Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1321
GEORGIA: Anti-Turkish Sentiments Grow as Election Date Nears
- Inter Press Service
TBILISI, Sep 24 (IPS) - Rooted in longstanding historical, religious and economic differences, Georgian animosity toward neighbouring Turkey, Georgia’s fifth-largest investor, appears to be growing in the Black Sea region of Achara.
Rural Mexican Communities Rich in Resources, Poor in Capital
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Sep 24 (IPS) - The La Ventanilla community in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca has not given up in the face of devastating hurricanes, but has organised to protect mangroves and animal species like the Olive Ridley sea turtle.
Exports Worth Their Salt in Crisis-Struck Portugal
- Inter Press Service
CASTRO MARIM, Portugal, Sep 24 (IPS) - A promising alternative in Portugal’s profoundly depressed domestic market are incentives for traditional exports which, due to their high quality or uniqueness, do not face fierce foreign competition. “Flor de sal”, the country’s premium hand-harvested sea salt, is one of these products.
Karachi Gripped by Extortionists
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Sep 24 (IPS) - The cost of doing business in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi is steep. Surviving the climate of impunity now requires more than bags of protection money – it also calls for a stoutness of heart.
Maldives Talks Condoms
- Inter Press Service
MALE, Sep 22 (IPS) - For an orthodox Islamic country, the Maldives has made remarkable progress in halting the spread of HIV in the Indian Ocean archipelago through bold awareness programmes and the distribution of condoms.
A Lake of Hope and Conflict
- Inter Press Service
SRINAGAR, Sep 22 (IPS) - Parvez Ahmad Dar climbs three hours to reach the hilltop, generator-equipped tourist centre in Ajaf village, 35 kilometres from Srinagar, to recharge his mobile phone.
Water for Phosphate, Not People
- Inter Press Service
GAFSA, Tunisia, Sep 22 (IPS) - Gafsa region in the south of Tunisia was once an oasis; today the phosphate industry has plunged it into a water crisis.
Reluctant Farewell to Arms in Côte d’Ivoire
- Inter Press Service
ABIDJAN, Sep 22 (IPS) - In his black boots and green fatigues – complete with arm patches bearing the name of the national army, Forces Republicaines de Côte d’Ivoire – Ousmane Kone looked every bit the soldier as he stood guard over an electricity and water distribution company one Tuesday afternoon in Abidjan.
Cuba’s Reforms Shift Focus to Training Skilled Workers
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Sep 21 (IPS) - His carpenter’s certificate has made Antonio Tejero into a passionate champion of the trades, because, he says, he works “directly for society.” That attitude is in line with the government’s plan to train more technicians and skilled workers to give a boost to the economy.
Mexico, Also a Haven for Illegal Fishing
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Sep 21 (IPS) - The authorities in Mexico seem to have thrown in the towel in the fight against illegal fishing, which is hurting fisheries, the environment, and incomes.
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