Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1074
Divisions Over Drugs Rise
- Inter Press Service
VIENNA, Mar 17 (IPS) - A top level UN conference on drugs has highlighted growing divisions between member states on how to move forward in dealing with global drug problems as calls grow for major reforms in approaches to international drug policy.
Monk Sparks Row Between Spain and China
- Inter Press Service
BARCELONA, Mar 17 (IPS) - Thubten Wangchen, a Tibetan Buddhist monk with Spanish nationality, has become a thorn in Spain-China relations since Spanish High Court judge Ismael Moreno sought international arrest orders for top Chinese leaders last month following a petition by the monk.
Religion and Conservation Do Mix
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Mar 16 (IPS) - They say religion doesn't mix well with certain subjects, but in the case of conservation and religion this old rule of thumb doesn't seem to apply.
Past Crimes Haunt Afghan Progress
- Inter Press Service
KABUL, Mar 16 (IPS) - As Afghanistan heads for presidential elections Apr. 5, people are asking if the country's massive legacy of human rights violations will be swept under the carpet yet again by the new government.
Drug Trade Takes a Turn for the Worse in Honduras
- Inter Press Service
LA IGUALA, Honduras, Mar 15 (IPS) - Discovery and destruction of an elaborate greenhouse for growing opium poppy and marijuana on a western hill, La Cumbre, has alerted the Honduran authorities to the fact that this is no longer just a transit country for illicit drugs, but also a producer and processor.
U.S. Ukraine Aid Frustrated by IMF Reform Debate
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 15 (IPS) - Despite pressure from the Barack Obama administration, Ukraine's new prime minister, and a veritable who's who in Washington's foreign policy and financial establishment, Congress adjourned Friday for a 10-day recess without approving emergency assistance for an increasingly beleaguered and economically bereft Ukraine.
Small Argentine Town Becoming Waste Dumping Ground
- Inter Press Service
BOUWER, Argentina, Mar 14 (IPS) - While the magnificent samba schools of Brazil were getting ready for the grand carnival in Rio de Janeiro, a modest carnival troupe toured a small Argentine town to draw attention to an urban problem that has brought the central province of Córdoba to the brink of environmental disaster: garbage.
For Parents of Sick Children, It's Move or Break the Law
- Inter Press Service
SPOKANE, Washington, Mar 14 (IPS) - Beth Collins recently picked up and moved from Virginia to Colorado, but it wasn't for the typical reasons: new job, better schools, nicer weather. Collins' 14-year-old daughter, Jennifer, has intractable epilepsy. Medical cannibis eases her frequent seizures. But it's illegal in their home state.
Teen Pregnancy Rising in Zimbabwe
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Mar 14 (IPS) - She is only 17, but each morning is a reminder of her losses in life. As Pretty Nyathi* forces herself out of bed, feeds her baby, bundles him on her back and rushes to the market to buy vegetables to sell on the streets of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe she wishes her life were different.
IMF Urges Redistribution to Tackle Growing Inequality
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 13 (IPS) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is wading strongly into the global debate over the impact of growing income inequality, offering a series of controversial findings that push back on long-held economic orthodoxy – of which the fund itself has long been a key proponent.
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