In post-quake Haiti, rebuilding lives and welcoming new ones
Three months after a devastating earthquake struck the south-west of Haiti, a hospital that was largely destroyed has continued to give mothers and their...
Glasgow Summit Ends Amidst Climate of Disappointment
GLASGOW, Nov 14 (IPS) – Developing countries will surely remember the Glasgow climate summit, the most important since 2015, as a fiasco that left...
Climate action can be the driver for a green and equitable future for all, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has said at the TED Countdown Summit, urging people everywhere to demand that leaders deliver...
After extending the COP26 climate negotiations an extra day, nearly 200 countries in Glasgow, Scotland, adopted on Saturday an outcome document that, according to...
Diabetes Equates the Rich and the Poor
NAIROBI, Nov 12 (IPS) – Although for different reasons, diabetes appears to be one of the few cases that put rich and poor societies...
Feature: Female mentors empower girls to reach for the stars in space careers
Growing up in 1970s New York, Mindy Howard received no encouragement at home and was ridiculed at school for her dream to become an...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged Libyans to forge a spirt of national unity and overcome any remaining differences ahead of landmark presidential and...
As COP26 deadline slips, negotiators to keep working to agree crucial climate deal
COP26, the UN climate summit in Glasgow, is running into overtime, as leaders and negotiators will keep working to reach a deal that could...
Almost two million cases of COVID-19 were reported in Europe last week, the most in a single week in that region since the pandemic started, according...
World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley concluded a three-day visit to Syria on Friday, warning that more people there are in the grips of...
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This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
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