Police in the field embody ‘promise, hope and optimism’ of whole UN: Guterres
Police officers from more than 90 countries who serve at UN operations around the world represent “multilateralism in action”, Secretary-General António Guterres said in...
Monster Monsoon: “Pakistan and Its People Are Paying the Costs of What They Are Not Responsible For.”
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sep 01 (IPS) – Pakistan has been going through the worst time of its recent history due to unprecedented colossal monsoon rains...
A clever molecular trick extends the lives of these ant queens
For some ant queens, the secret to long life might be a self-produced insulin blocker. Ant queens are famously long-lived, even though they shouldn’t...
Building Resilience in the Philippines Through Sustainable Livelihoods and Psychosocial Support
Iloilo, Philippines, Sep 01 (IPS) – Elvie Gallo no longer hangs around her local grocery store, hoping for the odd job to put food...
‘The Milky Way’ wants you to get to know your home in the universe
The Milky WayMoiya McTierGrand Central Publishing, $27 Meet the Milky Way in its own words. The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy takes...
Who has the highest risk of long COVID? It’s complicated
For millions of people, COVID-19 doesn’t end with a negative test. Weeks or months after traces of the virus disappear from noses and throats,...
China responsible for ‘serious human rights violations’ in Xinjiang province: UN human rights report
China responsible for ‘serious human rights violations’ in Xinjiang province: UN human rights report
A long-awaited report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) into what China refers to as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region...
Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrived in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Wednesday, the latest stage in their efforts to...
Onset of northern winter could see spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths
Although COVID-19 deaths have decreased across the world, numbers could rise as northern countries head into winter, senior officials from UN health agency WHO...
Sri Lanka: WFP helps alleviate stress of pregnancy amidst skyrocketing food prices
The queue of women grows steadily outside a government clinic in Kuppiyawatta, in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo. In just over half an hour...
African Rights Advocates Coordinate Response to Family Law Backlash 
Stars’ plasma spurts may be blocked by magnetic fields 
Rising Trade Values Mask the True Cost of Global Supply Chain Disruptions 
Why Dhaka Floods Every Monsoon