Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1303
Amidst Controversy, World Bank to Review Influential Rankings
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (IPS) - The World Bank released its 10th annual Doing Business report on Monday, using the occasion to track business- and investment-friendly reforms put in place around the world over the past decade.
Gang Truce Can Break Down, Prevention Should Be Priority
- Inter Press Service
GUATEMALA CITY, Oct 22 (IPS) - El Salvador has managed to bring down one of the world’s highest murder rates thanks to a truce between gangs that was lauded by the United Nations as an example to be followed in other countries of Central America.
EU Crisis’ Ripple Effects in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Oct 22 (IPS) - The crisis in Europe may provide an opportunity for Latin America and the Caribbean to recast the bi-regional relationship based on higher education and investments with a social and environmental focus, according to the ministerial Council of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System.
Treaty Tolls Death Knell for Mexican Countryside
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Oct 22 (IPS) - The Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations, which Mexico is to join in December, are threatening to eliminate the last defences of the country’s agricultural sector.
Palau Proves Sharks Worth More Alive Than Dead
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Oct 22 (IPS) - Sharks have a safe haven the size of France, and the Republic of Palau that protects them is making millions of dollars from shark tourism.
Pill Fails to Cure Occupation
- Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY, Oct 21 (IPS) - It’s being taken as an antidote to the stresses of Occupation. But the prevalence of the painkiller Tramadol in the Gaza Strip has more to do with its ease of availability than its singular effectiveness as a reality-numbing substance.
Q&A: Health Impacts of Genetically Modified Foods Still Unknown
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 20 (IPS) - In 1994, genetically modified produce, in the form of tomatoes, first appeared in grocery stores in the United States. Numerous other types of produce have been genetically modified since, and consuming them has become common practise. But because the phenomenon is so recent, the long-term effects of eating such foods remain unknown.
Cuban Families Grapple with Migration Reform
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Oct 20 (IPS) - Her voice is calm. She no longer has any question that her âdestinyâ is to live outside of Cuba. âMy father is getting older every day. Itâs time for me to help him,â the 27-year-old woman tells IPS, commenting on her plans to emigrate and become her familyâs provider.
Injured Struggle in the Sahara
- Inter Press Service
KUFRA, southern Libya, Oct 20 (IPS) - Safia’s six-year-old body is riddled with scars from the rocket that hit her home in February. With her immediate family all killed in the violent attack, this sole survivor smiles shyly as she visits the medics that fought to save her life.
The Face of Food Security Is Female
- Inter Press Service
DES MOINES, Iowa, USA, Oct 19 (IPS) - In a major endorsement for investment in women - the bulk of food growers in the developing world - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said food security could not be achieved without women, and that the world's hungry also needed leaders to prioritise actions.
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