Caribbean-American Artist Depicts Chosen Family
NEW YORK, Oct 07 (IPS) – For two months over the summer, Caribbean-American artist Delvin Lugo presented his first solo show in New York...
NEW YORK, Oct 07 (IPS) – By all accounts Israel is considered a democratic country, but a close look at its domestic political combustion...
The United Nations and partners on Thursday called for opening a “humanitarian corridor” in Haiti as armed gangs block access to the main fuel...
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Trade growth is expected to lose momentum in the second half of this year and remain subdued in 2023, as the global economy sustains...
Small Farmers in Peru Combat Machismo to Live Better Lives
CUZCO, Peru, Oct 06 (IPS) – “My father was very ‘machista’, he used to beat my mother… It was a very sad life,” said...
A metal ion bath may make fibers stronger than spider silk
Super strong artificial silk? That’s so metal. Giving revamped silkworm silk a metallic bath may make the strands both strong and stiff, scientists report...
How dormant bacteria spores sense when it’s time to come back to life
Bacteria go to extremes to handle hard times: They hunker down, building a fortress-like shell around their DNA and turning off all signs of...
Horrific Thailand nursery attack prompts swift international condemnation
A horrific attack on a childcare centre in northern Thailand that has left dozens dead, prompted strong international condemnation on Thursday. UN Secretary-General António Guterres,...
Make suicide prevention in Africa a priority, UN health agency urges governments
Did you know that Africa has the highest suicide rate in the world? To reverse that worrying statistic, the UN health agency WHO on...
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