Britain Must Fix Its Anti-Muslim Sentiment Problem
NEW DELHI, India, Jun 14 (IPS) – In 2015, When Rabina Khan was running as an independent candidate in the Tower Hamlets’ mayoral elections...
An ancient creature thought to be a teeny dinosaur turns out to be a lizard
A tiny creature caught in amber 99 million years ago isn’t the smallest dinosaur ever found. It is actually a lizard — albeit a...
Letter from Rome Italy at the Crossroads
ROME, Jun 14 (IPS) – Italy, as other countries, has been struggling to balance the health and economic challenges posed by COVID-19. Controlling the...
Gravitational waves confirm a black hole law predicted by Stephen Hawking
Despite their mysterious nature, black holes are thought to follow certain simple rules. Now, one of the most famous black hole laws, predicted by...
Most planets on tilted orbits pass over the poles of their suns
Earth is on an orderly path around the sun, orbiting in nearly the same plane as our star’s equator. In 2008, however, astronomers began...
The Real Price of Marriage in South Sudan
ARLINGTON, Virginia, USA, Jun 14 (IPS) – August of this year will mark the one-year anniversary of the end of South Sudan’s civil war,...
Landmark G7 agreement pledges 870 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, half by end-2021
A senior UN official welcomed on Sunday, the Group of Seven (G7) leading industrialized nations’ commitment to immediately share at least 870 million doses...
Apple has announced a swathe of upgrades for its tablet, phone and computer operating systems that could change the way millions of people’s data...
On International Albinism Awareness Day, Sunday, the UN chief reiterated his “solidarity with persons with albinism”. Read the full story, “‘Demystify’ albinism and end...
Every year on 21 September, the United Nations invites people around the world to celebrate peace by observing 24 hours of ceasefire and non-violence....
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