Ethiopia: Guterres welcomes Tigray humanitarian ceasefire agreement
The UN chief on Friday welcomed the declaration of an indefinite humanitarian truce on the part of the Ethiopian Government, and the commitment by forces in...
‘Sharp rise’ in Nicaraguans fleeing to Costa Rica, strains asylum system
Around three per cent of Costa Rica’s population is now made up of Nicaraguan refugees and asylum seekers, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said...
Call for unity in Security Council over latest DPR Korea missile test
The top UN political affairs official urged the Security Council on Friday to be united in its response to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK)...
Lost genes may help explain how vampire bats survive on blood alone
Surviving on blood alone is no picnic. But a handful of genetic tweaks may have helped vampire bats evolve to become the only mammal...
The UN chief on Friday paid tribute to the dozens of United Nations personnel who have been detained this year while working for the...
“Let us stand united against racism and together build societies based on dignity, equality and solidarity”, the UN chief said on Friday, International Day of...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Mar 25 (IPS) – The writer is Research Fellow at the UK-based Institute of Development Studies and member of its...
We Must Do More to Remove Peoples Negative Image of Leprosy from their DNA Yohei Sasakawa
Nairobi, Kenya, Mar 25 (IPS) – On a visit to Indonesia’s Papua Province, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination Yohei Sasakawa had dinner with...
Ukraine Shows Why the G20 Anti-Corruption Agenda Is More Important than Ever
WASHINGTON DC, Mar 25 (IPS) – The world has quickly transitioned from a global health crisis to a geopolitical one, as the war in...
50 years ago, scientists thought a desert shrub might help save endangered whales
Shrub may save the sperm whale – Science News, March 25, 1972 The sperm whale is an endangered species. A major reason is that...
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 
Greta Thunberg’s new book urges the world to take climate action now