Record 40°C UK temperatures linked to climate change: WMO
The chances of seeing unprecedented temperatures of 40 degree Celsius (40°C) or more in the UK could be up to 10 times more likely...
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Most Suspended Ugandan NGOs Still in Limbo
Kampala, Jul 18 (IPS) – Nearly a year after the Ugandan government suspended 54 NGOs for allegedly operating illegally and failing to file accounts,...
A New World Order is Dawning – But will it be Liberal or Illiberal?
BERLIN, Jul 18 (IPS) – With the invasion of Ukraine, Russia effectively destroyed the European peace order. Now, Europe needs to find ways to...
Clean Energies Seek to Overcome Obstacles in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Jul 18 (IPS) – The multitude of solar panels stands out along a dirt road in an unpopulated area. Although located just...
Abortion Decision Felt Worldwide
PORTLAND, USA, Jul 18 (IPS) – The 24 June decision of United States Supreme Court to overturn the country’s nearly 50-year constitutional right of...
Xenophobia in Mandibas Land: Too BlackOr Just Too Poor?
MADRID, Jul 18 (IPS) – South Africa, the home land of the late giant fighter against Apartheid, racism and discrimination – Nelson Mandela “Mandiba”,...
Immigrant Supports Other US Migrants Run the Gauntlet of Bureaucracy
Stanford, Jul 18 (IPS) – Veronica Vega’s husband was the first in the family to immigrate to Oakland, California. When 27 years ago Vega...
From the Field: Afghan earthquake survivors look to rebuild their lives
Afghans caught up in the devastating earthquake that hit the country on June 22, killing more than 1,000 and injured over 6,000 people, are...
Guterres hails healer and ‘mentor to generations’, Nelson Mandela
The UN chief in his message to mark Monday’s International Day in honour of Nelson Mandela, hailed the first Black President of post-Apartheid South Africa and...
A small, quiet village in Kenya has found a new purpose in the fishing industry through a successful marine coral conservation project, the first...
If the UN COP17 Is Serious About Biodiversity, It Needs to Follow the Money 
‘Prioritize Social Inclusion as Rapid Transformations Risk Leaving Millions Behind’ 
Finding Silver Linings Amid Haze of Climatic Uncertainty 
Could your brain data be used against you? UN calls for limits on neurotechnology