Lebanon’s prime minister charged over deadly Beirut blast
A Lebanese judge has charged caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab and three ex-ministers with criminal neglect over the huge explosion at Beirut’s port that...
SCIENTIFIC NEWS
A highly contagious face cancer may not wipe out Tasmanian devils after all
Tasmanian devils were supposed to be extinct by now. With a deadly, highly contagious face cancer tearing through devil populations, forecasts over the past...
Honda plant shutdown is a warning of the chaos Brexit could cause
Honda has been forced to halt production at a major plant in England because parts deliveries have been delayed — an ominous sign ahead...
Human-made stuff now outweighs every living thing on Earth
All of the Amazon’s splendid greenery. Every fish in the Pacific. Every microbe underfoot. Every elephant on the plains, every flower, fungus, and fruit-fly...
Your skin should be toxic to ticks. Here’s why it’s not.
A toxin from an ancient bacteria helps ticks survive and transmit Lyme disease to the humans they feed on, a new study finds.
How some ticks protect themselves from deadly bacteria on human skin
Ticks may have reason to be as wary of us as we are of them. Bacteria that are potentially deadly to the bloodsuckers live...
If Your Civic Space is Closed, your Human Rights Dissolve
PARIS, Dec 10 (IPS) – On Human Rights Day, civil society calls for the protection of civic space as a fundamental freedom, as more...
Can Agricultural Apps Bring Indonesia’s Farmers Back to the Fields?
JAKARTA, Dec 10 (IPS) – When his friends prodded him to use an agricultural app in July, rice farmer Mustafa reluctantly downloaded RiTx Bertani...
BANGKOK, Thailand, Dec 10 (IPS) – The Pacific Island Developing State of Vanuatu has emerged as one of the region’s great success stories. Vanuatu...
Solar Power from Argentina’s Puna Highlands Reaches Entire Country
BUENOS AIRES, Dec 10 (IPS) – The unprecedented growth of renewable energies in Argentina over the last three years has borne its greatest fruit:...
Trump’s “Comprehensive” Gaza Peace Plan a Cover for Genocide 
Beyond the Death Penalty Debate: Human Dignity and Justice in Japan 
What 1.5°C Overshoot Means for Small Islands 
Coordinated action on clean air and climate change can net $15 for every dollar spent