Nine in 10 African nations look set to miss the September target of vaccinating 10 per cent of their populations against COVID-19, the World...
Cells cram DNA into the nucleus in two distinct ways
There are only so many ways to cram DNA into a cell’s nucleus, a study suggests. A cell’s complete genetic blueprint, or genome, is...
Physicists dream big with an idea for a particle collider on the moon
If you could peer into a particle physicist’s daydream, you might spy a vision of a giant lunar particle accelerator. Now, researchers have calculated...
Child labour figure rises to 160 million, as COVID puts many more at risk
For the first time in two decades, the number of children being put to work has risen – to 160 million worldwide, representing an increase...
A football club in the west of England has been recognized by the United Nations for its leading role in setting goals to tackle...
From Climate Change to Covid, Are We Ready to Deal with Disasters?
PARIS, Jun 10 (IPS) – In the last 20 years, disasters affected over 4 billion people. At global level we witness on average one...
Investing in Lives & Livelihoods of Indias Women Crucial to Nations Full Recovery
NEW DELHI, India, Jun 10 (IPS) – Thousands of Indians have been affected by the latest COVID-19 outbreak. Not only those suffering from the...
The United Nations on Wednesday called for an investigation into the deadly attack in northern Afghanistan against the HALO Trust, a humanitarian group working to...
UN experts to G7: Production of safe COVID-19 vaccines must outweigh profit
A group of UN independent human rights experts called on Wednesday for the leaders of the world’s largest economies to ensure equal access to...
Nigerias Twitter Ban Is Part of a Larger Attack on Civil Society
LAGOS, Nigeria, Jun 09 (IPS) – Four years ago, Omoregie* and his friends were arrested without cause and taken into custody. When they got...
900 obstacles and counting: West Bank families trapped as aid access shrinks 
‘Ebola is winning’: Epidemic now killing one person every 30 minutes 
‘Warned but not protected’: Four in ten adults in England ignore heat alerts 
Meth trafficking across Middle East becoming more advanced, UNODC warns