‘The Milky Way’ wants you to get to know your home in the universe
The Milky WayMoiya McTierGrand Central Publishing, $27 Meet the Milky Way in its own words. The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy takes...
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Who has the highest risk of long COVID? It’s complicated
For millions of people, COVID-19 doesn’t end with a negative test. Weeks or months after traces of the virus disappear from noses and throats,...
China responsible for ‘serious human rights violations’ in Xinjiang province: UN human rights report
China responsible for ‘serious human rights violations’ in Xinjiang province: UN human rights report
A long-awaited report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) into what China refers to as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region...
Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrived in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Wednesday, the latest stage in their efforts to...
Onset of northern winter could see spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths
Although COVID-19 deaths have decreased across the world, numbers could rise as northern countries head into winter, senior officials from UN health agency WHO...
Latin America Looks to COP27: The Time to See Ourselves Only as Climate Victims is Over
MÉXICO, Aug 31 (IPS) – Latin America is already one of the world’s regions hit hardest by the impacts of climate change. Extreme weather...
Sri Lanka: WFP helps alleviate stress of pregnancy amidst skyrocketing food prices
The queue of women grows steadily outside a government clinic in Kuppiyawatta, in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo. In just over half an hour...
By suspending former Catalan government and parliament members from public duties prior to them being convicted, following the independence referendum back in 2017, Spain...
Major health risks are unfolding in Pakistan as unprecedented flooding continues, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, warning of the threat of...
Africa Should Trade its Carbon Credits to Fund Renewable Energy – Expert
Bulawayo, Aug 31 (IPS) – Africa needs to trade in carbon credits to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, finance the transition to renewable energy, and...
UN fact-finding mission on Iran focuses on plight of civilians 
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