What can the UN do? 5 of your questions answered
The current war in Ukraine, following the Russian invasion, has sparked all sorts of questions about the United Nations, particularly the role of the...
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday urged authorities in Sri Lanka to defuse tensions peacefully, after a state of emergency was declared...
The introduction of a series of measures in El Salvador in response to a rise in gang killings, has prompted the grave concern of...
The world’s plant protection body met on Tuesday, aiming to set new plant health standards to both safeguard human wellbeing and preserve food security,...
The UN chief on Tuesday together with the Security Council, strongly condemned an attack by suspected militia members, on peacekeepers serving in the Democratic...
UN chief António Guterres on Tuesday added his voice to the growing international calls for a war crimes investigation into the killing of civilians in...
Zimbabwe Unsafe Roads Could Drive the Economy Around the Bend
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Apr 05 (IPS) – When driving at night in Zimbabwe, watch out for a pair of eyes on the road and slow...
US Migration Policy Is Enriching Cartels at the Busiest, and Most Dangerous, Part of the US-Mexico Border
WASHINGTON DC, Apr 05 (IPS) – Adam Isacson is Director for Defense Oversight at the Washington Office on Latin America“The migrants try to organize...
Warning: Climate Crisis Is Now the Single Biggest Health Threat Facing Humanity
MADRID, Apr 05 (IPS) – While the world’s top scientists and experts continue their arduous work to finally submit to politicians at the 27th...
Racial bias can seep into U.S. patients’ medical notes
When health care providers enter notes into patients’ electronic health records, they are more likely to portray Black patients negatively compared with white patients,...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
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This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
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