Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1207
Rafsanjani’s Presidential Bid Elicits Hope, Scorn
- Inter Press Service
TEHRAN, May 16 (IPS) - The last-minute entry of former president and current chair of the Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani into the presidential polls set for Jun. 14 has inspired vastly different reactions in a conflicted Iran.
Mexican Communities Sue Pemex for Environmental Justice
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, May 16 (IPS) - Fed up with oil spills from facilities belonging to Mexico's state oil company Pemex, residents of two communities in the southeastern state of Tabasco are taking the country's largest company to court in a bid for compensation for damage to the environment and agriculture.
With Billions of Euros Pledged, Mali Risks Aid Overflow
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, May 16 (IPS) - International donors pledged yesterday to mobilise 3.25 billion Euros to rebuild Mali, a figure that surpassed all expectations. But experts warn that the country does not have the absorption capacity for so much aid, while others say donors should pressure the Malian government to stop ongoing human rights abuses.
Climate Change Is Happening… So What?
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, May 16 (IPS) - Seven in 10 U.S. citizens believe climate change is real and happening now. Yet most have never even contacted a government official about the issue, let alone volunteered with an environmental organisation or taken other action.
Unravelling the Civil War Propaganda
- Inter Press Service
KABUL, May 16 (IPS) - Western fears of a civil war in Afghanistan are growing ahead of the scheduled pullout of international troops in 2014. However, experts here say the situation on the ground is not comparable to either 1988, when the Soviets withdrew from the country, or the mujahideen's rise to power in 1992, which plunged the country into civil war.
Resource Management Central to Equitable Development
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 16 (IPS) - Trillions of dollars a year are being produced through extractive industries, but just a tiny percentage of this money is impacting on the lives of poor communities in developing countries, according to a first-of-its-kind study released Wednesday.
U.S. Retailers Holding Out on Bangladesh Safety Agreement
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 15 (IPS) - Labour groups here are stepping up pressure on U.S. firms to sign a binding building safety agreement for Bangladeshi factories after 10 major European garment companies signed onto the landmark agreement.
WTO Chooses New Latin American Chief to Mark a Change in Course
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, May 15 (IPS) - Brazilian diplomat Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo was named the new director general of the WTO with broad support from the developing world, beating out his Mexican rival Herminio Blanco, who was backed by the industrialised nations.
Indigenous Nicaraguans Fight to the Death for Their Last Forest
- Inter Press Service
MANAGUA, May 15 (IPS) - Mayangna indigenous communities in northern Nicaragua are caught up in a life-and-death battle to defend their ancestral territory in the Bosawas Biosphere Reserve from the destruction wrought by invading settlers and illegal logging.
Dengue Outbreak Highlights Poor Waste Management
- Inter Press Service
HONIARA, Solomon Islands, May 15 (IPS) - City and health authorities in the Solomon Islands, located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, are calling for effective and consistent urban waste management as they battle to control a serious outbreak of dengue fever, the world's fastest spreading vector-borne viral disease, which was identified in the country in February.
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