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News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1163
Q&A: "Angela Merkel Is the Decider of Our Fate"
- Inter Press Service
LISBON, Jul 26 (IPS) - "Who do I call if I want to call Europe?" This famous question attributed to former U.S. secretary of state Henry Kissinger has an obvious answer today: Angela Merkel, the conservative German chancellor.
Biochar Could “Turn Back Clock” on Climate
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 26 (IPS) - Even as policymakers around the world wrestle with how to cut future emissions of global greenhouse gases, some scientists and environmentalists are increasingly turning their attention to the carbon dioxide that is already in the atmosphere, trying to discern ways that this level can be efficiently and safely brought down.
Kurds Find a German Healing Touch
- Inter Press Service
QANDIL MOUNTAINS, Iraq, Jul 26 (IPS) - "I witnessed a Turkish tank made in Germany destroying a Kurdish village. Civilians, children included, were wounded, and many were taking shelter inside a besieged church," said Media, the German nurse who has become legendary in the Kurdish mountains of northern Iraq and is known here only by this name.
Nepal Moves to Curb Child Labour
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Jul 25 (IPS) - Last December, Pradeep Dongol, child protection officer at the Kathmandu-based Children and Women in Social Service and Human Rights (CWISH), received an urgent call from one of the NGO's many offices in Nepal's sprawling capital city.
Kenyan Spring Failing to Blossom
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jul 25 (IPS) - Kenyan police are said to be investigating the rise of a group dubbed the March 4th Movement (M4M), which aims to make Kenya ungovernable by recruiting youths to take part in protests, similar to those that saw Egyptians overthrow their president. But politicians and analysts here say they do not foresee the movement capable of creating an East African Spring.
Soldiers Trade in Illegal Ivory
- Inter Press Service
GOMA, DR Congo, Jul 25 (IPS) - At a popular tourist art market in Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, paintings and art sculptures made from bronze, copper, malachite, stone or wood attract visitors. It seems like an ordinary tourist market. But only the regulars know that this is also a black market for ivory products.
Race Still Major Factor in U.S. Income Gap
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 24 (IPS) - President Barack Obama is vowing to spend his remaining time in office encouraging bipartisan efforts to strengthen the U.S. middle class by ensuring it is open to those from all backgrounds.
BOOKS: China’s March to “Wealth and Power”
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jul 24 (IPS) - The China pavilion is a red, inverted pyramid in Shanghai that was built for the city's bustling 2010 World Expo. While the pavilion pays some homage to China's ancient past, it mostly shows off China's 21st century ambitions, with as much swagger as the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
U.S. Courts Uphold Conflict Minerals Disclosure
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 24 (IPS) - A U.S. federal judge has upheld a key regulatory provision aimed at ensuring that the profits from products mined in central Africa are not used to benefit armed groups, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Thailand Brings Same-Sex Marriage Debate to Asia
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Jul 24 (IPS) - A draft law being readied for parliament that seeks to offer lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) couples the same legal rights as heterosexual couples could make Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise gay marriage.
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