Neo-Colonial Currency Enables French Exploitation
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 02 (IPS) – Colonial-style currency board arrangements have enabled continuing imperialist exploitation decades after the end of formal colonial...
It’s more critical than ever to begin life as a newborn being breastfed, according to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) and...
As geopolitical tensions reach new highs, and some governments are spending billions on nuclear weapons in a false bid for peace and security, countries...
Amid the education crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations is partnering with leading children’s charity Theirworld and others in the sector,...
Friendships with rich people may help lift children out of poverty
Relationships can have a profound influence on a life, from the schools that people attend to the jobs they land. But teasing out how...
Whale sharks may be the world’s largest omnivores
As Mark Meekan bobbed among swells in the Indian Ocean, he spotted a giant shadowy figure moving through the water. The tropical fish biologist...
The UN chief on Monday welcomed the departure of the first ship from the Ukrainian port of Odesa to leave carrying grain under the...
Bangladesh Plans to Launch Toll-free SMS Flood Warning
DHAKA, Aug 01 (IPS) – Ziaur Rahman, a farmer of Pakuar Char under Sariakandi Upazila in Bogura, cultivated jute on a newly emerged river...
Tiny amoebas move faster when carrying cargo than without
Microbes enlisted to carry tiny loads travel faster with cargo attached than on their own. That’s the surprising finding of a study of the...
Introducing ‘Hope Over Fate’: the Story of Sir Fazle Hasan Abed and BRAC
Redding Conn, USA, Aug 01 (IPS) – About seven years ago, I started working on a project with Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, the founder...
As freshwater reserves shrink, countries must prepare for a new water reality 
What it Means to be ‘Too Old’ and a Woman: Systemic Gendered Ageism and Loss of Belonging 
Ahead of COP17, UN Biodiversity Chief Urges Urgent Realignment of Finance with Nature Goals 
During menopause, brain changes surprisingly take a break