Obstetric Violence: Syrian Women Speak Out
ALEPPO, Syria, August 11 (IPS) – The abuse 30-year-old Nour Al-Badawi experienced in an Aleppo public hospital while giving birth resulted in her having...
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Bamboo toilet paper intrigued me. Reality turned out to be messy
What makes a greener wipe? Researchers have more to say about bamboo’s ecological risks, given limited carbon footprint data.
The largest known galaxy is wider than 17 Milky Ways
Scientists have identified the edge of galaxy IC 1101 and crowned it with the title of largest known galaxy.
Lebanon: UN peacekeepers count hundreds of Israeli strikes and incursions in a single weekend
Israeli forces fired 455 projectiles into south Lebanon and breached Lebanese airspace 97 times between Friday and Sunday, the UN’s peacekeeping mission in the...
Fighting deepens needs and fuels further displacement in Sudan
Ongoing conflict, displacement and funding shortages continue to deepen needs in Sudan, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned on...
Resilience Is Not Enough: OCHA Sounds Alarm on Underfunded Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS, August 11 (IPS) – “Mainly, people tell me they’re exhausted. They’re exhausted from being poor, from being hungry, from repeated climate shocks,...
Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan Forge Mutual Defence Pact, as Iran Pursues New Shipping Framework
Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan Forge Mutual Defence Pact, as Iran Pursues New Shipping Framework
UNITED NATIONS, August 11 (IPS) – In Makkah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Republic Türkiye, and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan agreed to...
Humanitarian aid warehouses come under attack in Ukraine
Russia’s ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine has left civilians vulnerable to repeated deadly attacks and humanitarian workers and key facilities being targeted and destroyed....
The Earth Is Burning — And We Are Still Choosing to Let It
VICTORIA, Seychelles, August 10 (IPS) – I have spent my life on an island. From the granite hills of Mahé, one can watch the...
Asia’s Energy Progress Is Great, But Must Pick Up Pace
MELBOURNE, Australia, August 10 (IPS) – In much of the Asia-Pacific region, energy is a success story. Electricity access has greatly increased and the...
‘Where do we go?’: How Israel’s ‘yellow line’ is closing in on Palestinians 
The world just had the hottest August ever 
Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors mark 9/11 with counter-terrorism push on AI and drones 
Surge in displacement following fighting in southwest Yemen