Magellan, Inquisition and Globalisation
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Mar 16 (IPS) – Globalisation’s beginnings are symbolised by Ferdinand Magellan’s near circumnavigation of the world half a millennium ago. But...
Five Steps to Combat Gender-Based Violence Globally
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Mar 16 (IPS) – The 410 Legal Aid Centers that I manage in Bangladesh for BRAC’s Human Rights and Legal Aid Services...
BANGKOK, Thailand, Mar 16 (IPS) – The COVID-19 crisis poses an unprecedented threat to development in the Asia-Pacific region that could reverse much of...
NEW DELHI, India, Mar 16 (IPS) – Climate change is one of the most pressing issues that the world is collectively facing at the...
Phosphorus for Earth’s earliest life may have been forged by lightning
One key ingredient for life thought to be delivered to Earth by meteorites may have been homemade after all. The phosphorus that went into...
Policy Inconsistencies and Poor Research Slow Young Farmers in Africa
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Mar 16 (IPS) – It is not everyday that a young farmer registers success in his enterprise and vows this is what...
Most of Mars’ missing water may lurk in its crust
An ocean’s worth of water may be lurking in minerals below Mars’ surface, which could help explain why the Red Planet dried up. Once...
A deadly fungus behind hospital outbreaks was found in nature for the first time
A deadly fungus that seemed to spring up out of nowhere in hospitals has been found in nature for the first time. Researchers isolated...
Are High-Ranking UN Jobs the Political Birthright of Big Powers?
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 15 (IPS) – The United Nations has continued to pursue a notoriously longstanding tradition of doling out some of the highest-ranking...
How to Achieve Peace in Afghanistan
GENEVA, Mar 15 (IPS) – There is much expectation about US President Joe Biden’s Afghanistan strategy to end the United States’ longest war effectively....
Yemen’s humanitarian crisis growing by the hour amid spike in displacement 
Nepal floods: ‘Apocalyptic’ destruction signals wider climate threat across Himalayas 
Haiti: Child malnutrition crisis worsens amid escalating violence 
The Connection Between Urbanization and Poverty: How Cities Can Reduce Poverty – Or Deepen It