Boris Johnson to hold crisis meeting amid chaotic fallout from new coronavirus variant
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was due to chair an emergency meeting with ministers Monday after the announcement of a potentially fast-spreading new coronavirus...
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Cancer survivor explains why vulnerable need vaccine sooner
Millions of clinically vulnerable adults in the UK, some of whom only have a few months or years left to live, sit further down...
Ugandas School Plan for Refugee Children Could Become a Global Template
KAMPALA/KIKUBE/RWAMWANJA, Uganda, Dec 21 (IPS) – Thirteen-year-old Wita Kasanganjo is a pupil at Maratatu Primary School in the Kyangwali Refugee Settlement based in Uganda’s...
How to watch tonight’s ‘great conjunction’ of Jupiter and Saturn
Here’s how to catch the great conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, something that hasn’t happened this spectacularly in nearly 800 years.
A Pakistani Farmer is Using Technology to Stop Agricultural Exploitation
AMMAN, Jordan, Dec 21 (IPS) – Anas Shaikh is a Pakistani farmer on a mission to bring solutions to the many difficulties small and...
The Impact of COVID-19 on Child Marriage and Other Gender-Based Violence
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Dec 21 (IPS) – I recently visited rural areas of Bangladesh amid the COVID-19 pandemic and returned to Dhaka with a new...
Wildfires, heat waves and hurricanes broke all kinds of records in 2020
2020 was a year of unremitting extreme climate events, from heat waves to wildfires to hurricanes, many of which scientists have directly linked to...
Here’s the science of the winter solstice
Today’s winter solstice will boast the year’s fewest hours of daylight for the Northern Hemisphere. Here’s why.
Philippines to get 30mln doses of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
Author: Reuters ID: 1608534798909655600 Mon, 2020-12-21 07:08 MANILA: The Philippines expects to receive 30 million doses of Novavax Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine by July next...
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 16,643
Author: Reuters ID: 1608525716289476000 Mon, 2020-12-21 04:30 BERLIN: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 16,643 to 1,510,652, data from the...
When the rains fail: Preparing for drought in Central America 
‘Here, you can eat until you’re full’: Oleshky evacuees savour first proper meals in years 
COP31: National Oil Companies Must Lead Global Shift Away from Fossil Fuels, Says NRGI Expert 
COP31: Climate finance falls short as calls grow for polluters to pay