Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1442
ECONOMY: Sri Lankan Poor Hit by Triple Whammy
- Inter Press Service
First the government devalued the Sri Lankan rupee by three percent in November. Then interest rates were hiked. And to cap that U.S. sanctions hit Iran, which meets 90 percent of this country’s oil needs.
Somalis Hopeful of London Meeting Despite Media Scepticism
- Inter Press Service
With an international meeting aimed at resolving the political crisis in Somalia set to take place Thursday, the local media in this East African nation is awash with scepticism, referring to the efforts as a new system of re-colonising the country.
China Cuts Down the Foreign Fun
- Inter Press Service
Imported television shows watched by millions will be canned during the country’s prime 'golden time' hours, the government announced last week. Last month, popular prime time entertainment programmes were slashed by two- thirds. This was after programmes featuring time travel were all but banned last year.
MEXICO: Keeping Traces of Antibiotics Out of Food
- Inter Press Service
Orange juice and beef form part of the diet of many people in Mexico and other countries of the Americas. But the traces of antibiotics and fungicides they can contain pose risks to human health, and authorities in the region have begun to address the problem.
JAPAN: Trust Deficit - Worst Fallout of Fukushima
- Inter Press Service
Kazuya Tarukawa, 36, left a secure job in the Japanese capital to tend to his family’s organic farm located 100 km away from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor.
Afghan Refugees Hounded in Pakistan
- Inter Press Service
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government recently launched a harsh crackdown on illegal Afghan immigrants who have been pouring across the border into Pakistan, going so far as to request federal government permission to deal with the situation, which has deep social and economic implications for the host country.
ARGENTINA: Three-Quarters of 'Breadbasket' Is Drylands
- Inter Press Service
How has Argentina managed to maintain its image as one of the world's breadbaskets when a full three-fourths of its territory consists of drylands? This was one of the questions raised by the scientists who decided to create the National Observatory on Land Degradation and Desertification this year.
Q&A: How to Reverse the 'Feminisation of Poverty'
- Inter Press Service
The phrase 'financing for gender equality' may sound dry, but it lies at the heart of some of the most intractable problems faced by women around the world today — and whether the political will exists to allocate real resources to solving them or simply pay lip service.
VENEZUELA-US: Joined by Black Gold
- Inter Press Service
Venezuela and the United States claim they want to reduce their co-dependence on oil, as supplier and importer, respectively. But their mutually beneficial relationship continues with hardly a hiccup as the years go by, in spite of heated verbal confrontations.
FM Radio Spells Change, Success for Mideast Women
- Inter Press Service
Nisreen Awwad moves closer to the microphone as she signs off to her listeners, the words 'Nisaa FM: music, change, success' displayed prominently over her left shoulder.
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