UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the decision by the United States to lift sanctions and visa restrictions against officials with the International Criminal...
Thanks to the bravery and hard work of deminers such as Fezeh Rezaye, the Afghan province of Bamyan has been declared free from mines....
The aim of the UN-backed COVAX scheme is to get two billion vaccine doses into the arms of around a quarter of the population...
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Three Ways the US Can Promote Equity in Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic Globally
ABUJA, Apr 02 (IPS) – As richer western nations continue hoarding COVID-19 vaccines to the detriment of poorer nations, there is some light on...
Microscopic images reveal the science and beauty of face masks
Studying fabrics at very high magnification helps determine how some face masks filter out particles better than others. And the close-ups reveal an unseen...
We’ve covered science for 100 years. Here’s how it has — and hasn’t — changed
A century ago, people needed help to understand science. Much as they do today. Then as now, it wasn’t always easy to sort the...
Syrians are Victims of a War We Did not Choose
MADRID, Apr 02 (IPS) – The writer is a Syrian Independent Documentary Visual StorytellerSyrians are among the greatest victims of this century, according to...
The dinosaur-killing asteroid impact radically altered Earth’s tropical forests
The day before a giant asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago, a very different kind of rainforest thrived in what is now Colombia....
Should the 2021 Climate Summit in Glasgow Still Take Place?
NEW YORK, Apr 01 (IPS) – With uncertainties over face-to-face meetings resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the authors consider the case for postponing the...
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