Drop in Remittances – a Financial Lifeline for 800 Million People – Could Impact Financial Stability of Numerous Countries
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 09 (IPS) – The International Organisation for Migration and World Food Programme’s first joint publication says restrictions to curb the spread...
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Human Rights Must Be at the Heart of the COVID-19 Recovery
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 09 (IPS) – On 10 December every year, we celebrate Human Rights Day, marking the anniversary of the adoption of the...
Here’s what people Googled this year as they tried to make sense of 2020
What do Animal Crossing, “WAP,” sourdough bread, Timothée Chalamet and “social distancing date ideas” all have in common?
Missing link in pterosaur origins discovered
An enigmatic group of Triassic reptiles might be a close relative of pterosaurs.
Elon Musk says he has moved to Texas
Tesla’s CEO says he has relocated to the Lone Star State.
This gym is expanding even as Covid cases soar
During the depths of the pandemic, all 1,400 Orangetheory Fitness studios around the world went dark. The future looked bleak for this fitness brand...
Tripadvisor’s app, and more than 100 others, have just been blocked in China
China says it has pulled Tripadvisor from mobile app stores in the country as the government embarks on a fresh bid to “clean up”...
Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine is 86% effective, early data suggest
The United Arab Emirates has approved the vaccine based on this data.
Zombie fires and vanishing sea ice in the Arctic may be permanent
From vanishing sea ice to blistering air temperatures to zombie fires, climate change is reshaping the Arctic. And that transformation may be permanent, researchers...
Escaz: Historic Step Towards Protecting Human Rights Defenders in Latin America and the Caribbean
MEXICO, Dec 09 (IPS) – The global health crisis that has marked 2020 did not put an end to another pandemic that has been...
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