Although more than 160 States have signed a landmark convention on banning landmines, more action is still needed to protect people from these “abhorrent...
UN climate report: We’re on fast track to disaster, warns Guterres
A new flagship UN report on climate change out Monday indicating that harmful carbon emissions from 2010-2019 have never been higher in human history,...
School Feeding Is Now the Worlds Largest Social Safety Net
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Youth Icon’s Fight for Rights Among India’s Destitute
Lucknow, India, Apr 04 (IPS) – Pooja Shukla, 25, a socialist candidate, has lost her maiden elections to the provincial parliament in Uttar Pradesh...
Indian Agriculture Towards 2030
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Apr 04 (IPS) – India began its journey as an independent nation in 1947 with fresh memory of the Bengal Famine of...
We can do better than what was ‘normal’ before the pandemic
It’s a weird time in the pandemic. COVID-19 cases are once again climbing in some parts of the United States, but still falling from...
Binary stars keep masquerading as black holes
As astronomy datasets grow larger, scientists are scouring them for black holes, hoping to better understand the exotic objects. But the drive to find...
Ukraine: Secretary-General calls for probe into Bucha killings
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday called for an independent investigation into the killing of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, a suburb...
First Person: A first in psychological aid, for Ukraine refugees in Poland
Many of the millions of refugees forced to leave Ukraine because of the Russian invasion are traumatized and need mental health support. In one...
First Person: Visions of hell, in Haiti
Samuel (not his real name) grew up near the Haitian Capital of Port-au-Prince, and has seen his childhood home descend into lawlessness and gang...
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 
Greta Thunberg’s new book urges the world to take climate action now