Video shows the first fox known to fish for food
The fox froze. Inches from his paws, frenzied, spawning carp writhed in the shallow water along a reservoir’s shore. In a sudden flash of...
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This environmentally friendly quantum sensor runs on sunlight
Quantum tech is going green. A new take on highly sensitive magnetic field sensors ditches the power-hungry lasers that previous devices have relied on...
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 19 (IPS) – When the United Nations decided to locate its 39-storeyed Secretariat in New York city, the United States, as...
Guterres: ‘Global addiction to fossil fuels’ must end and a ‘renewables revolution’ jumpstarted
Achieving a just and equitable energy transition is “one of the biggest challenges facing our world,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Global Compact Board meeting...
NEW YORK, Sep 19 (IPS) – The high-level segment of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) is famous for its fiery speeches and the colorful...
UN and Partners Called to Act Urgently with Education in Emergencies at Education Summit
United Nations, Sep 18 (IPS) – Suicide bombings shattered Aisha Khurram’s school, and her university was attacked by terrorists – but despite learning in...
Building peace, preventing violence, and supporting community resilience in Haiti
A fund set up by the United Nations to build peace, prevent violence, reinforce justice, strengthen the rule of law and security institutions, and...
On average, women globally are paid about 20 per cent less than men, the International Labour (ILO) Organization said on Saturday, International Equal Pay...
Financing education, imperative for ‘peaceful, prosperous, stable societies’ – UN chief
Education systems around the world need “more, not less money” the UN chief told journalists on Saturday during a joint press stakeout on the...
Hypothermia, dehydration, and 5,000 km on foot: Venezuelan migrants risk their lives for a better future
Venezuelans desperate to leave the economic crisis in their country are risking their lives in the hope of a better future, braving extreme weather,...
UN fact-finding mission on Iran focuses on plight of civilians 
Gender equality woefully off track, new UN report reveals 
World News in Brief: Winter aid for Gaza, West Bank; Haiti food production; migrant deaths at sea; human rights funding 
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