Global Issues
News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 1080
ARV Intolerance – A Growing Problem for AIDS Treatment in Africa
- Inter Press Service
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Dic 09 (IPS) - New research suggests that some AIDS patients are developing drug intolerance and severe side effects and will now have to switch to new, more expensive antiretroviral regimens.
An African Dream Called Lampedusa
- Inter Press Service
TRIPOLI, Dic 08 (IPS) - Youssef crossed the Sahara desert with a folded school map of Europe in his pocket. "Could you please point Lampedusa in the map for me? I cannot find it."
Orphaned by Poverty
- Inter Press Service
PHILADELPHIA, U.S., Dic 07 (IPS) - Seated at a table in the dimly lit café in Philadelphia's public library, Carolyn Hill looks no different from her fellow diners. A few minutes of conversation, though, are enough to reveal the extent of her distress.
Mandela, Pacifist or Rebel?
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Dic 06 (IPS) - Perhaps it's a false contradiction. But today there are many who stress the pacifist message with which South Africa's Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) emerged from prison in 1990, while few put an emphasis on his rebellion against apartheid, including armed rebellion, which landed him in prison.
Free Expression Another Casualty of Sanctions
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 06 (IPS) - Aliakbar Salehi is a former member of the Iranian parliament and an internet freedom and human rights advocate now living in Washington, DC. In 2006, he was arrested and jailed by the Iranian government for urging human rights reforms.
When Families Fear “Human Services”
- Inter Press Service
PHILADELPHIA, U.S., Dic 06 (IPS) - It is nearly impossible in this day and age to turn on the news without hearing about systemic racial discrimination in the United States.
AIDS-Free Generation Still a Dream in Southern African
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Dic 06 (IPS) - Maureen Phiri, 18, has a soft voice and a strong message about HIV and young people in her country. "In Malawi, people are still in denial because of cultural beliefs. Traditional leaders and churches are denying the disease. Let us gather those leaders and hear from young people what is really happening."
Poll Finds Iranians Sceptical of Rouhani Government
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 06 (IPS) - A new poll following the election of President Hassan Rouhani says that a majority of Iranians oppose Iran's intervention in Syria and Iraq and believe that Iran is seeking nuclear weapons despite their government's claims to the contrary.
Deforestation Spawns Creeping Desert in Central Argentina
- Inter Press Service
RÍO CEBALLOS, Argentina, Dic 06 (IPS) - This small town in the semi-arid central Argentine province of Córdoba now has a 24-hour hotline for people to report their neighbours for sprinkling their lawns or using water to clean off the sidewalks.
Working To Honour Nelson Mandela’s Legacy
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG/PORT ELIZABETH, Dic 06 (IPS) - As the world mourns the passing of South Africa's first democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela, his close friend and political stalwart Tokoyo Sexwale says much needs to be done to honour his legacy.
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