A Future Horror and the Hope of the Present
MEXICO CITY, Jul 12 (IPS) – This is an alert message: if nothing stops the wave of violence in Mexico, by the end of...
‘Virology’ ponders society’s relationship with viruses
VirologyJoseph OsmundsonW.W. Norton & Co., $16.95 As a journalist covering COVID-19, I’ve had a front-row seat to the pandemic. I’ve been overwhelmed with despair...
The World is Burning. We Need a Renewables Revolution
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 12 (IPS) – The only true path to energy security, stable power prices, prosperity and a livable planet lies in abandoning...
Aid for Power in New Cold War
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 12 (IPS) – Long a means for powerful nations to influence developing countries, development finance has gained renewed significance...
Although the UN-brokered truce between the Yemeni Government and Houthi rebels continues to hold, the key issue of road openings remains outstanding, while the...
Narrow Valuation of Nature is Widening Biodiversity Loss
Bulawayo, Jul 11 (IPS) – Nature has diverse values for different people, but it is poorly evaluated, and this is driving the global biodiversity...
The values that we ascribe to nature are vital parts of our cultures, identities, economies, and ways of life, all of which should be...
World population to reach 8 billion this year, as growth rate slows
15 November 2022 is predicted to be the day that the global population reaches eight billion. The projection is revealed in the UN’s World...
Recalling Shinzo Abe with Respect
TOKYO, Jul 11 (IPS) – Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving Prime Minister of Japan, has died. It was a murder caused by a personal grudge...
Here is the James Webb Space Telescope’s stunning first picture
We’ve now seen farther, deeper and more clearly into space than ever before. The first image from the James Webb Space Telescope, released in...
Who should set the rules for AI? The UN is pushing for a safer digital future 
Bangladesh Must Face Its Quiet Crisis of Internal Displacement 
ETHIOPIA: ‘Reporting on Abuses Shouldn’t Be Treated as a Threat to National Interest’ 
UN report warns of reprisals against those who collaborate in defence of human rights