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...
The international community must stay focused on achieving justice and peace for the people of Darfur, the outgoing Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court...
Nations Pledge to Tackle Inequalities as part of New Targets to end HIV/AIDS by 2030
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 09 (IPS) – World leaders, those on the frontlines of the AIDS response, civil society, academics and youth have agreed that...
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