Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1357
U.S. Opens Investment in Myanmar Oil and Gas, Over Suu Kyi’s Advice
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 12 (IPS) - Following on a May announcement, the U.S. government on Wednesday moved to implement its most significant rollback in longstanding sanctions on Burma, also known as Myanmar.
Brazil Launches Campaign to Decriminalise Drug Use
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jul 12 (IPS) - A host of academic, legal, health, political and social figures are joining together to back a campaign to decriminalise drug use in Brazil, as tens of thousands of consumers uninvolved in the drug trade are currently jailed.
Mozambique’s “People from Germany” Wait Decades for Salaries
- Inter Press Service
MAPUTO, Jul 11 (IPS) - Every Wednesday at 11.00am José Alfredo Cossa unfurls his East German flag and leads a march of around 150 men and women down the main streets of Maputo, Mozambique’s capital. In a struggle for justice that has been going on for more than 20 years this group, known as the “Magermans”, represent the 16,000 to 20,000 Mozambicans who were sent to the former East Germany in the early 1980s to work and serve their country.
Birth Control - Roping in Pakistan's Men
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Pakistan, Jul 11 (IPS) - “No scalpel, no stitch and no rest needed,” guarantees Dr. Ghulam Shabbir Sudhayao, referring to the surgical procedure called vasectomy - the least popular method of birth control around the world, including Pakistan.
Mozambique’s So-Called 'People from Germany' Wait Decades for Salaries
- Inter Press Service
Every Wednesday at 11.00am José Alfredo Cossa unfurls his East German flag and leads a march of around 150 men and women down the main streets of Maputo, Mozambique’s capital. In a struggle for justice that has been going on for more than 20 years this group, known as the 'Magermans', represent the 16,000 to 20,000 Mozambicans who were sent to the former East Germany in the early 1980s to work and serve their country.
Asian Mussel Invasion Largely Ignored by Southern Cone Governments
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Jul 11 (IPS) - The governments of most of the countries that share the Río de la Plata basin are doing little or nothing to halt the golden mussel invasion, despite the serious damages and losses it is causing.
International Conference Sheds Light on U.S. AIDS Crisis
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 10 (IPS) - Thirty-one years after the start of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States, the country’s infection rates have not gone down in a decade, warned advocates speaking here on Tuesday ahead of a major international conference.
U.N. Showcases South-South Successes
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 10 (IPS) - Knowledge-sharing has become a cornerstone of successful cooperation among developing countries, in areas ranging from agriculture to health and renewable energies.
Scientists Declare State of Emergency for World's Coral Reefs
- Inter Press Service
CAIRNS, Australia, Jul 10 (IPS) - Coral reef scientists urged local and national governments to take action to save the world's coral reefs and said they'd be "on call 24/7" to assist politicians and officials.
Norwegian Study Calls for Research on Natural Causes of Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
BERLIN, Jul 10 (IPS) - While there is no doubt that global warming is primarily a consequence of human activities, it is also true that there are natural phenomena contributing to climate change as well.
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