The UN and international partners have welcomed significant progress towards advancing an inclusive and comprehensive political solution in Libya Read the full story, “UN...
Neutron stars may not be as squishy as some scientists thought
Like a dried-up lemon from the back of the fridge, neutron stars are less squeezable than expected, physicists report. New measurements of the most...
Recent fighting between government forces and rebels in northern Central African Republic (CAR) has forced more than 2,000 refugees into neighboring Chad over the...
United Nations independent human rights experts on Tuesday demanded that the United Arab Emirates provide “meaningful information” on the fate of Sheikha Latifa Mohammed...
Disturbing reports have continued to emerge of widespread abuse of civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, nearly six months since conflict erupted, the UN Children’s...
Videocalling needed more than a pandemic to finally take off. Will it last?
Eileen Donovan, an 89-year-old mother of seven living in a Boston suburb, loved watching her daughter teach class on Zoom during the coronavirus pandemic....
50 years ago, scientists claimed marijuana threatened teens’ mental health
The continuing battle over pot — Science News, April 24,1971 The White House Conference on Youth voted to legalize the sale of grass (with...
Kenya’s Poor Need Different Lockdown Restrictions to Survive, Scientists Urge
NAIROBI, Apr 19 (IPS) – After Joseph Mandu lost his job because of the country’s coronavirus lockdown, he would still wake every morning and...
BOSTON and KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 20 (IPS) – Since the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) was launched in 2006, yields have...
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Apr 20 (IPS) – The writer* is Co-Founder, ENGAGE, Inclusive Change Through Volunteering, a not-for-profit in Nepal. The numbers are so staggering...
The grass beneath our feet: Why rangelands matter 
Former rebel fighters join campaign against Ebola in the DR Congo 
900 obstacles and counting: West Bank families trapped as aid access shrinks 
‘Ebola is winning’: Epidemic now killing one person every 30 minutes