News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1237
Net Tightens Around Fishing in Egypt
- Inter Press Service
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Mar 24 (IPS) - For Egypt's commercial marine fishermen, making a living has never been more dangerous. Egyptian crews driven further afield in search of fish have faced pirate attacks, spent months in dingy foreign prisons, and come under fire from coast guard vessels. Dozens of fishermen have been held for ransom, abused by authorities, or shot and killed.
BOOKS: The Legacy of Nafis Sadik, Champion of Choice
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 24 (IPS) - Once dubbed "the most powerful woman in the world" by the London Times, Nafis Sadik learned at an early age that persistence leads to opportunities for change - and backlash from the Pope.
Obama Visit Settles It a Little for Israel
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Mar 23 (IPS) - On his visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories, U.S. President Barack Obama laid out his vision for a revival of the long-stalled peace talks. Yet, it was clear from his statements that a settlement freeze is no longer an immediate requirement. And, he carefully avoided mentioning the pre-1967 lines as the basis for a two-state solution, to the Israeli Prime Minister's delight.
Who Will Aid the Aid Workers?
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Mar 23 (IPS) - Fifty-six-year-old Perween Rehman had dedicated her life to humanitarian work. As head of the Orangi Pilot Project's Research and Training Institute (OPP-RTI), she spent years working in one of the largest informal settlements in Pakistan's port city of Karachi, helping to overhaul a primitive sanitation system that was expected to serve Orangi's 1.5 million inhabitants.
Pope Francis Raises Hopes for an Ecological Church
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Mar 22 (IPS) - The new pope's choice of the name Francis, to honour the Catholic Church's patron saint of animals and the environment, has awakened the hopes of ecologists and others who are concerned about rampant consumerism and the deterioration of the planet.
USAID Makes Steady but Slow Gains on Transparency
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 22 (IPS) - The United States' main foreign assistance agency is getting widespread plaudits for new data on a series of internal reforms aimed at aid improvement, but some development experts are pointing to a persistent opaqueness from the agency.
Boreholes, Boreholes Everywhere….And Not a Drop to Drink
- Inter Press Service
MBABANE, Mar 22 (IPS) - Every day for the last four years, 52-year-old Tintfombi Msibi has had to walk past the borehole in her village of Ekuphakameni, one of the driest rural villages in southern Swaziland, to a dirty stream two kilometres away to collect drinking water.
Civil Society Seeks to Influence Mexican Mining Law Reform
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Mar 22 (IPS) - Two separate bills to reform Mexico's mining laws, one from the government and the other from academics and NGOs, agree on the urgent need for major changes in the rules governing the industry.
Portuguese Women Stand Up for the Family in Times of Crisis
- Inter Press Service
LISBON, Mar 22 (IPS) - The huge impact of the economic crisis on male employment in Portugal has led to a sharp increase in the proportion of women who have become the main breadwinners in their families. But that has not translated into progress towards equality.
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Mar 22 (IPS) - How much water does it take to turn on a light? It took 10,000 litres to make your jeans. Another three big bathtubs of water was needed for your two-eggs-toast-coffee breakfast this morning.
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