Lebanon: 860,000 displaced people have returned home, but humanitarian crisis remains ‘immense’
Around 860,000 people displaced by the conflict in southern Lebanon have returned, but the displacement and humanitarian crisis are “far from over,” the UN...
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What’s journalism worth in disasters and emergencies? A lot, says a new UN report
A single New York Times article on a disaster generated an additional $500,000 in official aid. That’s just one of the findings on the...
Remembering Fidel Castro, a Hero of the World’s Oppressed People
SYDNEY, August 19 (IPS) – The 13th of August marked the 100th birthday of Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz – in short...
Ebola: Motorbike riders carrying the sick may hold key to response boost
From the frontlines of the deadliest-ever Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN World Health Organization (WHO) shared details on...
Security Council LIVE: Drone strikes and political impasse in Libya
The Security Council is meeting on Libya Tuesday as the country faces a political impasse delaying long-planned elections alongside heatwaves, tensions and violence, including...
Shrews’ noses grow in winter as their brains shrink
Long-clawed shrews’ snouts temporarily grow larger in the winter. This skull reshaping may be an extreme survival strategy in cold conditions.
Nairobi Biodiversity Talks Set the Stage for Key COP17 Decisions
NAIROBI, August 18 (IPS) – Despite record participation in global biodiversity reporting and planning processes, countries remain off track to meet the world’s 2030...
Indigenous Peoples Call for Meaningful Influence in Climate Discussions — Nia Tero
UNITED NATIONS, August 18 (IPS) – Indigenous communities have long advocated for the environment through the lens of their traditional knowledge systems and cultures....
What Spider-Man gets right — and wrong — about turning off superpowers
In ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ Peter Parker devises a superpower inhibitor based on a real therapy using RNA.
Yemen: Türk alarmed by rising civilian toll, urges restraint
Escalating conflict in Yemen is killing and injuring a growing number of civilians, the UN human rights chief warned on Monday, as Houthi rebels...
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Aid workers under fire as drones reshape warfare 
GAZA: ‘There Are No Standards to Tell You What to Do in Conditions like Gaza’