Migrants in Libya who are compelled to accept so-called ‘assisted returns’ to their countries of origin often find themselves as victims of widespread and...
University Outreach Project Teaching Tissue Culture to Potato Farmers
Nairobi, Oct 11 (IPS) – World Food Day is celebrated on October 16, 2022, with the theme Leave NO ONE behind. During this week...
His Zest For Mandarins Soured, Pakistani Producer Turns To Mushrooms
LAHORE, Pakistan, Oct 11 (IPS) – The zesty citrus whiff from the rows of trees boasting unripe kinnow (mandarins) freshens the autumn air in...
A glimpse inside a gecko’s hand won the 2022 Nikon Small World photo contest
Life is beautiful at all scales, from big to small. Sometimes that splendor is concealed beneath literal scales. A mesmerizing peek below the developing...
UAE President Mohamed Bin Zayed held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, Russia
The president of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, held talks with the Russian President earlier today during...
Cooperative sperm outrun loners in the mating race
Even sperm gotta stick together. Bull sperm swim more effectively when in clusters, a new study shows, potentially offering insight into fertility in humans....
Development Banks Should Reform Their Lending Practices
GENEVA, Oct 11 (IPS) – In the last week of September, emerging market (EM) bond fund outflows hit $4.2 billion, according to JP Morgan,...
‘Investing in girls is investing in our common future’: UN chief
In marking the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl Child on Tuesday, the UN chief called the commemoration a celebration of the “lives...
For her political courage, compassion and decisive action in protecting people forced to flee, the head of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, presented the...
Heatwaves already kill thousands of people every year and they risk overwhelming the world’s aid response, unless action is taken to mitigate climate change,...
Forty Years of the ‘Right to Development’: When Growth Excludes, Is It Still Development? 
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