More Than 1,700 Environmental Defenders Were Killed in the Last Decade
BUENOS AIRES, Oct 07 (IPS) – Since November 2020, the threats, intimidation and pressure I have experienced due to my work in defence of...
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Biomethane from Garbage: Turning a Climate Enemy into Clean Energy – VIDEO
FORTALEZA, Brazil, Oct 07 (IPS) – Garbage that has accumulated since 1991 in the two landfills in the municipality of Caucaia has become a...
Caribbean-American Artist Depicts Chosen Family
NEW YORK, Oct 07 (IPS) – For two months over the summer, Caribbean-American artist Delvin Lugo presented his first solo show in New York...
NEW YORK, Oct 07 (IPS) – By all accounts Israel is considered a democratic country, but a close look at its domestic political combustion...
Trade growth is expected to lose momentum in the second half of this year and remain subdued in 2023, as the global economy sustains...
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The United Nations and partners on Thursday called for opening a “humanitarian corridor” in Haiti as armed gangs block access to the main fuel...
Small Farmers in Peru Combat Machismo to Live Better Lives
CUZCO, Peru, Oct 06 (IPS) – “My father was very ‘machista’, he used to beat my mother… It was a very sad life,” said...
Horrific Thailand nursery attack prompts swift international condemnation
A horrific attack on a childcare centre in northern Thailand that has left dozens dead, prompted strong international condemnation on Thursday. UN Secretary-General António Guterres,...
Make suicide prevention in Africa a priority, UN health agency urges governments
Did you know that Africa has the highest suicide rate in the world? To reverse that worrying statistic, the UN health agency WHO on...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
What has Perseverance found in two years on Mars? 
This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
Greta Thunberg’s new book urges the world to take climate action now