Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and works well for kids ages 5–11
Elementary school–age children may soon be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German biotech company partner BioNTech reported September...
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UNESCO hails return of looted ancient Gilgamesh tablet to Iraq
The Gilgamesh Dream Tablet – one of the oldest surviving literary works in history – is to be returned to Iraq by the United...
Despite the economic devastation wrought by COVID-19, the new technology sector continued to thrive and prosper last year, the UN’s intellectual property agency said...
NEW DELHI, India, Sep 20 (IPS) – Last year, as the world grappled to survive the Covid-19 Pandemic, Megan Fernandas an accountant living in...
Food Experts’ Expectations for Global Food Systems Transformation
DOMINICA, Sep 20 (IPS) – Dubbed ‘the People’s Summit, the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) hopes to put the world back on a...
Call for ‘decisive action now’ to avoid climate catastrophe
Speaking alongside the UK Prime Minister in New York on Monday the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called on world leaders for “decisive action now to avert...
World leaders, BTS, join Guterres in call to get SDGs back on track
The world “is challenged like never before”, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, but the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) still offer a roadmap to get back on track. Read the full story, “World leaders,...
The Top 10 scientific surprises of Science News’ first 100 years
From the day Archimedes cut his bath short to shout “Eureka,” science has been a constant source of surprises. Even after the abundant accumulation...
Satellite swarms may outshine the night sky’s natural constellations
Fleets of private satellites orbiting Earth will be visible to the naked eye in the next few years, sometimes all night long. Companies like...
Fundamental Changes Needed at UN Summit to Tackle Global Food Insecurity
BRIGHTON, UK, Sep 20 (IPS) – COVID-19 has exposed numerous fractures in global food systems that leave millions at risk of food insecurity. Like...
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