Yemen: Endless suffering of children after years of war, aid crisis
The Yemen conflict killed or maimed 2,600 children as hostilities intensified in 2019 and 2020; that’s according to a new report of the UN Secretary-General on...
Mexican Illustrators Blur Art Lines in Paris Show
PARIS, Sep 27 (IPS) – So, what’s the difference between illustration and “art”? When asked this question, Maru Aguzzi replies with a wry smile:...
50 years ago, scientists found a link between aspirin use and pregnancy complications
Aspirin and Birth Defects: Fetal Cell Inhibition — Science News, October 2, 1971 Although aspirin has triggered defects in rat and mice fetuses, the...
When Love is Called as a Conspiracy: The ‘Love Jihad’ Bogey Targeting Interfaith Couples in India
NEW DELHI, India, Sep 27 (IPS) – When Ali (name changed) proposed to his best friend, little did he know that her parents would...
This is the oldest fossil evidence of spider moms taking care of their young
Long before Tyrannosaurus rex walked the Earth, sap engulfed a spider guarding her egg sac. Her corpse, preserved alongside her offspring in amber for...
Rural Water Boards Play Vital Role for Salvadoran Farmers
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HAMILTON, Ontario, Canada, Sep 27 (IPS) – In 2020, every human on Earth created an average of at least 1.7 megabytes of data per...
“Now is the time to eliminate nuclear weapons from our world , and usher in a new era of dialogue, trust and peace”, declared...
Caribbean island nations are under assault from the coronavirus pandemic even as they try to protect their communities from rising seas and raging storms,...
The Prime Minister of Haiti, Ariel Henry, said on Saturday that “human beings, fathers and mothers who have children, are always going to flee poverty and conflict.” Read...
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This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
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