Photo: Pixabay/Vic_B The fight to save the planet and reverse the effects of climate change is at the forefront of many people’s minds, especially with increasing media coverage. Every small change we do can help towards the collective effort to go greener matters, but widespread action is needed to truly […]
Read MoreCountry: World Source: World Health Organization Almost 17 500 cases of measles were recorded in the African region between January and March 2022, marking a 400% increase compared with the same period in 2021.
Read MoreAsian Americans affected by anti-Asian sentiment and hate crimes have provided support to each other. Left to right from top: Dr Boyung Lee, Dr Russell Jeung, Cynthia Choi, and Dr Bryant Lin. Credit: Myleen Hollero By SeiMi ChuCalifornia, Apr 28 2022 (IPS) Dr Boyung Lee, a widow and the Senior […]
Read MorePhoto: Pixabay/NoeIIa The female tiger lay dead, one of her legs caught in a snare. A few hundred meters away lay another two tigers, a male and a female: they, too, had fallen victim to snares near a palm oil plantation in East Aceh in Indonesia last weekend. And with […]
Read MoreA freak electrocution in southern India killed at least 11 people, including two children, when their vehicle snagged overhead transmission lines and burst into flames as they rode in a religious procession, authorities said on Wednesday.
Read MorePresident Biden issued a Proclamation on 21 April 2022 to “prohibit Russian-affiliated vessels from entering into United States ports.” As discussed in this alert, this action significantly builds upon U.S. sanctions against Russia in the maritime sector that already target certain vessels, cargos, and blocked parties. Some vessels that were […]
Read MoreThe protected Kent Falls and Park in Connecticut, USA. GLO2 report calls on governments to create parks and restore wetlands to enhance citizens’ quality of life. Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS By Alison KentishDOMINICA, Apr 27 2022 (IPS) With 50% of humanity affected by land degradation, the world must move to a […]
Read MoreCountries: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Puerto Rico (The United States of America), Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten (The Netherlands), Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United […]
Read MoreRussia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens food security in Malawi. How can the country respond? Apr 27, 2022 jmcquaid Wed, 04/27/2022 – 08:00 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens food security in Malawi. How can the country respond? Joachim De Weerdt Jan Duchoslav The poor are particularly vulnerable to rising prices of […]
Read MoreA man with intellectual disabilities was executed in Singapore on Wednesday, his family’s lawyer said, after a long campaign for clemency failed, putting the city-state’s zero-tolerance drug laws back under scrutiny.
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