Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1094
The Missing Faces of Ethiopia’s Poor
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 22 (IPS) - It's hard to tell if Gelegay Tsegaye is smiling, since a flap of skin covers half his mouth, but his eyes crinkle when he talks and his muffled voice rings with an upbeat cadence. He's sitting in a special ward of the Korean Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's most modern healthcare facility.
Drugs Displace Maize on Mexico’s Small Farms
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Jan 22 (IPS) - As the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) passes its 20-year milestone, Mexico is seeing the displacement of traditional crops like maize by marihuana and opium poppy as a result of falling prices for the country's most important agricultural product.
Elites Will ‘Consider Inequality’
- Inter Press Service
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22 (IPS) - With no acute crisis on the radar, this year's Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) will move away from the response mode of the past years and "look for solutions for the really fundamental issues," its founder Klaus Schwab said at the pre-meeting press conference.
Voluntary Fracking Certification Kicks Off in U.S.
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (IPS) - A controversial new certification process that could cover a significant portion of the U.S. oil-and-gas "fracking" industry began accepting applications on Tuesday, indicating the formal start of an initiative that has the backing of some key industry players and some environmentalists – but by no means all of either.
Uganda’s Anti-Gay Bill, Unsigned but Still Effective
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Jan 21 (IPS) - Last week, Uganda's president, Yoweri Museveni, refused to sign a controversial anti-gay bill that would mean life in prison for people convicted of homosexual acts.
Playing Cricket, Praying for Peace
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Jan 21 (IPS) - Afghanistan is rediscovering the joy of cricket. It is seen as a tool of progress, a means of entertainment, and a way to wean youth away from violence in a country that has been ravaged by conflict for more than 30 years.
Alto Maipo Project Endangers Santiago's Water Supply
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Jan 21 (IPS) - A hydroelectric project under construction near the Chilean capital poses a threat to the supply of drinking water to more than six million people living in the Santiago Metropolitan Region.
Four Years After Haiti's Earthquake, Still Waiting for a Roof
- Inter Press Service
Carrefour, HAITI, Jan 20 (IPS) - Mimose Gérard sits in her tent at Gaston Margron camp, surrounded by large bags filled with plastic bottles. She earns just pennies for each, but that's better than nothing.
Caribbean Sees Worrying Rise in Climate-Sensitive Diseases
- Inter Press Service
ROSEAU, Dominica, Jan 20 (IPS) - Caribbean countries, struggling to emerge from a slump in exports and falling tourist arrivals brought on by the worldwide economic crisis that began five years ago, have one more thing to worry about in 2014.
Seasonal Migration Frustrates Ethiopia’s Family Planning
- Inter Press Service
DOLLO ADO, Ethiopia, Jan 20 (IPS) - Yohamin Kesete, 32, and her six children live in Dollo Ado, a pastoralist community in Ethiopia's drought-stricken Somali Region. But this is not where you will always find them.
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