News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 93
Hortolandia Emerges as an Energy and Environmental City in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
HORTOLANDIA, Brazil, Feb 26 (IPS) - Almost everything seems new or under construction in the southern Brazilian city of Hortolandia, from its wide avenues and cable-stayed bridge to its large buildings and riverside parks.
Life-Changing Quarry Mining Shatters Lives in Zimbabwe
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Feb 26 (IPS) - On Christmas Day in 2022, 27-year-old Thabani Dlodlo’s eight-year-old son drowned in a flooded pit dug up by quarry miners in the vicinity of Pumula North, a high-density suburb in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second-largest city.
How AI Can Help Both Tax Collectors and Taxpayers
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Feb 26 (IPS) - New technologies have the potential to improve the relationship between governments and citizens. Tax portals, customs IT systems and online services have simplified interactions with public authorities, reduced bureaucratic hurdles, and increased transparency. Now, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is emerging as the next transformative force.
Mexican Electric Vehicles Struggle to Accelerate
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO, Feb 26 (IPS) - Mexico has seen several attempts at assembling electric vehicles (EVs), powered by rechargeable batteries, which have faced challenges related to industrial scale, supply chains, and competitiveness
Outlook for 2025: Strengthening the Foundations of Children’s Futures
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 (IPS) - In 2025, the world is facing a new and intensifying era of crisis for children. Climate change, economic instability, and conflict are hitting harder and more often, intersecting in ways that make the challenges of addressing them even more severe.
America First Deepens World Stagnation
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb 25 (IPS) - Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) appeal captured US mass discontent against globalisation. In recent decades, variations of America First have reflected growing ethnonationalism in the world’s presumptive hegemon.
Farmers must be at the heart of biodiversity action
- UN News
“Without the farmers, it is only political policy without implementation” – that was the stark message delivered by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s Director-General on Tuesday to delegates attending the latest round of UN biodiversity talks in Rome.
Ukraine: Post-war reconstruction set to cost $524 billion
- UN News
The total cost of reconstruction and recovery in Ukraine is estimated at $524 billion (€506 billion) over the next decade, according to a new study published on Tuesday.
Mussel Divers in Kerala Face Livelihood Loss, with Species Habitat Under Threat
- Inter Press Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India, Feb 25 (IPS) - Ibrahim Basheer plunges into the sea and disappears. He remains gone for a couple of minutes before resurfacing for a deep breath of air, repeating this for the next half an hour. When he finally climbs aboard his boat, the net sack around his neck is filled with mussels—his catch for that diving trip. He rests for a short while before diving into the sea again—needing one more such trip to fill the basket he has brought along.
Civil Society at the Finance in Common Summit Calls for Community-led, Equitable, and Human Rights-based Development
- Inter Press Service
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Feb 24 (IPS) - As public development banks gather for the Finance in Common Summit (FiCS) in Cape Town, South Africa, civil society and community activists from across the world are demanding a shift to a community-led, equitable, and human rights-based development approach, that prioritise people and planet over profit, and a reform of the global financial architecture.
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