Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1427
India Affirms Role as Developing World’s Pharmacy
- Inter Press Service
By allowing a generic manufacturer to produce a patented cancer drug at a fraction of its current cost, India has declared that it is not about to abandon its role as the ‘pharmacy of the world’s poor'.
Winter of Crisis Killing the Elderly in Portugal
- Inter Press Service
This winter the mortality rate in Portugal has grown alarmingly, to a level far higher than the seasonal averages of previous years. And the brunt of the death toll is being borne by low-income elderly people.
Asia Accounts for World's Five Largest Arms Buyers
- Inter Press Service
China, India and South Korea - three of the most vibrant economies in Asia - are also beefing up their military arsenals with new weapons systems from the United States, Russia, Germany, France and UK.
BRICS Bank Could Change the Money Game
- Inter Press Service
India’s proposal to set up a bank of the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) will top the agenda at the summit of the group in New Delhi Mar. 28.
The Lost Innocence of Cote d’Ivoire’s Children
- Inter Press Service
At first sight the group of children playing in a shaded courtyard in Cote d’Ivoire’s economic capital Abidjan seem carefree. But when a defunct car exhaust blasts, they tremble. When a soldier walks past, they shudder. And they become anxious when an unknown adult approaches them.
As the Taps Run Dry in Mauritius
- Inter Press Service
Rani Murthy, a public officer who lives in Plaines Wilhems, central Mauritius, wakes at three every morning to wait for the water tanker from the Central Water Authority so that she can collect water for cooking and household chores.
Living on a Meal a Day in Swaziland
- Inter Press Service
Margaret Gamedze earns a living doing laundry for people in her community in Msunduza Township, which lies about a kilometre outside Swaziland’s capital city of Mbabane. But since the country’s fiscal crisis began, she no longer earns enough to pay the rent for her one-roomed mud shack, which she shares with her five children.
Saving Kenya’s Maize Crop
- Inter Press Service
While some maize farmers in Kenya’s Western Province are stilling living off the produce from last season’s harvest, Robert Oduor is counting his losses after the deadly Striga weed infested his one-hectare maize field.
Taiwan Beefs Up to Take On the U.S.
- Inter Press Service
Taiwan civic activists and opposition parties have launched efforts to block plans by the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang or KMT) government to 'conditionally deregulate' the import of United States-produced beef containing residues of ractopamine, a controversial 'growth enhancing' chemical used in cattle feed.
Financial Transaction Tax Likely This Year
- Inter Press Service
A recent proposal to introduce a European financial transaction tax was blocked by Britain. But with Germany and France committed to push ahead, many are confident a tax will be implemented before the end of this year.
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