Dark matter may slow the rotation of the Milky Way’s central bar of stars
Dark matter can be a real drag. The pull of that unidentified, invisible matter in the Milky Way may be slowing down the rotating...
Emily Conover
SANTA CRUZ, California, Jun 25 (IPS) – In July, the United Nations will convene “Science Days”, a high-profile event in preparation for the UN...
The Creation of a Palestinian State Is Inescapable
NEW YORK, Jun 25 (IPS) – Every Israeli will sooner than later realize that the creation of a Palestinian state is the only way...
Jun 24 (IPS) – In 2020, Southeast Asian countries were already facing varied challenges that affected the region’s food supplies and prices. The onset...
Top UN rights experts appealed on Thursday for all governments to ensure that victims of torture receive the rehabilitation services they need, along with...
UN pushes for lasting ceasefire, more humanitarian deliveries in Gaza
The cessation of hostilities negotiated last month between Israel and Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, remains “very fragile”, the UN envoy there told...
The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, appealed on Thursday for urgent resources to support thousands of people who have fled armed violence in two small...
Around 275 million people used drugs worldwide in the last year of unprecedented upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, up by 22 per cent...
The European Union (EU) must use its leverage to ensure people everywhere have access to COVID-19 vaccines, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday. ...
UN refugee agency UNHCR, on Thursday welcomed the growing number of countries that have offered COVID-19 vaccines to refugees before urging others to do the same....
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Women and girls pay high price in DR Congo Ebola outbreak