The imminent execution of an Iranian Kurdish prisoner must be halted and his death sentence repealed, UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Friday. ...
COVID-19 lockdowns brought rapid and “unprecedented” improvements in air quality in some parts of the world – but not enough to halt climate change...
How personalized brain organoids could help us demystify disorders
Clumps of brain cells grown from the stem cells of two people with a neurological syndrome show signs of the disorder. The results, published...
The Future of Food & Water Systems in Pakistan & Central Asia?
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Sep 03 (IPS) – An intense monsoon season in Pakistan means the country’s food system faces the challenge of both extreme...
The aid crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region is worsening, the UN said on Thursday, with stocks of relief aid, cash and fuel “running very...
Africa could miss the goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable 10 per cent of its population against COVID-19 before the month ends, the World...
With environmental events becoming increasingly interconnected, a new global report on air pollution published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on Thursday underscores that...
UNHCR warns of unprecedented displacement in Central America and Mexico
Central America and Mexico are facing “unprecedented pressure” as the number of people seeking international protection rises and access to asylum and territory is being limited through troubling new border restrictions, the UN...
UN experts urge Afghanistan’s new rulers to prohibit torture ‘in any circumstances’
Experts serving on a UN human rights treaty body called on Thursday for the new Taliban-led authorities of Afghanistan to uphold “the international obligations...
Africas Farmers Deserve Choices
NAIROBI, Sep 02 (IPS) – In a few weeks, the United Nations will host the first international Food Systems Summit. The goal is to create a global movement...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
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This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
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