Lab-engineered strains of the fungus Aspergillus niduluns are easy to work with, so it’s often used in pharmaceutical research to discover new drugs. What’s even more intriguing, according to University of Southern California (USC) scientists, is that the fungus thrives on a chemical by-product of recycled polyethylene. It’s one of […]
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The United Nations Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disability (UNCRPD) require the governments to remove all barriers to information access – including those faced by Deaf persons. Credit: UNCRPD By Timothy EgweluKAMPALA, Nov 30 2022 (IPS) Since the onset of the Covid19 pandemic, at least two deaf people […]
Read MoreCountry: Kenya Source: World Food Programme Some 535,000 people facing food scarcity across 12 counties will receive monthly food and cash support. Another 356,400 under-fives as well as 213,000 pregnant or breastfeeding mothers will benefit.
Read MoreThe Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu and Hon Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, the Prime Minister of Samoa, today called on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to leverage the power of innovation to regain their momentum toward achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals […]
Read MoreThis is the final part of our series of alerts on the EU’s new Market in Crypto-assets Regulation (MiCA). In this part, we will discuss the authorisation regime under MiCA for specified crypto-asset services which is largely based on the existing regulatory regime under the EU Market in Financial Instruments […]
Read MoreHow mobile technologies are reducing gender inequities in Tanzania’s agrifood system Nov 29, 2022 jmcquaid Tue, 11/29/2022 – 10:00 How mobile technologies are reducing gender inequities in Tanzania’s agrifood system Leveraging expanding cell phone use. IFPRI Blog : Guest Post Open Access | CC-BY-4.0 Nov 29, 2022
Read MoreCountries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Uganda Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Uganda was already hosting more than 1.5 million refugees, but this year, another 130,000 refugees from DRC and South Sudan have arrived, putting further pressure on an overstretched aid response.
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A young child receives vaccine drops in Pakistan, but the region has experienced an upsurgence of cases because of vaccine refusal. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS By Ashfaq YusufzaiPESHAWAR, Nov 29 2022 (IPS) Vaccine refusal is impacting the eradication of polio in Pakistan. Pakistan has vaccinated about 35 million children during its […]
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Photo: Pixabay/DariuszSankowski Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid hit the Earth with the force of 10 billion atomic bombs and changed the course of evolution. The skies darkened and plants stopped photosynthesising. The plants died, then the animals that fed on them. The food chain collapsed. Over 90% of all species vanished. When the dust settled, […]
Read MoreThe United Nations COP27 conference has now drawn to a close, with talks culminating in a historic agreement to establish a climate “loss and damage” fund. Egyptian foreign minister and president of COP27, Sameh Shoukry, celebrated after all-night negotiations, declaring that “we rose to the occasion” and “listened to the […]
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