UN chief lauds ‘demonstrable effort to make peace’ in Ethiopia
The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday said he was “delighted” to learn that “a demonstrable effort to make peace” in Ethiopia is finally underway, according to information relayed to him by the African Union High Representative for the Horn of...
Palestine-Israel: UN envoy highlights urgent need for reform
Urgent action is required to prevent further deterioration of the economic, security and political situation across the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the UN’s Middle East...
Renewables Are Cheaper Than Ever – So Why Are Household Energy Bills Only Going up?
Jan 19 (IPS) – Not for the first time, global energy markets are in turmoil. Internationally traded gas prices more than quadrupled in 2021....
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 19 (IPS) – The official start of free trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in January 2021 moved...
Human Trafficking, Rape, Extortion Behind ‘Forced Conversions’, say Experts
KARACHI, Jan 19 (IPS) – Two years after Michelle, 15, was kidnapped, sold, forced to convert to Islam and married to a stranger, relatives...
These tiny beetles fly fast thanks to wing bristles and a weird, wide stroke
Featherwing beetles are some of the world’s smallest flying insects. Yet they can rocket along with the speed and agility of much larger insects....
A disinfectant made from sawdust mows down deadly microbes
A new, sustainable disinfectant made from sawdust and water can knock out more than 99 percent of some disease-causing microbes, including anthrax and several...
Volcanic avalanches of rock and gas may be more destructive than previously thought
Avalanches of ash, gas and rock that cascade downhill during volcanic eruptions may be even more dangerous than scientists had realized. Pulses of high...
Last year joined the list of the seven warmest years on record, the UN weather agency said on Wednesday, and was also the seventh...
Escalating conflict in Yemen has seen an alarming number of air and drone strikes already this year, notably against civilians and non-military targets, the...
Stone Age children left fingerprints on ancient art projects 
From Nuclear Weapons to Artificial Intelligence, a New Test of Humanity’s Restraint 
FRANCE: ‘The Government Should Learn to Respect Its People, Listen to Them and Consult Them’ 
COP31: Why Africa Must Rethink Nuclear Energy