Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1156
Afghanistan Faces New Uncertainties
- Inter Press Service
, Aug 13 (IPS) - What after 2014? That is the question people on Afghanistan's streets are asking as the deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops draws near.
Now Tunisia Begins to Shake
- Inter Press Service
TUNIS, Aug 13 (IPS) - Tunisia was plunged into political strife when opposition leader Mohamed Brahmi was assassinated late last month, triggering widespread pro- and anti-government demonstrations across the country. In the days since his death the North African nation has faced a further series of terrorist attacks that have threatened to destabilise a country seen as a model for post-revolution democracy in the region.
Spanish Workers Hit Hard by Madrid-Gibraltar Row
- Inter Press Service
LA LÍNEA DE LA CONCEPCIÓN, Spain, Aug 12 (IPS) - "The situation is messed up. Spain is on the verge of a civil uprising and the government is trying to divert attention" by tightening border controls to Gibraltar and provoking tension, complained Manuel Márquez, a delegate for the Socio-cultural Association of Spanish Workers in Gibraltar (ASTECG).
Q&A: “When the String of the Inequality Gap Snaps, You Have Political Crisis”
- Inter Press Service
BOGOTA, Aug 12 (IPS) - "There is no development without peace. It should be understood that, for there to be development in a country, there must be an internal peace process," says Kanayo Nwanze, president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
Targeting Hard-core Urban Poverty with a Female Face
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 12 (IPS) - A new social programme launched by the Argentine government to fight hard-core poverty is providing unemployed mothers who are heads of households with education, training, work and an income.
Ivory Course Runs From Africa to Malaysia to China
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 (IPS) - A distance of nearly 9,000 kilometres separates Malaysia from Africa, but that hasn't stopped the Southeast Asian nation from becoming a key staging post in the illegal trade of ivory from Africa to China.
OP-ED: Political Prisoners a Strong Voice in Iranian Politics
- Inter Press Service
CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Aug 11 (IPS) - In a historic letter to President Barack Obama, 52 Iranian political prisoners describe the effect of the crippling sanctions regime on the Iranian people and plead for a new approach to the nuclear issue. They write:
India and China Oil Palms Dangerously
- Inter Press Service
KOLKATA, India, Aug 11 (IPS) - When there is feasting in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, there could just be a connection between the celebrations and the fires on Indonesia's Sumatra Island that trigger frequent transboundary smog.
Lahore Going Back To Its Old Ways
- Inter Press Service
LAHORE, Pakistan, Aug 11 (IPS) - Zahid Husain, 25, is a salesman in the Pakistan city Lahore. He sits idly on the pavement of a clothes shop and plays a game on his cell phone, oblivious to the changes in the city all around him.
Medicinal Cannabis in an Era of Change
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (IPS) - The controversial topic of medical cannabis has been put under a microscope after the internationally known neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta came out in support of its use this week.
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