Tourism “touches almost every part of our economies and societies”, enabling the historically marginalized, and “those at risk of being left behind, to benefit from development”, declared UN Secretary-General António...
Iran nuclear programme at ‘critical point’, Israeli Prime Minister warns
With Iran’s nuclear programme at a “watershed moment”, the country must be stopped from acquiring a nuclear weapon, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said...
Boosting production, crucial for least developed countries, post pandemic
The world’s poorest countries will remain on the margins of the global economy if States are unable to boost economic production, and the international...
The Security Council on Monday marked the 25th anniversary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, with calls for its entry into force and the elimination of nuclear weapons everywhere. Read the full story, “Security Council...
Yemen asks international community to exert pressure on Houthi coup leaders and their sponsors to ‘end bloodshed’
The war in Yemen has caused a human catastrophe, torn society apart, and triggered waves of mass displacement, repression and enforced disappearance, the country’s...
Yemen: Endless suffering of children after years of war, aid crisis
The Yemen conflict killed or maimed 2,600 children as hostilities intensified in 2019 and 2020; that’s according to a new report of the UN Secretary-General on...
Mexican Illustrators Blur Art Lines in Paris Show
PARIS, Sep 27 (IPS) – So, what’s the difference between illustration and “art”? When asked this question, Maru Aguzzi replies with a wry smile:...
50 years ago, scientists found a link between aspirin use and pregnancy complications
Aspirin and Birth Defects: Fetal Cell Inhibition — Science News, October 2, 1971 Although aspirin has triggered defects in rat and mice fetuses, the...
When Love is Called as a Conspiracy: The ‘Love Jihad’ Bogey Targeting Interfaith Couples in India
NEW DELHI, India, Sep 27 (IPS) – When Ali (name changed) proposed to his best friend, little did he know that her parents would...
This is the oldest fossil evidence of spider moms taking care of their young
Long before Tyrannosaurus rex walked the Earth, sap engulfed a spider guarding her egg sac. Her corpse, preserved alongside her offspring in amber for...
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