Security Council LIVE: Tracking Syria’s transition
As Damascus continues to rebuild after more than a decade of war – from the recent dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to...
Tiny tremors can’t always warn when fracking will trigger a bigger quake
A study of 70,000 earthquakes finds tiny tremors often precede larger fracking-linked quakes, offering a warning to halt fluid injection.
Fishers’ Organisations in India Demand Recognition From FAO
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India,, August 27 (IPS) – India is ranked the second-largest fish-producing nation globally, accounting for around 8 percent of global output. The fisheries...
U.S. Midwest Flooding Is a Growing Threat to Agriculture
URBANA, Illinois, US, August 27 (IPS) – Across the U.S. Midwest, from Illinois to Indiana to Ohio, severe storms and heavy rains caused devastating...
Landslides pose the largest risks to those who can least afford them
Appalachia is a hotspot of landslides, but many there can’t afford to move away or mitigate the danger, a new study finds. Wealthy urban...
A space telescope was falling from orbit. Its rescue mission fell apart too
NASA’s attempt to save the falling Swift telescope failed, revealing the realities of the burgeoning field of satellite servicing.
UN Secretary General Expresses Sadness Over Lives Lost in Nepal-Tibet Flash Floods
KATHMANDU, August 27 (IPS) – A massive geophysical disaster along the mountainous Nepal-Tibet border has left at least 160 people dead and hundreds more...
Security Council LIVE: Rising tensions in Gaza, West Bank
Amid illegal Israeli settlement surges, continued attacks in Gaza and the West Bank alongside tensions throughout Occupied Palestinian Territory, the Security Council discussed the...
More health workers, stronger systems: Africa’s new ambitious goal
Facing a projected shortage of more than six million health professionals by 2035, African countries are stepping up efforts to strengthen their workforce, with...
Deadly floods cause widespread destruction in China, Nepal
Severe flooding in China and Nepal caused widespread destruction and mounting death tolls, UN agencies reported on Wednesday as aid efforts deployed to help...
30 Years of War, 30 Years of Impunity in DR Congo 
A telling hole in a Neandertal bone hints at a bitter end 
Brain implants are helping people who’ve lost their voice 
WHO calls for urgent health action across the Eastern Mediterranean