Mexico: Over 95,000 registered as disappeared, impunity ‘almost absolute’
As of last Friday, more than 95,000 people have been officially registered as disappeared in Mexico. That includes a worrying increase in the number of women and children, a trend...
Coronavirus pandemic could cost global tourism $2 trillion this year
The coronavirus pandemic will likely cost the global tourism sector $2 trillion in lost revenue in 2021, the UN’s tourism body said Monday, calling...
Omicron COVID variant underlines need for global ‘pandemic treaty’
The emergence of the threatening new Omicron variant shows how important it is for the world to end the current “cycle of panic and...
A new book shows how animals are already coping with climate change
Hurricane Lizards and Plastic SquidThor HansonBasic Books, $28 As a conservation biologist, Thor Hanson has seen firsthand the effects of climate change on plants...
The situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, continues to pose a significant challenge to international peace and security, United Nations Secretary-General,...
IOM scales up aid at EU-Belarus border, as migrant hypothermia deaths tick up
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and partners, are scaling up aid along the border between the European Union and Belarus, amid worsening winter weather, which is leading to rising deaths due...
Pakistan: Gender-Intentional Policy Can Make Agent Banking Work Better
WASHINGTON DC, Nov 29 (IPS) – Many women in Pakistan remain financially excluded. In 2020, only 7% of the female population had a formal...
High Global Fertiliser Prices Overshadow Malawis Farm Subsidy Programme
BLANTYRE, Malawi, Nov 29 (IPS) – Ellena Joseph, a small-scale maise farmer in Chiradzulu District in Southern Malawi, finished preparing her field early in...
Corals may store a surprising amount of microplastics in their skeletons
A surprising amount of plastic pollution in the ocean may wind up in a previously overlooked spot: the skeletons of living corals. Up to...
A sailor’s story captures the impact of rising serious fungal infections
Tyson Bottenus once captained an 80-foot schooner called the Aquidneck. He sailed tourists off the coast of Newport, R.I., discussing the area’s history and...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
What has Perseverance found in two years on Mars? 
This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
Greta Thunberg’s new book urges the world to take climate action now