Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1461
PAKISTAN: Taliban Bombs Get Deadlier
- Inter Press Service
In their efforts to kill and injure more people as part of a terror campaign in northern Pakistan, the Taliban militia have resorted to lacing bombs with toxic chemicals that leave survivors with complicated wounds.
Money Is All That's Green in Biodiesel
- Inter Press Service
The only green in biodiesel fuel is the money producers make from it, new research has revealed.
BALKANS: The Dark Side of Serbia's Oil Shale Fairy Tale
- Inter Press Service
According to an old Serbian fairy tale, God tells a poor man who enters a gold mine that no matter what he chooses to do inside, he'll be sorry when he leaves. If he takes some gold, he'll be sorry for not taking more; if he doesn't, he'll be sorry for not taking any at all.
Mayans Demand Voice in 'Doomsday Tourism' Boom
- Inter Press Service
The indigenous people of southeast Mexico are demanding to be included in the official programmes planned for 2012 to take advantage of the world's interest in the 'Mayan prophecy', while at the same time fearing a 'doomsday tourism' that could damage and contaminate their sacred sites.
Half of All Abortions Now Unsafe, Study Finds
- Inter Press Service
The proportion of abortions deemed unsafe rose from 44 percent in 1995 to almost half (49 percent) in 2008, according to a new study released Thursday.
ZIMBABWE: Street Vendors’ Protest Sparking a Revolution
- Inter Press Service
There are some unlikely comparisons between the work lives of Mohammed Bouazizi, the Tunisian fruit seller who sparked the Arab revolution, and Francis Tachirev, a fruit seller in Zimbabwe.
U.S.: Obama Rejects Giant Keystone Pipeline Scheme
- Inter Press Service
In a decision fraught with political risk, U.S. President Barack Obama Wednesday rejected the permit for the proposed giant Keystone XL pipeline project, insisting that his administration needed more time to determine whether it served the national interest.
JAPAN: Pushing Nuclear Exports After Fukushima
- Inter Press Service
Japan plans to boost civilian nuclear exports even as it tries to appease its population angered at radiation leaks from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, crippled by an earthquake and tsunami on Mar. 11, last year.
Woe Betide the Return of the Zimbabwean Dollar
- Inter Press Service
Tinashe Zuze’s story is a typical one of Zimbabwe’s professionals who have shunned formal employment. Instead of working for someone else, Zuze left his job as a bank teller and entered into the world of 'wheeling and dealing' in illegal foreign currency.
Montevideo Tackles Gas Emissions from Solid Waste
- Inter Press Service
The government of the Uruguayan capital plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the solid waste produced by its 1.3 million inhabitants, through a project set to enter into operation in March. The carbon credits generated will be purchased by the World Bank.
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