Huge Increase in Transnational Crime in Asia ‘Golden Triangle — Global Issues

Huge Increase in Transnational Crime in Asia ‘Golden Triangle — Global Issues

In the United States and Canada, overdose deaths, predominantly driven by an epidemic of the non-medical use of fentanyl, continue to break records. Credit: Shutterstock. by Baher Kamal (madrid) Tuesday, June 27, 2023 Inter Press Service MADRID, Jun 27 (IPS) – How come that in a world where technology is -or…

Extremist Ideology Spreading Like an Oil Spill in Europe — Global Issues

Extremist Ideology Spreading Like an Oil Spill in Europe — Global Issues

Santiago Abascal, leader of Spain’s far-right Vox party. The party could soon be in government, after the 23 July 2023 general elections. Credit: Shutterstock by Baher Kamal (madrid) Thursday, June 22, 2023 Inter Press Service MADRID, Jun 22 (IPS) – The abuse of human rights has sharply increased with the steady…

Europe’s Complicity in Massive Human Rights Violations — Global Issues

Europe’s Complicity in Massive Human Rights Violations — Global Issues

These human tragedies are playing out at Europe’s land and sea borders on a daily basis. The first quarter of this year marked the deadliest in the central Mediterranean in six years, say humanitarian organisations in a joint statement. Credit: UN News Centre by Baher Kamal (madrid) Monday, June 19, 2023…

Guess Who Is the Worst Enemy of the Oceans (And Everywhere Else)? — Global Issues

Guess Who Is the Worst Enemy of the Oceans (And Everywhere Else)? — Global Issues

Oceans produce at least 50% of the Planet’s oxygen, while absorbing about 30% of carbon dioxide produced by humans, buffering the impacts of global warming. Credit: Claudio Riquelme/IPS by Baher Kamal (madrid) Wednesday, June 07, 2023 Inter Press Service MADRID, Jun 07 (IPS) – The good news: oceans cover three-quarters of…

Of the Sahel and the Merchants of Death — Global Issues

Of the Sahel and the Merchants of Death — Global Issues

Fake or substandard antimalarial medicines kill as many as 267,000 sub-Saharan Africans every year. Credit: Mercedes Sayagues/IPS by Baher Kamal (madrid) Friday, June 02, 2023 Inter Press Service MADRID, Jun 02 (IPS) – There is a tangled trafficking web that has been woven across the Sahel, which spans almost 6.000 kilometres…

G7 Owes the Poor $13 Trillion in Unmet Pledges. Meanwhile… — Global Issues

G7 Owes the Poor $13 Trillion in Unmet Pledges. Meanwhile… — Global Issues

This money could otherwise be spent on healthcare, education, gender equality and social protection, as well as addressing the impacts of climate change, says Oxfam. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS by Baher Kamal (rome) Monday, May 22, 2023 Inter Press Service ROME, May 22 (IPS) – Two shocking findings have just been revealed:…

Europe Sells to Africa and Asia 90% of Its Used Clothes, Textiles Waste — Global Issues

Europe Sells to Africa and Asia 90% of Its Used Clothes, Textiles Waste — Global Issues

“As reuse and recycling capacities in Europe are limited, a large share of used textiles collected in the EU is traded and exported to Africa and Asia, and their fate is highly uncertain,” says the European Environmental Agency. Credit: Shutterstock. by Baher Kamal (rome) Thursday, May 18, 2023 Inter Press Service…