Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1058
Egyptian Quacks Mutilate Millions
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Apr 27 (IPS) - Saber Abd El-Mawgoud began his career with castrating sheep and goats before moving on to humans. His first human experiment was a young boy he attempted to circumcise back in 1999 on the insistence of the boy's father.
Caribbean Fears Loss of "Keystone Species" to Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
CODRINGTON, Barbuda, Apr 26 (IPS) - A marine biologist has cautioned that the mass deaths of starfish along the United States west coast in recent months could also occur in the Caribbean region because of climate change, threatening the vital fishing sector.
Going Beyond the Arms Trade Treaty to Secure Peace in Africa
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 25 (IPS) - Even as countries around the world have started to sign on to and ratify a landmark international treaty that would for the first time regulate the international trade in conventional weapons, experts here are warning that the treaty in itself will not be able to maintain peace and security in Africa.
U.S.-Dependent Pacific Island Defies Nuke Powers
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 25 (IPS) - The tiny Pacific nation state of Marshall Islands - which depends heavily on the United States for its economic survival, uses the U.S. dollar as its currency and predictably votes with Washington on all controversial political issues at the United Nations - is challenging the world's nuclear powers before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague.
Brazil Assumes Leadership in Future of Internet Governance
- Inter Press Service
SÃO PAULO, Apr 25 (IPS) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff signed into law an Internet bill of rights just before her opening speech at an international conference on Internet reform in the southern city of São Paulo Wednesday.
Q&A: Investment and Research Key to Resilient African Agriculture
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Apr 25 (IPS) - There is urgent need to increase the proportion of climate finance for adaptation in Africa by increasing public sector budgets for agriculture and exploring partnerships with the private sector.
Reproductive Rights Have a Rocky Ride
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Apr 25 (IPS) - For policy makers and activists working for sexual and reproductive health and rights, it's been a long road since the landmark International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held in Cairo in 1994.
OP-ED: As EU Reconsiders Russian LNG, Qatar Waits in Wings
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 25 (IPS) - Throughout the Ukraine crisis, European Union (EU) leaders have become more vocal about their interest in reducing Europe's consumption of Russian natural gas. As a result, Qatar — the world's number-one provider of liquefied natural gas (LNG) — is well positioned to play a more influential role in Europe's energy landscape.
India Finds Fishy Ways to Fight Malaria
- Inter Press Service
MANGALORE, Apr 25 (IPS) - Thirteen-year-old Sampreeth Monteiro's neighbours are suddenly taking his advice seriously. "Buy a Guppy fish, it will eat all the mosquito eggs in your house. You will not get malaria again."
Post-Rana Plaza, Global Investors Pushing for Systemic Change
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 24 (IPS) - A coalition of 134 institutional investors are calling for global corporations to institute new transparency policies throughout their supply chains and to step up assistance to survivors and families still suffering a year after a major fire led to the collapse of a garments factory in Bangladesh, despite repeated warnings from workers.
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