Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1169
Hamas Strikes Just the Wrong Note
- Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY, Jul 16 (IPS) - Mohammed Assaf is on to a winning track with recordings in Dubai and performances scheduled across Arab countries after winning the Arab Idol contest. But the 23-year-old who has become Gaza's pride is virtually disowned by the government in Gaza.
Fourth Estate Under Fire in Bangladesh
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Jul 16 (IPS) - When it comes to media, Bangladesh boasts some impressive statistics: it has the largest number of outlets among the world's least developed countries (LDCs), including 50 nationwide dailies, of which eight are English-language newspapers; 25 television channels; seven FM radio stations; 14 community radio channels and over 300 regional magazines published in English and Bengali.
Critics Warn Pacific Pact Could Jack Up Drug Costs
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 16 (IPS) - As a new round of talks behind a major proposed free trade area, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), get underway this week, the United States is pushing several developing countries to accept provisions that critics say would make it more difficult for their citizens to access medicine.
Israel Resumes Threats Against Iran as Experts Urge Patience
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 16 (IPS) - As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resumed his threats to attack Iranian nuclear facilities, 29 former senior U.S. experts and foreign diplomats urged President Barack Obama to show greater flexibility in anticipated negotiations following the inauguration of President-elect Hassan Rouhani.
Caribbean Launches New Tool to Deal with Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Jul 15 (IPS) - If the studies conducted by the International Code Council (ICC) are true, then by 2025, Caribbean countries will witness a significant increase in Category 4 and 5 hurricanes from the present level of 1.4 annually to four.
Russia Contests U.S. Proposal for Major Antarctic Conservation Zone
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 15 (IPS) - International negotiations between more than two-dozen countries to set up conservation areas in the Antarctic seas were thrown into confusion Monday when the Russian and Ukrainian delegations questioned the body's legal standing to make such designations, despite previous precedent.
At a Crossroads - How to Save Kenya’s Smallholder Farmers
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jul 15 (IPS) - With the country's food security and farmers' livelihoods at risk from climate change, Kenya has divergent policy options. One is reliant on deploying new technologies as well as improving and expanding use of fertilisers and pesticides; while the other would turn to indigenous knowledge and the country's natural biodiversity.
Caribbean Bananas: Organic Production vs. Disease Control
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jul 14 (IPS) - FAO is currently supporting two seemingly contradictory projects in Caribbean countries: while one seeks to promote organic production, the other involves the use of chemical fungicides to fight black sigatoka, the worst enemy of this key food crop.
Metrosexualism in Cuba: Macho Minds in Pampered Bodies
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Jul 14 (IPS) - More and more young men in Cuba are moving away from the traditional masculine aesthetic and are spending hours in front of the mirror or at the gym. But they are not any less "machista" in behaviour, according to specialists meeting in the capital.
REDD a 'False Solution' for Africa
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jul 14 (IPS) - REDD – reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation – would seem to be a mitigation strategy that perfectly matches Africa's needs.
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