One of the Philippines largest and most influential broadcasting networks has been forced off the air after lawmakers allied with President Rodrigo Duterte sat on a decision to renew the station’s license. The move was condemned by critics as an attack on the country’s free press.

Many of the greatest threats to our health come in the form of invisible microbes, the novel coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, being the latest example. The same goes for the health of the environment: imperceptibly small microplastics can pose grave risks to ecosystems both on land and in […]

Countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gambia, Mali, Nigeria, World Source: UN News Service “We must sustain our assistance across the region, especially in places such as Central Sahel, Central African Republic, Nigeria and Cameroon,” WFP spokesperson said.

Issue Post May 5, 2020 IFPRI’s new COVID-19 Food Price Monitor tracks warning signs of stress in local markets Manuel Hernandez Soonho Kim Brendan Rice Rob Vos Spotting the red flag of spiking prices can speed interventions to head off bigger food security problems.

Intelligence shared among Five Eyes nations indicates it is “highly unlikely” that the coronavirus outbreak was spread as a result of an an accident in a laboratory but rather originated in a Chinese market, according to two Western officials who cited an intelligence assessment that appears to contradict claims by […]