Xenophobia in Mandibas Land: Too BlackOr Just Too Poor?
MADRID, Jul 18 (IPS) – South Africa, the home land of the late giant fighter against Apartheid, racism and discrimination – Nelson Mandela “Mandiba”,...
Abortion Decision Felt Worldwide
PORTLAND, USA, Jul 18 (IPS) – The 24 June decision of United States Supreme Court to overturn the country’s nearly 50-year constitutional right of...
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...
WHO scales up Ebola readiness in 22 countries across three continents 
Ukraine: Civilian casualty rates among ‘deadliest’ in years, as energy attacks intensify 
As disasters mount, next UN climate summit faces a test of trust 
Gaza: 340 children killed despite ceasefire agreement – UNICEF