Report: World food prices to rise
Food prices are set to rise around the globe after
years of decline, with climate change making it harder
for the world's poorest to get adequate food,
according to a report released Tuesday.

Climate cause fires ice cream guru
Ben and Jerry's likes to portray itself as an ethical
brand.

Mother Nature feels the pains of divorce
Divorce can be bad for the environment. In countries
around the world divorce rates have been rising, and
each time a family dissolves the result is two new
households.

FILM-ARGENTINA: Local Characters Get All the Parts
BUENOS AIRES, Dec 3 (IPS) - "I’d like to be offered the role of a madwoman some day, or of a vicious person, just out of curiosity, because I’m really not like that at all," says Carmen Drive, a 56-year-old Argentine homemaker who has already acted in 18 movies without ever having set foot outside her home town, population 30,000.

SOUTH AMERICA: In Street Football, Playing Is Winning
ASUNCIÓN, Nov 28 (IPS) - Football can cause excitement and euphoria, or anger and even aggression, but the Second South American Street Football Championship taking place this week in the Paraguayan capital puts the emphasis on solidarity, fair play and social participation.

COLOMBIA: The Chibcha Culture - Forgotten, But Still Alive
BOGOTÁ, Nov 30 (IPS) - Use of the sacred coca leaf, respect for water and nature, and other practices of the pre-Columbian Chibcha or Muisca culture survive in Colombia in spite of five centuries under attack. The culture was as highly-developed as those of the better-known Inca, Maya and Aztec people, according to scholars.

Stay Married -- Divorce Is Bad For Environment
Irked spouses looking for a reason to stay married were offered a novel rationale by US researchers on Monday: divorce is bad for the environment.
http://www.enn.com/lifestyle/article/26422

Give Granny What She'd Really Like for the Holidays
If you have any elderly relative on your Christmas or Hanukkah list, you know how hard it is to choose something for them. Granny doesn't need any more stuff for her home and the handkerchief you gave her last year is probably still in the original box