Global Issues
News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 1123
Exclusive Bus Lanes Speed Things Up in Buenos Aires
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 27 (IPS) - A new system of exclusive lanes for bus rapid transit appears to be benefiting public transport passengers and bus drivers in the most congested part of the centre of the Argentine capital.
Rwanda Tribunal Digs Up Partial Truth
- Inter Press Service
ARUSHA, Tanzania, Aug 27 (IPS) - The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) based in Arusha, Tanzania, is due to conclude its business at the end of 2014 following several deferrals. A United Nations Security Council Resolution set up the tribunal in 1994.
Widows Celebrate a Little At Last
- Inter Press Service
VARANASI, India, Aug 27 (IPS) - Namuna Gautam was among millions of Indian women who celebrated Rakshabandhan this year, but one thing set her apart. It was the first time the 80-year-old took part in the festival, in which sisters pray for the long life, health and happiness of their brothers.
U.S. Sells Attack Helicopters to Indonesia amid Rights Concerns
- Inter Press Service
Uruguay Prepares for Iron Rush
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Aug 26 (IPS) - A bill that would regulate large-scale mining operations is making its way through Uruguay's two houses of parliament, despite a lack of political consensus and vocal opposition from environmental organisations and other sectors of civil society.
Q&A: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Is Not Going Away
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (IPS) - Almost 1,000 Egyptians have died, according to official count, since Aug. 14 when Egypt's armed forces began cracking down on Muslim Brotherhood-led protests against the military ouster of President Mohamed Morsi. That number well exceeds the 846 people officials say died during the 18 days of protests that ended Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule in January 2011.
Deceased Offer Hope for the Diseased
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Pakistan, Aug 26 (IPS) - Forty-year-old Sajja Bibi from Sukkur, 470 km from Pakistan's port city of Karachi, has been camping on the pavement across from the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation for over two years now.
New Initiative Aims to Integrate Agriculture and Conservation
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 25 (IPS) - It took Brazil four decades to overcome food insecurity and earn a place as a major global food supplier. Now its experiences will contribute to the evidence base for a new initiative that seeks to reconcile agriculture and the conservation of biological diversity.
Opening Books Beneath Bombs
- Inter Press Service
DAMASCUS, Aug 25 (IPS) - The school system in Syria's largest Palestinian refugee camp Yarmouk, located in capital Damascus, has been shattered by the fighting that now bedevils the community and the siege that strangles the district. Some tenacious teachers are, however, refusing to leave the camp and are battling against odds to provide education to an ever-growing number of youngsters.
Civil Society Calls for Vote on Drilling in Ecuador’s Yasuní Park
- Inter Press Service
QUITO, Aug 24 (IPS) - The Ecuadorean government's decision to allow oil drilling in the Yasuní National Park, one of the most biodiverse areas of the planet, has caused alarm among environmentalists and indigenous people, who are calling for a referendum on the issue.
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