LONDON / JOHANNESBURG, Apr 15 (IPS) – Russia’s war in Ukraine has left many communities facing catastrophe. In a world already wracked by multiple...
Most bats don’t echolocate in broad daylight. Here’s an exception
Despite their excellent vision, one city-dwelling colony of fruit bats echolocates during broad daylight — completely contrary to what experts expected. A group of...
Mind the Darién Gap, braving the treacherous pathway to a better life
The Darién Gap, a dangerous route that links South and North America, has long been used by migrants trekking north to the United States,...
Yemen: ‘Light at the end of the tunnel’ as first nationwide truce in six years continues
A UN brokered two-month renewable truce between the warring parties in Yemen is holding, Special Envoy Hans Grundberg told the Security Council on Thursday,...
Coral reefs’ very survival is at stake, warns UNESCO in bid to boost resilience
The world’s best-known coral reefs could be extinct by the end of the century unless we do more to make them resilient to our...
UN releases $100 million to fight hunger in 6 African countries and Yemen
The UN has allocated $100 million to fight hunger in Africa and the Middle East as the spillover effects of the war in Ukraine...
A deal reportedly made by the United Kingdom to send some migrants for processing and relocation to the Central African nation of Rwanda, are at...
West Africa: WFP working to feed millions amid record hunger, rising costs
The conflict in Ukraine is driving up global food and fuel prices which is affecting efforts to feed millions in West Africa, where hunger...
General Assembly President at Palau conference, outlines key ocean health measures
Addressing the Our Ocean Conference in Palau on Thursday, the President of the UN General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, urged the international community to expand...
Africa experiencing longest-running decline in COVID-19 infections
COVID-19 cases in Africa have fallen for the past 16 weeks, and deaths have dropped during the last eight, marking the longest-running decline in...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
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This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
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