Money Laundering: the Darker Side of the Worlds Offshore Financial System
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 26 (IPS) – A sign outside a laundry in New York city had a frivolously flippant slogan: “We launder dirty clothes,...
Energy Crisis: Tribal Behavior or Quality Decisions Based on Conscious Trade-Offs?
MONTEVIDEO, Feb 25 (IPS) – Marta Jara is Non-Resident Fellow, Institute of the AmericasCrises, as the one we saw across the US and Mexico...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Feb 25 (IPS) – The UNAIDS 2020 Global AIDS Update gave us a clear indication why the world did not meet...
COVID-19 vaccines may be ready for teens this summer
Encouraging news about COVID-19 vaccines keeps coming. No unusual safety issues arose during the first month of vaccination, when 13.8 million doses of the...
A new laser-based random number generator is the fastest of its kind
By normal standards, the design for a new laser is a total dud. Rather than producing a crisp, steady beam, the laser casts a...
A single male lyrebird can mimic the sound of an entire flock
You might be able to do a mean celebrity impression or two, but can you imitate an entire film’s cast at the same time?...
UN Peacebuilding Commission must Prioritise Protecting Youth Activists Facing Retaliation
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 (IPS) – The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission must prioritise the protection of youth activists who face retaliation from state and...
A Growing Shift in the Narrative about Climate Action
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 (IPS) – A keen awareness about the intersection of our ecosystem and the “accelerating destabilisation of the climate” is helping...
Lebanon: A Lion Pit for Journalism
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb 25 (IPS) – Our deadliest nightmare is back: Political assassinations in Lebanon is back with the horrific murder of Luqman Slim,...
Having more friends may help female giraffes live longer
Grown-up giraffes just aren’t huggy, cuddling, demonstrative animals. So it took identity-recognition software grinding through five years of data to reveal that female social...
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