Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1161
Report Finds Pattern of Inequity in Development Aid
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 31 (IPS) - Despite global efforts to provide development aid, the world's poorest are getting poorer, says a new report by the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD).
U.S. Hedge Funds Paint Argentina as Ally of Iranian 'Devil' – Part Two
- Inter Press Service
LOS ANGELES, Jul 31 (IPS) - Vulture capitalist Paul Singer has hundreds of millions of dollars at stake in his legal battle with Argentina over the country's 2001 debt default.
Fight Against Drought Is Grounds for Political Divorce in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jul 31 (IPS) - The decisions taken by the Brazilian government in the fight against drought in the country's semiarid Northeast are an example of the disconnect between politicians and the citizens, which triggered an unexpected wave of protests in June.
World's Poorest Nations Slowly Mending
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 31 (IPS) - The number of "least developed countries" (LDCs), which rose from the original 24 back in 1971 to the current 49, is beginning to shrink - haltingly.
A Decade of Legal GM Soy in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jul 30 (IPS) - Ten years ago, Brazil yielded to agribusiness pressure and legalised the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) soy. Today it is the world's second leading producer of GM crops, surpassed only by the United States.
Fukushima Fallout Hits Farmers
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, Jul 30 (IPS) - Life for Yoshihiro Watanabe and his wife Mutsuko, mushroom and rice farmers from Fukushima, has changed drastically since the disastrous meltdowns in the Dai Ichi nuclear plant that was hit by a massive tsunami after a 9.0 strong earthquake struck on Mar. 11, 2011.
Most Brides in Niger Are Children
- Inter Press Service
NIAMEY, Jul 30 (IPS) - For El Hadji Souley Moussa, a 60-year-old retired bank employee in Niger, "marrying off a daughter when she is young is a source of great pride. This way, she is protected from pregnancy outside of marriage."
Voting to Save Zimbabwe’s Economy
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Jul 30 (IPS) - At a recent campaign rally in Zimbabwe's Midlands Province, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai pledged to establish rural-based companies to create employment. It was a promise that appealed to 34-year-old sociologist Agnes Ngwenya who graduated from the University of Zimbabwe 10 years ago, but has not yet found work.
U.S. Hedge Funds Paint Argentina as Ally of Iranian 'Devil' – Part One
- Inter Press Service
LOS ANGELES, Jul 29 (IPS) - When Argentina defaulted on its national debt in 2001, U.S. hedge funds swooped in to buy the nation's bonds at pennies on the dollar, confident they would eventually prevail in the U.S. legal system and force the country to pay out in full.
Colombian Town Says ‘No’ to Gold Mine
- Inter Press Service
CAJAMARCA, Colombia, Jul 29 (IPS) - People in a farming town in central Colombia voted overwhelmingly against global corporation AngloGold Ashanti's La Colosa gold mine.
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