Mexico Makes Risky Bet on Liquefied Gas in New Global Scenario
MEXICO CITY, Jun 30 (IPS) – Liquefied gas does not occupy a prominent position in Mexico’s energy mix, but the government wants to change...
Six months in space leads to a decade’s worth of long-term bone loss
You might want to bring your dumbbells on that next spaceflight. During space missions lasting six months or longer, astronauts can experience bone loss...
New COVID-19 boosters could contain bits of the omicron variant
For all the coronavirus variants that have thrown pandemic curve balls — including alpha, beta, gamma and delta — COVID-19 vaccines have stayed the...
BRUSSELS, Jun 30 (IPS) – The writer is Professor Emeritus of the Catholic University of LouvainOn Sunday 19 June, we gathered in Sezano, municipality...
The deterioration of human rights in Belarus continues to engulf the country in a climate of fear and arbitrary rule, a UN-appointed independent human rights...
A new United Nations report says that rapid urbanization was only temporarily delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the global urban population back on...
Human rights under threat in DR Congo and beyond, Security Council hears
The resurgence of the M23 armed group has “broad repercussions” for the security, human rights and humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the...
Syria’s humanitarian needs are at their highest ever and any move to block aid from reaching the war-torn country should be resisted strongly, a...
Myanmar’s military junta is responsible for shocking violence against children caught up in the bloody aftermath of last February’s coup, a top independent Human...
Safer roads, a global development challenge for all: Senior UN official
Every 24 seconds someone is killed in traffic, making safety on the world’s roads a global development challenge for all societies, especially for the...
Türkiye’s changes to child detention ‘raise serious human rights concerns’ 
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