Ukraine: Dozens dead and injured as UN condemns ‘utterly deplorable’ shopping centre attack
At least ten people have reportedly been killed by what Ukrainian authorities have said was a Russian missile strike on a crowded shopping centre,...
Exploring the largest ocean reef restoration project in the Americas: ‘One Million Corals for Colombia’
The marine treasures of Colombia are often overlooked, as the country is known more for its mountains and the colourful towns that dot its...
Guterres outlines four recommendations to help us all ‘Save Our Ocean’
At the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged the international community to commit and unite around the protection and preservation of...
Inclusive cities critical to post-pandemic recovery: Guterres
A UN conference on transforming the world’s urban areas is underway in Poland this week, which will include a dialogue on urban crisis recovery...
Healthy Planet Needs Ocean Action from Asian and Pacific Countries
BANGKOK, Thailand, Jun 27 (IPS) – As the Second Global Ocean Conference opens today in Lisbon, governments in Asia and the Pacific must seize...
NAIROBI, Jun 27 (IPS) – The Ministry of Health in Kenya recently reported that about 700 teenage girls got pregnant daily over a two-month...
NEW YORK, Jun 27 (IPS) – 2022 is halfway through. It’s clear this is a year of immense disruption, mayhem and contestation. Horrendous war...
Here’s what we know right now about getting COVID-19 again
Not long before the end of the school year, my husband and I received an e-mail from our fifth-grader’s principal that may now be...
UAE sends about 30 tons of relief to Afghanistan
Following a terrible earthquake that is believed to have killed 1,150 people, the UAE has dispatched 30 tons of supplies to Afghanistan, according to...
Britons’ tools from 560,000 years ago have emerged from gravel pits
In the 1920s, laborers and amateur archaeologists at gravel quarry pits in southeastern England uncovered more than 300 ancient, sharp-edged oval tools. Researchers have...
A photographic memory is wishful thinking 
Türkiye’s changes to child detention ‘raise serious human rights concerns’ 
Ukraine: Civilian casualties hit highest level since March 2022 
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