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...
Still ‘not clear’ whether Omicron COVID variant is more transmissible or more severe than Delta: WHO
Still ‘not clear’ whether Omicron COVID variant is more transmissible or more severe than Delta: WHO
The World Health Organization published on Sunday an update on the science regarding the new coronavirus variant Omicron which is causing global concern and...
New reservoir offers innovative solution to South Sudan cattle beef 
‘Advance safety for all’: International police cooperation helps tackle cross-border crime 
Midwives: The Workforce That Will Determine Maternal and Newborn Survival and Africa’s Future 
Bridging Digital Transformation in an ASEAN-EAEU Cooperation