“Let us stand united against racism and together build societies based on dignity, equality and solidarity”, the UN chief said on Friday, International Day of...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Mar 25 (IPS) – The writer is Research Fellow at the UK-based Institute of Development Studies and member of its...
We Must Do More to Remove Peoples Negative Image of Leprosy from their DNA Yohei Sasakawa
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Ukraine Shows Why the G20 Anti-Corruption Agenda Is More Important than Ever
WASHINGTON DC, Mar 25 (IPS) – The world has quickly transitioned from a global health crisis to a geopolitical one, as the war in...
50 years ago, scientists thought a desert shrub might help save endangered whales
Shrub may save the sperm whale – Science News, March 25, 1972 The sperm whale is an endangered species. A major reason is that...
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For weeks, I have been watching coronavirus cases drop across the United States. At the same time, cases were heading skyward in many places...
Data analysis on unintended pregnancy and abortion from 150 countries has revealed major disparities in accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare, the UN health agency,...
The UN chief on Thursday strongly condemned the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, more commonly known...
Desalination Plants, a Solution and an Environmental Challenge for Chile
LOS VILOS, Chile, Mar 24 (IPS) – The Pacific Ocean could quench the thirst caused by 10 years of drought in Chile, but the...
Here’s how boa constrictors squeeze their dinner without suffocating themselves
The boa constrictor’s choke hold is an iconic animal attack. By coiling around its prey, a snake can squeeze the life out of a...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
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