Omicron fuels record weekly COVID-19 cases, but deaths ‘stable’
Fuelled by Omicron, more than 15 million new cases of COVID-19 were reported around the world last week, by far the most cases reported in a...
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The Straw that Broke Kazakhstan’s Back
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, Jan 12 (IPS) – The most violent protests of the past 30 years have erupted across Kazakhstan — exposing decades of inequality,...
Disparities in the Arab Region: Hunger Doubles, Indebtedness Triggers, Recovery Uneven
MADRID, Jan 12 (IPS) – The panorama is bleak: hunger in the Arab region continues to rise, with more than 90% increase since 2000,...
Climate Action Incomplete Without Womens Contribution
Nairobi, Kenya, Jan 12 (IPS) – Judy Wangari is one of an estimated 800,000 smallholder potato farmers who, according to the National Potato Council...
Authorities in Tunisia are being urged to immediately release – or properly charge – former justice minister Noureddine Bhiri, and another man, who have...
Mali: Security Council warned of ‘endless cycle of instability’
A decade after civil conflict erupted in Mali, hopes for an early resolution to insurgency and strife have not materialized, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the country, El-Ghassim Wane, told...
Europe: Omicron wave threatens to overwhelm health workers in weeks
With forecasts indicating more than 50 per cent of Europeans are likely to become infected with the Omicron variant in the next six to...
COVID-19: Current vaccines may need to be updated, experts warn
Current COVID-19 vaccines may need to be updated to ensure their continued effectiveness against Omicron and future variants, an expert group appointed by the...
At least four children killed during escalation of conflict in Myanmar
At least four children have been killed and multiple others have been maimed during an escalation of conflict over the past week in Myanmar,...
‘Prompt, independent, impartial investigations’ needed in Kazakhstan: UN rights office
As the death toll from the recent unrest in Kazakhstan mounts to 164, the UN Office for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday requested “prompt,...
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