Can Barter System Work in Todays India?
MUMBAI, India, Jan 12 (IPS) – When COVID-19 hit in early 2020, it affected every aspect of people’s lives. For many from the most...
The Straw that Broke Kazakhstan’s Back
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, Jan 12 (IPS) – The most violent protests of the past 30 years have erupted across Kazakhstan — exposing decades of inequality,...
Disparities in the Arab Region: Hunger Doubles, Indebtedness Triggers, Recovery Uneven
MADRID, Jan 12 (IPS) – The panorama is bleak: hunger in the Arab region continues to rise, with more than 90% increase since 2000,...
Climate Action Incomplete Without Womens Contribution
Nairobi, Kenya, Jan 12 (IPS) – Judy Wangari is one of an estimated 800,000 smallholder potato farmers who, according to the National Potato Council...
Homo sapiens bones in East Africa are at least 36,000 years older than once thought
Fossils from the oldest known Homo sapiens individual in East Africa are more ancient than previously thought. A partial H. sapiens skull and associated...
A century of quantum mechanics questions the fundamental nature of reality
Scientists are like prospectors, excavating the natural world seeking gems of knowledge about physical reality. And in the century just past, scientists have dug...
Authorities in Tunisia are being urged to immediately release – or properly charge – former justice minister Noureddine Bhiri, and another man, who have...
Europe: Omicron wave threatens to overwhelm health workers in weeks
With forecasts indicating more than 50 per cent of Europeans are likely to become infected with the Omicron variant in the next six to...
Mali: Security Council warned of ‘endless cycle of instability’
A decade after civil conflict erupted in Mali, hopes for an early resolution to insurgency and strife have not materialized, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the country, El-Ghassim Wane, told...
COVID-19: Current vaccines may need to be updated, experts warn
Current COVID-19 vaccines may need to be updated to ensure their continued effectiveness against Omicron and future variants, an expert group appointed by the...
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As El Niño Returns, East Africa’s Urban Poor Brace for Heavy Rains