The UN chief on Wednesday described progress between Russia and Ukraine on allowing the resumption of grain exports during UN-brokered talks in Türkiye, as...
Women working in the health and care sector earn nearly 25 per cent less than their male counterparts – a larger gender pay gap...
New York, Jul 13 (IPS) – The success of BRAC in Bangladesh highlights the significance of development initiatives led by the Global South to...
Top UN-appointed independent rights experts have condemned Russia’s “continued and heightened crackdown on civil society groups, human rights defenders and media outlets”. Read the...
Despite two years of a “surreal struggle” against the COVID-19 pandemic, and amidst rising global challenges, optimism for achieving sustainable development persists, a senior...
ROME, Jul 13 (IPS) – The signs of the last few years indicate a continuous setback towards achieving food security. The Food and Agriculture...
A new high-tech glove totally sucks — and that’s a good thing. Each fingertip is outfitted with a sucker inspired by those on octopus...
Srinagar, Indian Kashmir, Jul 13 (IPS) – The soaring temperatures this year in India’s northern state of Kashmir are proving calamitous for the region’s...
There is a galaxy spinning like a record in the early universe — far earlier than any others have been seen twirling around. ...
No beast on Earth is tougher than the tiny tardigrade. It can survive being frozen at -272° Celsius, being exposed to the vacuum of...