An Arctic hare traveled at least 388 kilometers in a record-breaking journey
Arctic hares can go the distance. A member of Lepus arcticus in northern Canada has traveled farther than anyone knew possible. BBYY, as the...
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How mindfulness-based training can give elite athletes a mental edge
On yellow poster board, blue letters spell BELIEVE, a nod to the Emmy-winning TV show Ted Lasso. The sign hangs above psychologist Tommy Minkler’s...
Battle for Palestine: & the Day When David Felled Goliath with a Stone
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 26 (IPS) – When Israeli Ambassador Gilat Erdan made an unusual presentation before the Security Council last week displaying a large...
NEW JERSEY, Jan 26 (IPS) – “A lack of respect for human life from conception to natural death and a lack of respect for...
Madagascar: Deadly tropical storms cause flooding, landslides
Two separate tropical weather systems in Madagascar have left at least 34 dead and triggered flooding and landslides, particularly in the capital, Antananarivo, the...
More than 50 million worldwide hit by urban conflict
Opening a Security Council debate on how to protect civilians caught up in urban conflict,the UN Secretary-General on Tuesday said that more than 50 million people are currently impacted by fighting inside towns and cities. Read...
Authorities in South Sudan must investigate a report of deadly intercommunal violence in Jonglei State earlier this week, the UN mission in the country,...
Four days after ISIL terrorists launched apparently coordinated attacks on a large prison in northeast Syria in a bid to free fighters detained there,...
January will ‘almost certainly’ shatter records for civilian casualties in Yemen
Violence in Yemen continues to escalate, raising casualties and spilling across the war-torn country’s borders, the Special Envoy for the country and the Humanitarian Coordinator warned on Tuesday. Read...
Pledge to ‘never forget’ the Holocaust, Guterres tells synagogue ceremony
People everywhere must stand firm against hate, amid rising antisemitism and other forms of religious bigotry, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday. Read...
Displacement on the rise in Yemen as fighting continues 
Guterres: ‘Cracks have become canyons’ as world faces four tests of power 
Millions of children return to schools that still can’t provide clean water or a working toilet 
Time to accept ‘hard truths’ so trust can be rebuilt: General Assembly president