Elections in Catalonia: What Now?
MIAMI, Feb 18 (IPS) – The recent result of the elections for the Parliament of Catalonia has presented a mixture of repetition of certain...
The U.K. approved the world’s first COVID-19 human challenge trial
In a few weeks, dozens of young and healthy volunteers in the United Kingdom will be intentionally exposed to the coronavirus as part of...
The UN: From the Sublime to the Hilarious
MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb 18 (IPS) – The United Nations is an institution mired in politics focusing primarily on military conflicts, civil wars, economic sanctions,...
Pacific Islanders Turn to Local Economies to Drive Post-pandemic Recovery
CANBERRA, Australia, Feb 18 (IPS) – While Pacific Island countries have, so far, been spared a catastrophic spread of COVID-19, their economies have been...
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands, Feb 18 (IPS) – Camila Corradi Bracco handles Content Development & Program Delivery at Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)*Since the launch of...
The COVID-19 death toll sent U.S. life expectancy plunging in 2020
Life expectancy in the United States plunged in the first half of 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. A preliminary estimate of overall...
Some Neandertal genes in people today may protect against severe COVID-19
Some genetic variants inherited from Neandertals may protect against developing severe COVID-19. A new study looked at a stretch of DNA on chromosome 12...
Suu Kyi Appears in Closed-Door Court Session Without Lawyer as Protests Continue
BANGKOK, Feb 17 (IPS) – Myanmar’s top generals have begun the process to prevent Aung San Suu Kyi – the country’s popular civilian leader –...
The oldest animal DNA ever recovered reveals mammoths’ evolution
The oldest DNA ever recovered from an animal is adding new chapters to mammoth life history, going back more than 1 million years. Genetic...
Leveraging AI to Fight Climate Change
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 17 (IPS) – Partners of the 2021 ‘AI for the Planet’ summit say big data, artificial intelligence and digital technology can...
Coordinated action on clean air and climate change can net $15 for every dollar spent 
Human rights chief Türk renews call for end to spiralling Sudan war 
AI: Türk urges action before it becomes an ‘existential risk to humanity’ 
UNGA 81: A United Nations at a Turning Point