UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for commitment to restoring the planet, and to making peace with nature, in his message to mark International...
New Iraqi law ‘major step’ in assisting ISIL’s female victims but more must be done
A new law in Iraq provides a measure of comfort for women and girls who have survived atrocities of ISIL terrorist fighters, but more...
Table Mountain Ablaze in Cape Town
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Apr 21 (IPS) – Cape Town-based photojournalist Yazeed Kamaldien reported on a massive mountain fire that broke out on Sunday...
Fast radio bursts could help solve the mystery of the universe’s expansion
Astronomers have been arguing about the rate of the universe’s expansion for nearly a century. A new independent method to measure that rate could...
A new technique could make some plastic trash compostable at home
A pinch of polymer-munching enzymes could make biodegradable plastic packaging and forks truly compostable. With moderate heat, enzyme-laced films of the plastic disintegrated in...
The guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin in the George Floyd murder trial has been welcomed by the UN human rights chief, who said on...
Agro-industry Surrounds Xingu Indigenous Territory in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, Apr 21 (IPS) – Watatakalu Yawalapiti is 40 years old. She was born in the Amakapuku village, surrounded by a large...
The already tiny neutrino’s maximum possible mass has shrunk even further
To understand neutrinos, it pays to be small-minded. The subatomic particles are so lightweight, they’re almost massless. They’re a tiny fraction of the mass...
COVID-19 Locks Down Therapy Support for Zimbabwes Trafficking Survivors
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Apr 20 (IPS) – Before Zimbabwe imposed lockdown measures last March as part of global efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic, Grace...
Rights Group Calls for Overhaul of Criminal Justice Systems Response to Sexual Violence Across South Asia
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 21 (IPS) – Gaps in laws, illegal out-of-court settlements, rape survivor intimidation and law enforcement failure to adequately respond to sexual...
COP17: The world has a plan to save nature. Is it working? 
Flour sacks turned flood barriers: Gaza faces another winter without safe shelter 
WHO scales up Ebola readiness in 22 countries across three continents 
Ukraine: Civilian casualty rates among ‘deadliest’ in years, as energy attacks intensify