News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 508

  1. Brazil: Low on FSI but Much to Offer the South

    - Inter Press Service

    NEW DELHI, Mar 10 (IPS) - Brazil is one of the world's largest producers and exporters of coffee, sugar, beef, soya, cotton, and ethanol but due to its environmental and water footprint it ranks low on sustainability.

  2. Stock Market Bubble No Basis for Shared Prosperity

    - Inter Press Service

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    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Mar 10 (IPS) - The US is currently still in a stock market bubble which, if history is any guide, is likely to end, perhaps soon due to Covid19. President Trump would, of course, like to sustain it to strengthen his November re-election prospects.

  3. Air Pollution in South Asia: Biomass Burning Emissions & its Impact

    - Inter Press Service

    KATHMANDU, Nepal, Mar 10 (IPS) - A young adult man requires 15 m3 or 15 kg of air, 1.5 liters or 1.5 kg of water and 0.75 kg of solid food every day. This indicates around 87% of our everyday basic requirement is air.

  4. An Ambitious Year for Climate Action Is a Big Year for Women’s Empowerment

    - Inter Press Service

    Mar 09 (IPS) - This year, the Paris Agreement's effectiveness as a global response to the climate crisis is being tested as governments are preparing to submit more ambitious national targets for mitigation and adaptation.

  5. TikTok: Expressive Mechanism for many dealing with today's world

    - Inter Press Service

    NEW YORK, Mar 09 (IPS) - "What do you get from the TikTok videos? Do you prefer the platform for entertainment, passing time or for connecting with your friends? I have seen comical videos, venting sessions and some that do not make any sense what so ever and some are just rude, making fun of others." I asked the 14-year-old k-popper teenager flipping through the pages of a manga book while he chose to respond in English coming from a Spanish speaking family and studying Mandarin as a third language.

  6. VIDEO: I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights

    - Inter Press Service

    Mar 06 (IPS) - The narrative surrounding women's rights in 2020 carries much hope and possibility. This year's International Women's Day, bearing the theme "I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women's Rights," falls on the celebration's 110th anniversary.

  7. On 8th March – and All the Other Days: Each for Equal

    - Inter Press Service

    NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 06 (IPS) - Gender equality is a basic human right and a prerequisite for sustainable development, so why does inequality persist in so many countries, and what can we all do to address it?

  8. Realising Women’s Rights Difficult for Africa’s Fragile States

    - Inter Press Service

    NAIROBI, Mar 06 (IPS) - Pokot girls are expected to face the knife stark naked and with courage. To inspire confidence, their fathers sit a few metres away from them with a spear in hand.

  9. Q&A: Learning Diplomacy From Flipping Burgers at McDonald’s

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Mar 06 (IPS) - It's a rainy February morning in New York, but inside the walls of her room, it might as well be summer -- bright and warm, much in contrast to the drizzles reluctantly crawling on the window panes of Ambassador Kshenuka Senewiratne's office overlooking Manhattan.

  10. Target Men to Reach Our HIV Goals

    - Inter Press Service

    HARARE, Mar 05 (IPS) - Women are the face of HIV in Africa, yet four of every 10 persons living with HIV in East and Southern Africa are men. Despite higher rates of HIV infection among women, more men living with HIV are dying.

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