News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 245
Charles Can Help Undo a Colonial Crime
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, May 05 (IPS) - In 2022, Charles III became king not just of the United Kingdom, but of 14 other states, and Head of the Commonwealth. He now heads a monarchy that is starting to face questions about its role in British imperial atrocities, such as slavery, and, as he has said, concerning which it is time to "acknowledge the wrongs that have shaped our past."
Reshaping Multilateralism in Times of Crises
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Germany, May 05 (IPS) - The world is in permanent crisis mode. In addition to the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, the war in Ukraine and other violent conflicts, a worldwide cost of living crisis and an intensified debt crisis in more and more countries of the global South are affecting large parts of humanity.
Of Africa and The Magic Formula of The Italian Taxi Driver
- Inter Press Service
ROME, May 04 (IPS) - Some days ago in Rome, the Italian taxi driver switched on the radio during a longish ride through the usual traffic jam. Music, gossip, and the hourly news bulletin. All of a sudden, the man strongly hit the steering wheel. “They are stupid, those bastards…,” he shouted.
In Sudanese Conflict, Either You Lose Everything, or You Die
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, May 04 (IPS) - On the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, Sabre Nasr, a young Egyptian man of 20, developed a fever.
The Workweek Is Still Long in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, May 04 (IPS) - The reduction in the workweek recently approved by the Chilean Congress forms part of a trend of working fewer hours and days that is spreading in today’s modern economies, but also highlights how far behind other countries in Latin America are in this regard.
An Afghan Appeal to UN Leadership
- Inter Press Service
KABUL, Afghanistan, May 04 (IPS) - We are a group of Afghans living in the country and working across sectors including peace, civil society, humanitarian aid, human rights, media, and the private sector, and are working to promote dialogue and seek long-term solutions for our country.
A Letter from Kabul
- Inter Press Service
KABUL, Afghanistan, May 04 (IPS) - I am writing from Kabul where I have been living for this past 11 months. I consider myself a friend of Afghanistan, a country full of contrasts that I know since 1986; I have lived here for a little over 12 years.
How the Rise of Timor-Leste’s Aquaculture Sector Is a Blueprint for Other Small Island Nations
- Inter Press Service
PENANG, Malaysia, May 03 (IPS) - Dr. Jharendu Pant is Senior Scientist – Sustainable Aquaculture Program, WorldFishFor Timor-Leste, as with most other islands in the Pacific, fortunes are to be found in fish – an equity food available to all regardless of status.
International Cooperation Starts Early in South Korea
- Inter Press Service
ROME, May 03 (IPS) - When pupils from the Chadwick International School went on an exchange trip to their math teacher’s homeland the Philippines they were faced with a mystery. The kids from their twin school were warm, friendly and fun hosts.
Drone Journalism Holds Great Potential to Improve Safety of Journalists in Africas Volatile Situations
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, May 03 (IPS) - In a departure from the past, where journalists in Kenya have freely covered anti-government protests unharmed, a series of events that unfolded in March 2023 have heightened fears of the re-emergence of brutal physical attacks on journalists.
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