Kilauea’s display is revealing why volcanoes spew like a fountain show
Scientists are using a variety of methods to study why Kilauea has repeatedly spewed lava fountains since late 2024. They may have ruled out...
Carolyn Gramling
Smartphone Ban Robs Afghan Female Journalists of a Vital Working Tool
KABUL, October 8 (IPS) – It has become difficult for Afghan journalists to obtain information from the authorities, who are permitted to use smartphones...
An experimental drug kills fat cells, rather than shrinking them
Participants in two small trials lost dangerous fat around their internal organs. This fat is linked to health issues like diabetes and heart problems.
A Rash of Hard-Hitting Questions — Which May Remain Evasive — for Candidates Running for UN Chief
UNITED NATIONS, October 8 (IPS) – The seven candidates, still in the running for the post of UN Secretary-General (SG), have so far faced...
How AI-Powered War Drives the Critical Minerals Race
UNITED NATIONS, October 8 (IPS) – The demand for critical minerals is accelerating as world powers scramble to stay on top of emerging technologies....
World News in Brief: Child migrants in Europe, Greenland forced contraception scandal, FAO hunger updates
New data on child migrants published on Wednesday highlighted the harrowing treatment many face while travelling to Europe in search of work and shelter....
‘No plague case’ in Siberia, Russia tells WHO as assessments continue
Health authorities in Russia say there is “no plague case” in Siberia following reports last week that a lab technician had died of pneumonia...
Ukraine: UN condemns latest attacks and calls for civilian protection
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine on Wednesday called for an end to attacks against civilians following further overnight strikes by Russian forces that...
WHO releases first global guidelines on child obesity as cases surge
Child and adolescent obesity has quadrupled since 1990, rising from two per cent to around eight per cent of youngsters in the five-to-19 age...
Reform, or lose trust: Governments press the UN to reflect the world as it is
Can the UN still remain relevant if it still looks and acts like the organization it was when it was formed in 1945? The...
‘One step away from famine’: Inside Afghanistan’s hunger crisis 
Bangladesh: UNICEF chief calls for an end to child marriage 
Rule breaking by just a few people can be contagious 
Yemen war continues to force families from homes amid hunger and disease