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PHILADELPHIA, Apr 22 (IPS) – The Karnataka court’s verdict to uphold the hijab ban has intensified the protest in the state. The row has...
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This is not about Russia, this is about Multilateralism
Apr 22 (IPS) – The author is Liechtenstein’s UN Ambassador, in an interview on how his country’s veto initiative could help restore the United...
Earth Day is a Time to Reflect on What It Means to Invest in Our Planet
URBANA, Illinois, Apr 22 (IPS) – Around the world, Earth Day 2022 is being celebrated. The theme this year is “Invest in Our Planet”....
A highly successful COVID-19 therapy must be made available to more people, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, calling for wider distribution and...
Earth Day: 5 ways we’re working to repair the damage to our planet
International Mother Earth Day is a chance to reflect on how humanity has been treating our planet, and let’s face it: we’ve been poor...
Ukraine: ‘Massive scale’ devastation, one-quarter of population in need
Over the past two months, Ukraine has seen “suffering, devastation, and destruction on a massive scale”, the UN Crisis Coordinator for the country told...
Disarmament research agency UNIDIR called on Thursday for more women to take their rightful place in international security discussions – a move that’s been warmly welcomed...
Sustainable development hinges on fate of world’s cities
The future of sustainable development will hinge on the fate of cities, officials told a special meeting of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)...
Security Council hears of ‘trust deficit’ in disputed Abyei region
Although the overall security situation in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan has remained calm, the “trust deficit” between the two...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Apr 21 (IPS) – With public debt reaching record highs both in developed and emerging markets– and with even more...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
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This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
Greta Thunberg’s new book urges the world to take climate action now