Pledge to ‘never forget’ the Holocaust, Guterres tells synagogue ceremony
People everywhere must stand firm against hate, amid rising antisemitism and other forms of religious bigotry, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday. Read...
Rising caseloads, disrupted recovery, higher inflation: New IMF forecast
The global economy is entering 2022 in a weaker position than previously expected, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Tuesday, in an update to their...
Bachelet deplores military coup in Burkina Faso
UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet deeply deplores this week’s military takeover in Burkina Faso, her office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday. Read the full...
Our Global Food Systems Are Rife with Injustice: Heres How We Can Change This
Jan 25 (IPS) – The pandemic – alongside growing threats from climate change, widespread malnutrition, economic instability and geopolitical conflict – has heightened problems...
Youth Have the Spirit to Change Trajectory of Leprosy, says Yohei Sasakawa
Nairobi, Kenya, Jan 25 (IPS) – Yohei Sasakawa said the youth have the power to change the world, and their participation in removing the...
How AI can identify people even in anonymized datasets
How you interact with a crowd may help you stick out from it, at least to artificial intelligence. When fed information about a target...
Stuck inside this winter? Try an at-home citizen science project
For many of us, it’s the height of winter, with harsh weather and the pandemic keeping us inside. If you’re looking for a new...
Scientists uncover the secret to fishing cats’ hunting success
When the famously enigmatic fishing cat hunts in deep water, it keeps calm and stays still. At least, most of the time. Asia’s...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan 25 (IPS) – Many factors frustrate the international cooperation needed to address the looming global warming catastrophe. As most rich...
The Rise of Religious Extremism & Anti-Muslim Politics in Sri Lanka
BRUSSELS, Jan 25 (IPS) – On 28 October, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed the militant Buddhist monk Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara to head a presidential task...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
What has Perseverance found in two years on Mars? 
This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
Greta Thunberg’s new book urges the world to take climate action now