Omicron-led Surge Tests China’s Zero Covid Policy
NEW DELHI, May 03 (IPS) – When the Covid- 19 pandemic first broke out in Wuhan in 2020, no one imagined that it would...
Journalists and media workers are facing “increasing politicization” of their work and threats to their freedom to simply do their jobs, that are “growing...
Out of Africa: Rich Continent, Poor People
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 03 (IPS) – Capital flight from the global South is immense, with widespread adverse effects. A new book proposes measures...
In Niger, Guterres calls for more resources to fight terror attacks in Africa’s Sahel
The number of terrorist attacks in the Sahel region of Africa “continues to increase” according to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who arrived in the...
The body’s response to allergic asthma also helps protect against COVID-19
Scientists are discovering a surprising bright side for some people with asthma: They are less susceptible to COVID-19. The very same immune system proteins...
WASHINGTON DC, May 02 (IPS) – The writer is Executive Director, Arms Control Association, Washington DC.Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brutal war on Ukraine, along...
English and Dutch Caribbean Rally Around UN Sustainable Development Framework
DOMINICA, May 02 (IPS) – Caribbean countries are signing on to the 2022-2026 agreement, hoping for increased development support to improve health, education and...
Ancient zircons may record the dawn of plate tectonics
Earth’s crust may have gone on the move roughly 3.8 billion years ago. A change in the chemistry of ancient zircon crystals from different...
A United Nations and Red Cross (ICRC) operation to evacuate desperate civilians trapped in the Azovstal steel plant in the Ukrainian port city of...
Guterres in Senegal: ‘Triple crisis’ in Africa aggravated by war in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine is aggravating a “triple food, energy and financial crisis,” across Africa, according to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Read the...
‘Make or bake time’: Guterres urges climate justice pact as leaders gather at COP31 
Lebanon: After 48 years patrolling the Blue Line, UN peacekeepers prepare exit 
Hotter World, Older Population: How Long Can Climate COPs Ignore the Obvious? 
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2026