United Nations independent human rights experts, on Tuesday, called on Iranian authorities to immediately release a political activist, said to be at risk of...
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2,500 years ago, the philosopher Anaxagoras brought science’s spirit to Athens
It doesn’t appear that anybody has noticed yet, but 2021 marks a rather important anniversary in the history of science and western civilization. It...
Meet three moderators fighting disinformation on Reddit’s largest coronavirus forum
Combating misinformation online is an ongoing challenge for big tech, and it’s especially difficult when it’s on a discussion board with millions of people...
COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Kicks Off in Africas Most Populous Country
UNITED NATIONS, May 04 (IPS) – Since the COVID-19 vaccination began in the US in mid-December 2020, Africa had been looking forward to its...
UN envoy Gordon Brown urges G7 countries to fund global COVID vaccination push
Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on Monday for the world’s richest nations to underwrite COVID-19 vaccination in poorer countries, highlighting the...
Pandemic showcases need for partnerships: ECOSOC President
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how all countries are connected, underscoring that global cooperation and solidarity are the only way out of the crisis, senior...
The Garment Industry Needs More Women Leaders
May 03 (IPS) – If you enter a garment factory in India, or any part of the world for that matter, you will see...
The surge in U.S. coronavirus cases shows a shift in who’s getting sick
When COVID-19 cases once again began rising in the United States this spring, it may have felt like déjà vu, a repeat of the...
UN Women Launches New Programme to Foster Economic Participation in Care Industry
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Light is hard to block from every direction. This physicist found a way 
Egypt: Fact-checking site’s entire newsroom jailed as assault on press freedom widens 
Nearly 64,000 flee Nigeria for Niger where a humanitarian crisis is deepening 
Ebola: IOM urges wider surveillance beyond formal routes in DR Congo