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...
Earth Day 2021: Passing On a Cleaner World
MIDWAY, Utah USA, Apr 21 (IPS) – The writer holds physics M.S. and B.S. degrees from Georgia Tech and DePaul University and is the...
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