Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1052
Tough Road in Vienna to Iran Nuclear Deal
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 12 (IPS) - Iran and world powers will resume negotiating a final deal on Tehran's nuclear programme Tuesday in Vienna while experts warn the hardest work is about to begin.
Traditional Wisdom to the Rescue in Cyclone Season
- Inter Press Service
PORT BLAIR, Andaman Islands, India, May 12 (IPS) - May and November bring the most vicious cyclones to the Bay of Bengal rim countries in Southeast Asia.
In Syria, Life Goes On Despite Everything
- Inter Press Service
DAMASCUS, May 12 (IPS) - On a weekday afternoon, the Old City of Damascus heaves with people, cars, motorcycles, bikes. Markets are crowded with locals bartering with merchants for the heaps of spices, flowery perfumes, clothing, and most things one needs, abundant in the Hamidiyah market.
South Sudan, Where Livestock Outnumbers People and the Environment Suffers
- Inter Press Service
JUBA, May 12 (IPS) - Twenty-year-old Wani Lo Keji stares at the sky as his herd of cattle drink water from the eastern bank of the Nile River, just opposite South Sudan's capital, Juba.
Zimbabwe’s Emerging Tobacco Queens
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, May 11 (IPS) - Madeline Murambwi sits behind the wheel of her brand new Toyota Land Cruiser, threading her way through the traffic in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare. She's on her way back from the tobacco auction floors where she just pocketed thousands of dollars.
Latin America’s LGBTI Movement Celebrates Triumphs, Sets New Goals
- Inter Press Service
VARADERO, Cuba, May 10 (IPS) - Although it might not seem to be, Latin America is the most active region in the world when it comes to the defence of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people.
El Salvador’s New Government to Inherit Hot Potato of Gang Truce
- Inter Press Service
SAN SALVADOR, May 10 (IPS) - When left-wing president-elect Salvador Sánchez Cerén takes office in El Salvador on Jun. 1, he will find big cracks in the truce between street gangs brokered by the outgoing administration, which has brought crime rates down in the past two years.
Migration as a Network for Development
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 10 (IPS) - On the eve of a major international conference on migration in Stockholm, a major think tank here is calling on the delegates from more than 150 countries to recognise the importance of migration in forging development policies.
Ivorians Learn to Save Chimpanzees and Last Intact Tropical Rainforest in West Africa by Exploiting it — for Tourism
- Inter Press Service
TAI NATIONAL PARK, Côte d’Ivoire, May 09 (IPS) - Jonas Sanhin Touan has big dreams. As he sits under a canopy, he greets the rare tourist to Gouleako, one of the many villages near the entrance of Côte d'Ivoire's Taï National Park, with a meal.
Industrial Agriculture: Too Big to Succeed
- Inter Press Service
TORONTO, May 08 (IPS) - An estimated one billion small farmers scratching out a living growing diverse crops and raising animals in developing countries represent the key to maintaining food production in the face of hotter temperatures and drought, especially in the tropical regions, says Sarah Elton, author of the book, "Consumed: Food for a Finite Planet."
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