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News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1155
Study Finds Many “Bee-Friendly” Plants Laced with Pesticide
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (IPS) - Major U.S. retailers are selling garden plants that are billed as "bee-friendly" but laced with pesticides known to be toxic to bees, according to a preliminary study, the first on the issue, released Wednesday.
Q&A: "We Are Building Sexual Citizenship”
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Aug 14 (IPS) - Latin America and the Caribbean should play a central role in the construction of "sexual citizenship" - a concept that covers a series of population-related issues, rights and guarantees that this region helped build since the United Nations first emerged, says Brazilian expert Carmen Barroso.
When Disaster and Disability Converge – Part One
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Aug 14 (IPS) - Like many people living in the path of Hurricane Sandy last fall, Lauren Scrivo needed more battery power. Despite a call offering help from the mayor of Fairfield, New Jersey, where Scrivo lives with her family, her concerns went far beyond extra water bottles and flashlights.
Push for Legal Production of Hemp in Mexico
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Aug 14 (IPS) - Marijuana and the closely related hemp can provide medicinal, food and textile industrial materials that could attract substantial investment and development in Mexico if cannabis were legalised and its cultivation and sale regulated, experts say.
Saving an Overburdened River
- Inter Press Service
HOWICK, South Africa, Aug 14 (IPS) - Over the course of a 28-day trek down South Africa's Umgeni River, which flows from the pristine wetlands of the Umgeni Vlei Nature Reserve to the Durban coastline, Penny Rees, a coordinator for the Duzi uMngeni Conservation Trust, witnessed the polar opposites of river health.
Where Banks Need Less Regulation
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 14 (IPS) - Leading bankers are concerned that the regulatory environment in some southern African states is preventing them from offering a full range of services to individuals and companies across the region.
Haitian Farmers Lauded for Food Sovereignty Work
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (IPS) - Work by the Group of Four (G4) union of Haitian peasant organisations, along with Via Campesina, a South American organisation with which G4 has created a partnership, has been singled out for promoting "good farming practices and advocat for peasant farmers" in Haiti.
Latin America’s Youth Face Hurdles to Jobs and Safe Sex
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Aug 13 (IPS) - Shortcomings in the educational system in Latin America and the Caribbean fuel inequalities that remain hurdles to access to the labour market and safe sex for a large part of the region's youth.
Highway through National Park Sparks Protest in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 13 (IPS) - Environmental groups have appealed to UNESCO to help stop the reopening of Caminho do Colono, a stretch of highway in southern Brazil that crosses through Iguaçu National Park, declared a World Heritage site by the UN agency in 1986.
Ugandan App for Pain-Free Malaria Test
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA?, Aug 13 (IPS) - In his 21 years Brian Gitta has had malaria too many times to count. And over the years, because of the numerous times he has had to have his blood drawn to test for the disease, he has developed a fear of needles. It is little wonder then that he and three of his fellow computer science students worked hard to develop a mobile phone app that detects malaria – without the use of needles.
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