Making the UN Tax Committee More Effective for Developing Countries
GENEVA, Feb 16 (IPS) – The United Nations Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters (UN Tax Committee) is an important and...
A body burned inside a hut 20,000 years ago signaled shifting views of death
Middle Eastern hunter-gatherers changed their relationship with the dead nearly 20,000 years ago. Clues to that spiritual shift come from the discovery of an...
Modified genes can distort wild cotton’s interactions with insects
Cotton plants native to Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula may all look the same — unkempt and untamed bushes with flowers that shift from pale yellow...
Why Australia’s Indigenous People are the Highest Incarcerated Globally
SYDNEY, Australia, Feb 15 (IPS) – Keenan Mundine grew up in the Aboriginal community social housing called The Block, infamous for poor living conditions,...
History of Female (Im)Mobility in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Feb 15 (IPS) – A proposal by Nepal’s Immigration Department requiring consent from a guardian and local government for women under the age...
NEW DELHI, India, Feb 15 (IPS) – The armed conflict in Yemen which has lasted six years, has killed and injured over thousands of...
In the social distancing era, boredom may pose a public health threat
In recent months, journalists and public health experts have bandied about the term “pandemic fatigue.” Though not clearly defined, the general gist is that...
BELGRADE, Serbia / LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan / ESK??EH?R, Turkey, Feb 15 (IPS) – How much is a girl worth? If you are Maja, the...
Transition to Digital Economy Must Ensure Access to Those in the Digital Gap
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 12 (IPS) – It is crucial to ensure that any transition to a digital economy has mechanisms in place that are...
Pfizer’s vaccine appears to reduce coronavirus transmission
Researchers are getting the first real-world hints that a vaccine can curb the coronavirus’s spread, not just prevent people from getting seriously ill. People...
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