An unrelenting drought in southern Madagascar, an island State off the East African coast in the Indian Ocean, is forcing hundreds of thousands to...
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People working in the petroleum industry or living near petroleum facilities are at increased risk of developing several different cancer types, according to a...
A “complex and unpredictable security situation” in Tigray continues to impede the delivery of life-saving assistance to Ethiopia’s northern region, the Deputy UN Spokesperson...
The United Kingdom’s intention to cut 85 per cent of its contribution to a flagship UN family planning programme this year, will have devastating...
A Free & Accessible Vaccine is Just out of Reach for Palestinians
GAZA, Apr 29 (IPS) – The writer is a Palestinian living in Gaza and a policy officer for Oxfam. We were able to keep...
CANBERRA, Australia, Apr 29 (IPS) – 3 May is World Press Freedom Day. This is part of a series of IPS features and opinion...
Southern Sunset
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Apr 29 (IPS) – Of nature’s many gifts, an ocean stroll at sunset is one appreciated globally. Earth Day on...
Press Freedom Vital in the Fight Against the Pandemic
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Apr 29 (IPS) – The writer is a researcher with CIVICUS, the global civil society alliance based in Johannesburg 3...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres pledged on Thursday that he would continue to represent the interests of all Cypriots in future talks on the divided Mediterranean island, as an informal effort to break the impasse ended, without finding...
First Person: Panic as COVID-19 ‘tsunami’ hits India
A UN staff member in India has described the huge upsurge in COVID-19 infections in her country in recent days as a “tsunami”, and...
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