The latest developments in Ukraine are testing “the entire international system”, Secretary-General António Guterres said at a media stakeout on Tuesday, adding “we must...
Ukraine: Whats Really Behind Putins Deployment of Peacekeeping Troops? Experts Explain
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom, Feb 22 (IPS) – Vladimir Putin’s recognition of the independence of the two breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk followed a...
Weapons exports to the military rulers in Myanmar by UN Member States must stop, the UN independent expert on the human rights situation in...
Cyclone Ana Floods Choke Malawis Water and Sanitation Goals
Blantyre, Malawi, Feb 22 (IPS) – On the night of January 24, 2022, as Cyclone Ana-triggered rains incessantly rattled on the rusty roof of...
Mexico Needs a Mining Industry Model for the Energy Transition
MEXICO CITY, Feb 22 (IPS) – The debate in Mexico and at an international level is focused on certain minerals that are fundamental to...
An ancient impact on Earth led to a cascade of cratering
A bevy of craters formed by material blasted from the carving of another, larger crater — a process dubbed secondary cratering — have finally...
A rare collision of dead stars can bring a new one to life
Like a phoenix, some stars may burst to life covered in “ash,” rising from the remains of stars that had previously passed on. Two...
Financialization at Heart of Economic Malaise
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 (IPS) – COVID-19 has exposed major long-term economic vulnerabilities. This malaise – including declining productivity growth – can...
Israel’s Glorious and Gloomy Reality
NEW YORK, Feb 22 (IPS) – No people have ever risen from the ashes of near-extinction to form a country and achieve the height...
A new project launched on Monday by two UN agencies aims to improve the diet of school-age children by supporting the development of nutrition...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
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