Immigrant Supports Other US Migrants Run the Gauntlet of Bureaucracy
Stanford, Jul 18 (IPS) – Veronica Vega’s husband was the first in the family to immigrate to Oakland, California. When 27 years ago Vega...
Clouds in the Milky Way’s plasma bubbles came from the starry disk — and far beyond
Huge bubbles of plasma billowing out from the Milky Way’s center might contain scraps from all over the galaxy — and beyond. A new...
Underground heat pollution could be tapped to mitigate climate change
The secret to efficiently heating some buildings might lurk beneath our feet, in the heat that humans have inadvertently stored underground. Just as cities...
The significance of the visit to France by UAE President
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the UAE, will make his first official state visit outside the region since taking...
From the Field: Afghan earthquake survivors look to rebuild their lives
Afghans caught up in the devastating earthquake that hit the country on June 22, killing more than 1,000 and injured over 6,000 people, are...
Guterres hails healer and ‘mentor to generations’, Nelson Mandela
The UN chief in his message to mark Monday’s International Day in honour of Nelson Mandela, hailed the first Black President of post-Apartheid South Africa and...
A small, quiet village in Kenya has found a new purpose in the fishing industry through a successful marine coral conservation project, the first...
Haiti: UN sounds alarm over worsening gang violence across Port-au-Prince
The UN human rights office said on Saturday it was deeply concerned by worsening violence in and around the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince and rising...
A safe space for Venezuela’s indigenous women
Venezuela’s rural, remote, indigenous communities have been particularly affected by COVID-19 and the country’s socio-economic crisis; community gardens help Wayúu women from Rio Negro...
The head of the UN Country Team in Sri Lanka has urged senior politicians to ensure a peaceful transfer of power in line with...
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