WHO announces three new drugs for latest COVID-19 ‘Solidarity’ clinical trials
Three new candidate drugs are being tested in the latest phase of global Solidarity clinical trials to find effective treatments against COVID-19, the World...
Punishment of ‘innocent civilians’ through government sanctions must end: UN experts
Unilateral coercive measures by some governments are denying many people around the world the right to personal development, as well as holding back sustainable national development, four independent UN human rights...
Global climate objectives fall short without nuclear power in the mix: UNECE
The urgent need to reduce emissions and slow global heating, should involve the roll-out of more nuclear power stations, regional UN energy experts argued...
WHO supports Guinea after detection of first-ever case of Marburg disease
The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting Guinea following a confirmed death from Marburg virus disease, the first known case in the country and West Africa, the UN...
Rohingya refugees receive first COVID vaccinations in Bangladesh
More than 4,000 Rohingyas living in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps in Bangladesh have received their first COVID-19 vaccine shots, as part of a national...
Arrests of Palestinian rights defenders part of ‘wider crackdown’
Israel must safeguard human rights activists in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and within its borders, a UN-appointed expert said on Wednesday. Read the full...
Power of Creative Expression during Lockdown
New York, Aug 11 (IPS) – Screens, devices, and smartphones replaced the human touch and day-to-day interactions as COVID-19 protocols forced millions of people...
UNHCR alarmed over US ‘expulsion flights’ to southern Mexico
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) raised concern on Wednesday over a new policy by the United States, using public health orders linked to COVID-19, to expel some asylum-seekers and migrants by flying them to southern Mexico. Read the full...
Zimbabwe’s Urban Sprawl Dilemma
Bulawayo, ZIMBABWE, Aug 11 (IPS) – Ndaba Dube, a Bulawayo resident, says he built himself a home on a small piece of land after...
Ripples in rats’ brains tied to memory may also reduce sugar levels
Ripples of nerve cell activity that lock in memories may have an unexpected job outside of the brain: Dropping blood sugar levels in the...
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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