News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1239
Goat Farming, a Growing Alternative in Cuba's Reform Process
- Inter Press Service
CIENFUEGOS, Cuba, Mar 20 (IPS) - Goat farming is becoming popular among farmers given land to use as part of the economic reforms implemented in Cuba since 2008. The increase in goat rearing, in provinces like Cienfuegos on the southern coast, could help expand the limited range of basic food products available to Cubans.
In Middle East, Women's Labour Half of Global Levels
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 20 (IPS) - As countries in the Middle East and North Africa adjust to profound political changes and economic difficulties, development experts on the region have increasingly turned their attention to the social and economic potential of incorporating more female workers into the labour market.
Treating Malnutrition Moves From the Hospital to the Home
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Mar 20 (IPS) - When nine-month-old Borsha was admitted to the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Bangladesh last January, she was on the verge of death.
Palestinians Prepare a Bitter Welcome for Obama
- Inter Press Service
RAMALLAH, Mar 20 (IPS) - The rumbling drone of a fleet of U.S. helicopters carrying security and administrative personnel could be heard long before the eight choppers came into view over the Ramallah horizon on their way to the Palestinian Authority (PA) presidential compound in the West Bank de facto capital Ramallah.
Treason Case May Fuel Unrest in Malawi
- Inter Press Service
LILONGWE, Mar 20 (IPS) - Malawi's first-ever tripartite elections in May 2014 will be a litmus test for President Joyce Banda, who is faced with an opposition majority in parliament, soaring food prices, and a potential treason trial.
Iraq Once More on the Brink of War
- Inter Press Service
KIRKUK, Iraq, Mar 19 (IPS) - Driving into the city of Kirkuk, one is greeted by the view of a huge sea of grey concrete houses from which laundry has been hung out to dry in the wind and be blackened by smoke rising from the surrounding oil wells.
U.S. Urged to Reject New World Bank Focus on Large Infrastructure
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 19 (IPS) - A group of environmentalists, gender activists and international finance watchdogs are calling on the U.S. government to support calls for the World Bank to step back from a new programmatic focus on large-scale infrastructure, which critics say does little to help alleviate poverty.
Latin American Integration, Post-Chávez
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 19 (IPS) - What is Hugo Chávez's legacy to Latin America? The best way to evaluate a head of state is to examine what is left behind after his or her death. In the case of Chávez, his image is obscured by a series of ideological and cultural prejudices that hide a clear perception of who he was.
Water and Sanitation Seek Rightful Place in Post-2015 Agenda
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 19 (IPS) - When the General Assembly unanimously adopted the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) back in 2000, water and sanitation were reduced to a subtext - never a stand-alone goal compared with poverty and hunger alleviation.
HONDURAS: Activists Protest Lack of Transparency in Extractive Industry
- Inter Press Service
TEGUCIGALPA, Mar 19 (IPS) - The Honduran government's announcement of its plans to join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) has raised expectations as well as doubts, particularly due to the speed with which it aims to complete a process that has taken several years in other countries of the region.
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