Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1117
New Hope for Haiti's Decimated Forests
- Inter Press Service
WARSAW, Nov 18 (IPS) - Small farmers could play an important part in making Haiti – where just two percent of trees are still standing – green again.
Libya’s Fragile Peace Cracks
- Inter Press Service
TRIPOLI, Nov 18 (IPS) - Car accident in Omar Mokhtar Avenue in downtown Tripoli. Nobody was injured but there's a bumper hanging off the back of a car. In just a few seconds, a group gathers around.
It’s Rubbish to Waste Like This
- Inter Press Service
NAPLES, Nov 18 (IPS) - Before one reaches the premises of the Società Recupero Imballaggi (SRI), the smell in the air announces that this company in the southern Italian region of Campania deals with waste.
Côte d’Ivoire Poised at a Development Crossroad
- Inter Press Service
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, Nov 18 (IPS) - All over the Ivorian economic capital, Abidjan, large cranes, involved in the construction of new buildings and highways, are dotted across the city skyline.
Bank Crash Hits Women Harder
- Inter Press Service
REYKJAVIK, Nov 17 (IPS) - Women in Iceland have been more badly affected by the economic collapse in 2008 than their male counterparts, both in terms of physical and mental health, studies show.
"World Toilet Day" No Joke for Billions Without Sanitation
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 16 (IPS) - The United Nations has a longstanding tradition of commemorating political milestones - like the abolition of the slave trade - or sustaining day-long vigils on controversial issues such as a ban on nuclear tests.
Treating the Injured Leaves its Wounds
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov 16 (IPS) - Ajab Gul is haunted by bloody scenes. He hears women crying and children screaming. "I can't sleep," says the 25-year-old health worker at a well-known Pakistani hospital in the frontier city that tends to terror victims.
Obama Gets More Time for Iran Nuclear Deal
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (IPS) - The administration of President Barack Obama appears to have succeeded in preventing Congress from enacting new sanctions against Iran before the next round of nuclear-related talks between the U.S. and other great powers and Tehran scheduled for Geneva Nov. 20.
Bachelet Poised for Easy Win in Fed-Up Chile
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Nov 15 (IPS) - Voters fed up with the extremely unequal distribution of wealth and power in Chile are expected once again to elect a centre-left government Sunday.
Japan Bails Out on CO2 Emissions Target
- Inter Press Service
WARSAW, Nov 15 (IPS) - Japan announced Friday that it will renege on its carbon emissions pledge, likely ending any hope global warming can be kept to 2.0 degrees C.
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