Hong Kong to limit dining, close gyms and beauty salons to curb coronavirus
Author: Reuters ID: 1607417888683483600 Tue, 2020-12-08 08:55 HONG KONG: Hong Kong said on Tuesday the city would once again ban dining in restaurants after...
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India farmers block railway tracks, roads in national action against new laws
Author: AFP ID: 1607422141633759000 Tue, 2020-12-08 10:04 NEW DELHI: Railway tracks and highways were blocked across India as farmers launched a national day of...
Persons With Disabilities Among Worst Affected by Coronavirus
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Dec 04 (IPS) – The UN commemorated International Day of Persons with Disabilities December 3. In his message for the Day, the...
Nigerian Focus Group Reveals Why Ending Gender-Based Violence is Necessary
ABUJA, Dec 04 (IPS) – Every year, the global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence begins on November 25 and ends December 10. The theme...
When Big Powers Clash, the UNs Most Powerful Body Disappears
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 04 (IPS) – At the height of the Cold War back in the 1960s, a Peruvian diplomat, Dr. Victor Andres Belaunde,...
Misinformation on Social Media Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy: a Global Study Shows the Link
Dec 04 (IPS) – Vaccine hesitancy is a severe threat to global health, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The term refers to...
Mexico Sticks to Natural Gas, Despite Socioenvironmental Impacts
Mexico City, Dec 07 (IPS) – In his community of small farmers and ranchers in northern Mexico, Aristeo Benavides has witnessed the damage caused...
Bidens Opportunity To End Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
NEW YORK, Dec 07 (IPS) – Recently I had an opportunity to brief a group of European diplomats and journalists on a variety of...
Choice and Opportunity for African Farmers Will Transform Africa
NAIROBI, Dec 07 (IPS) – A hungry man is not a free man. He cannot focus on anything else but securing his next meal....
How Artificial Intelligence Could Widen Gap Between Rich & Poor Nations
WASHINGTON DC, Dec 08 (IPS) – New technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, robotics, big data, and networks are expected to revolutionize production...
Sudan war: $22 million education boost to help 200,000 children 
Security Council LIVE: War, hunger, flooding escalates in Sudan 
Heat therapy for sick frogs lowers sperm levels 
GEF Proposes $140 Million Program to Strengthen Drought Resilience