Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1175
Working to Save Malawi's Mothers
- Inter Press Service
LILONGWE, Jul 03 (IPS) - Charity Salima, 54, has helped to deliver over 4,000 babies in her maternity clinic in Area 23 – one of Malawi's poorest and most populous townships – and has yet to record a single pregnancy-related death.
Brazil Champion – But No Longer the Land of Football
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jul 03 (IPS) - The Brazilian national football team made a glorious comeback with its victory in the FIFA Confederations Cup, but the sport has lost its tight grip on society. While millions celebrated, the tournament was also another source of anger for the protesters that have filled the streets in the last few weeks.
U.S. Court Overturns Key Extractives Transparency Rule
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 02 (IPS) - A federal judge here on Tuesday struck down a key new regulatory provision that would require large U.S.-listed extractives companies to disclose payments made to foreign governments, a rule that rights groups had long pushed as a way to cut down on corruption in developing countries.
In the Land of the Gods, Disaster Response Falls Short of Divine
- Inter Press Service
DEHRADUN, India, Jul 02 (IPS) - Over 580 bodies have so far been found. Hundreds more will likely never turn up. Survivors say they are suspended in a kind of nightmare, either haunted by memories of their brush with death or desperate for news of loved ones. At least 3,000 are reported to be missing.
Edible Insect Market Hindered by Legal and Cultural Barriers in Spain
- Inter Press Service
MÁLAGA, Spain, Jul 02 (IPS) - A 280-square-metre warehouse in Coín, a municipality in the southern Spanish province of Málaga, is home to a unique type of farm, where insects are raised for human consumption and the production of animal feed. But despite FAO's endorsement of insects as food, there are numerous obstacles holding back the development of this industry.
A Latin America With Opportunity for All
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 02 (IPS) - Latin America has had a good decade. Over the last 10 years, economic growth averaged 4.2 percent, and 70 million people escaped poverty. Macroeconomic stability, open trade policies and pro-business investment climates have supported and will continue to support strong growth in the years to come.
What’s Good for Brazil Is Good for Africa
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Jul 02 (IPS) - As Africa transforms its economy, it will need modern jobs and increased productivity to fight hunger on the continent, African leaders agreed at a two-day summit.
Donations Sound the New Note
- Inter Press Service
BELGRADE, Jul 02 (IPS) - The global economic crisis has not hit Serbia for the first time, but this year it has bitten into Serbian culture. State subsidies for theatres, festivals, films and exhibitions have almost hit the bottom. State support for films is down to zero.
Q&A: Generating Global Governance to End Hunger
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Jul 02 (IPS) - Sub-Saharan Africa may be home to six of the world's 10-fastest growing economies, but it also has a majority of the countries that are suffering from a food crisis.
U.S. Weighing Increase in Herbicide Levels in Food Supply
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 02 (IPS) - Environmental safety groups are stepping up efforts to prevent a reportedly dangerous yet widely used herbicide from being sold in the United States, even as the country's primary environmental regulator is considering increasing the amount of the herbicide allowed in the U.S. food supply.
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