Ancient DNA shows the peopling of Southeast Asian islands was surprisingly complex
A young woman who lived on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi as early as around 7,300 years ago had a surprisingly ancient East Asian...
Bruce Bower
Haunting Photos of Bangladesh’s COVID Pandemic
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Aug 25 (IPS) – Documentary photographer and filmmaker Mohammad Rakibul Hasan has documented the health crisis in Bangladesh over the past several...
Cuba, a Small Island State Seeking to Manage Its Vulnerability
HAVANA, Aug 25 (IPS) – This article forms part of the special IPS coverage of the Solutions Forum, a high-level conference of Small Island...
Racism lurks in names given to plants and animals. That’s starting to change
With lemon and black plumage, the Scott’s oriole flashes in the desert like a flame. But the bird’s name holds a violent history that...
Resilience in a Riskier World
BANGKOK, Thailand, Aug 25 (IPS) – Over the past two decades, the Asia-Pacific region has made remarkable progress in managing disaster risk. But countries...
The Tragedy of Afghanistan: Is there a Way Forward?
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Aug 25 (IPS) – The writer is former UNICEF Resident Project Officer in Kabul (1999 –2001) and Resident Project Officer in...
The vast majority of people with high blood pressure, or hypertension, – a serious medical condition that significantly increases the risks of heart, brain,...
Negotiations are underway to bring 500 metric tonnes of urgently needed medical supplies into Afghanistan, senior regional officials with the World Health Organization (WHO) said...
Increased Syria violence prompts largest civilian displacements in a year, as gridlock stymies political talks
Progress towards resolving Syria’s decade-long conflict has reached an impasse, the chief United Nations mediator told the Security Council on Tuesday, as an uptick...
Smartphone App Helps Fijians to Grow and Eat Healthier Food
Aug 24 (IPS) – A smartphone app in Fiji is helping users to not only eat better but to help grow food that will...
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