Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1407
Challenges for Future Nationalised Oil Co. in Argentina
- Inter Press Service
One of the big challenges facing the Argentine government in its plans to regain state control of the country's biggest oil firm, YPF, is to make up for the time lost under private management, when production and exploration fell.
Montevideo Selected as Regional Internet Centre
- Inter Press Service
The capital of Uruguay has become the headquarters of Latin America’s six leading Internet organisations, brought together in the same building.
Guyana Strives to Protect Forests and Coast from Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
Its accolades include being labelled the breadbasket of the Caribbean as well as the Amazon adventure. But the natural environment for which the South American country of Guyana is famous is also reeling from the effects of climate change.
Crocodiles Lose Fight for Realty
- Inter Press Service
Reacting to a series of deadly crocodile attacks, the Sri Lankan government has drawn up plans to capture the free-ranging beasts and confine them to parks. Conservationists oppose this move.
Mexican Seeds, the New Spoils for Food Corporations
- Inter Press Service
Biodiversity and small and medium farms are threatened in Mexico by the looming approval of a reform of the law on plant varieties that will extend patent rights over seeds, activists and experts warn.
Economic Crisis Takes a Bite From Military Spending
- Inter Press Service
The global economic crisis - which had its origins back in 2008 - has had a spreading negative impact on military spending worldwide, according to a new study released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
Hepatitis Hits Haemophiliacs in Kashmir
- Inter Press Service
Recent research has found that over 90 percent of haemophilia patients across Kashmir are also affected by hepatitis due to the dearth of safe Anti- Haemophilic Factor (AHF) in the Valley.
Q&A: Increasing Investment Opportunities in Africa
- Inter Press Service
More than three years after the start of the global economic crisis, which has had a considerable impact on African trade, investments and gross domestic product, investment prospects on the continent are increasing.
Steady Water Supply for Zimbabwean City Still a Pipe Dream
- Inter Press Service
Residents of Zimbabwe's water-scarce city, Bulawayo, are concerned about the government’s slow response to finding a permanent source of water to cover their needs.
Buenos Aires Unprepared for More Intense Storms
- Inter Press Service
The 18 deaths caused by a storm that hit Buenos Aires earlier this month tragically demonstrate the lack of preparedness for the ever more frequent and powerful weather events faced by the Argentine capital and its suburbs.
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