Rule breaking by just a few people can be contagious
People are more likely to mimic — or even surpass — rule breakers than rule followers, a study finds. But real-world consequences may keep...
Yemen war continues to force families from homes amid hunger and disease
More than 250,000 people have now fled renewed fighting in Yemen, the UN said on Tuesday, citing particular concern for those sheltering in the...
Afghan Women Defy Taliban Restrictions Through Online Protests
PARWAN, Afghanistan, October 20 (IPS) – Afghan women have resorted to online protests as their only available recourse, even though the risks of being...
Food Insecurity and Child Malnutrition Worsen in Afghanistan Despite Strong Agricultural Season
KABUL, Afghanistan, October 20 (IPS) – Nearly 40 percent of the population of Afghanistan is projected to face high levels of acute food insecurity...
People Who Choose to End Their Lives
PORTLAND, USA, October 20 (IPS) – People who choose to end their lives through voluntary assisted dying typically face terminal, incurable, or debilitating conditions...
A quantum computing feat brings the ‘megaquops’ era a step closer
Error correction creates qubits that glitch only 5 out of a million times, the first step toward a new phase for quantum computing.
AI can give you your voice back
People who have lost the ability to talk are finding new voices with technology. This technological feat is changing what it means to lose...
As El Niño Returns, East Africa’s Urban Poor Brace for Heavy Rains
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, October 20 (IPS) – Nearly three decades have passed, but Japhet Gimbi still remembers the rain. Read the full story,...
Hunger is ‘an avoidable tragedy’ in a world of plenty: Türk
More than a quarter of humanity struggles to get enough food, even though the world produces enough for everyone, UN human rights chief Volker...
UN condemns deadly wave of drone strikes in war-torn Sudan
Drone strikes killed and injured dozens across Sudan on Monday as the ongoing war continues to cause soaring displacement and hunger. Read the full...
World News in Brief: Children killed in Myanmar strike, new violence flares in Mozambique, an Internet affordability milestone 
Married off at 14: In Yemen’s war, women and girls suffer ‘devastating consequences’ 
Bad Zionist and Good Zionist? – The Arabs Should Choose the Devil They Know 
Pacific Scientists Build a Regional Picture of a Changing Ocean