (IPS) - Young schoolgirls seemed undeterred by the attempt to kill Malala Yousafzai, but parents in northern Pakistan are becoming increasingly concerned over their children going to school.
Q&A: Exposing the Good, the Bad and the Lack of Media Freedom
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 04 (IPS) - Pansy Tlakula, the African Union's Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information, has done her best to address the continued harassment of journalists in the Gambia.
Migrants in Poland Find a Voice At Last
- Inter Press Service
WARSAW, Nov 04 (IPS) - It took hunger strikes and a case like Layla Naimi's to push authorities in Poland to amend laws dealing with irregular migrants.
Military Curfew Slowly Strangling Nigerian Town
- Inter Press Service
KANO, Nigeria, Nov 03 (IPS) - A recent military curfew imposed on the violence-wracked north-eastern Nigerian town of Potiskum has not only made life unbearable for residents, but it has also reduced their chances of survival.
Q&A: Kenyan Women Set to Take on Men in Elections
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Nov 02 (IPS) - As Kenya gets ready for voter registration this month, ahead of the country's Mar. 4, 2013 polls, women's rights organisations are hoping that the provisions for gender equality in the new constitution will mean significantly increased representation in the government.
Mexico’s Homeless Are Targets of "Social Cleansing"
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Nov 01 (IPS) - Non-governmental organisations in Mexico are presenting a complaint Friday Nov. 2 before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights about government mistreatment and "social cleansing" of thousands of people living on the street in several of the country's cities.
Egypt’s Women Rebel Against Harassment
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Nov 01 (IPS) - Egyptian bullies who sexually harass women in the streets, often taking advantage of mob situations and the anonymity these provide, are getting a taste of their own medicine - and they don’t like it.
Greening Havana
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Oct 31 (IPS) - Sandra Ribalta is no longer satisfied with getting more and more people involved in the task of greening the neighbourhood of Las Cañas in the Cuban capital. She is now working to raise awareness of "climate change, as the key reason for reforestation."
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