KUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Dec 08 (IPS) – Fiscal and monetary measures needed to fight the economic downturn, largely due to COVID-19 policy responses, require more government accountability and discipline to minimise abuse. Such measures should ensure relief for the vulnerable, prevent recessions from becoming depressions, and restore progress.
Monkeys hunt small animals when fruit is scarce 
Once upon a time, insects had 24 legs 
Microbes might get freeze-dried on the moon’s south pole 
A new cancer vaccine may keep melanoma from coming back 
How memories may survive hibernation 
Less sugar early in life might decrease dementia risk 
UN Secretary General Expresses Sadness Over Lives Lost in Nepal-Tibet Flash Floods 
Security Council LIVE: Rising tensions in Gaza, West Bank 
More health workers, stronger systems: Africa’s new ambitious goal 
Deadly floods cause widespread destruction in China, Nepal