URBANA, Illinois, Feb 26 (IPS) – The White House, under the Presidency of Joe Biden just released an Executive Order on America’s Supply Chains stating...
Months before the first COVID-19 vaccine was even approved, wealthy nations scrambled to secure hundreds of millions of advance doses for their citizens. By the...
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 26 (IPS) – The UNFCCC launched its ‘Climate Action: NDC Scorecard’ on Feb 26. The report assesses countries’ progress in meeting climate...
Within a couple weeks after a first vaccine dose, people are well protected against severe COVID-19, new data suggest. With demand for shots far outpacing...
Since December 2019, the sun has been moving into a busier part of its cycle, when increasingly intense pulses of energy can shoot out in...
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 26 (IPS) – A sign outside a laundry in New York city had a frivolously flippant slogan: “We launder dirty clothes, not...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Feb 25 (IPS) – The UNAIDS 2020 Global AIDS Update gave us a clear indication why the world did not meet the...
MONTEVIDEO, Feb 25 (IPS) – Marta Jara is Non-Resident Fellow, Institute of the AmericasCrises, as the one we saw across the US and Mexico last...
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 Pfizer...
By normal standards, the design for a new laser is a total dud. Rather than producing a crisp, steady beam, the laser casts a fuzzy...