A missile scientist used mathematical models to push the nation’s one-child policy. Its legacy is proving hard to shake. China’s baby bust is happening faster than many expected, raising fears…

HARARE, ZIMBABWE —  Zimbabwe's Cabinet decision to abolish the death penalty, announced on Wednesday, is being hailed by human rights advocates, but not all Zimbabweans are in favor of the…

KATHMANDU: About 68,000 children and their families who survived Nepal’s deadliest quake in eight years need further humanitarian aid to rebuild their lives, UNICEF said on Sunday (Feb 11), 100…

Case rates are increasing, especially for Black and Hispanic women Stacy Hernandez always had irregular periods. But when the bleeding wouldn’t stop, she got scared.  Shesaid she visitedher general practitioner…

BANGKOK, Thailand, Feb 12 2024 (IPS) - Let’s call her Anita. Four years ago, her life took an unexpected turn when the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted everything she knew. As businesses closed…

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 11 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stressed that gender equality in science is essential to building a better future for all, as he marked the International…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Human Rights Watch said Monday that Afghanistan’s public health system has been hit hard following a sharp reduction in foreign assistance, coupled with serious Taliban abuses against women…

Collapse in system of currents that helps regulate global climate would be at such speed that adaptation would be impossible The circulation of the Atlantic Ocean is heading towards a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline, according to a new United Nations report released Monday.  Many songbirds, sea turtles, whales, sharks and other migratory…

NEW YORK —  U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that the world has entered an “age of chaos” that is causing a multitude of suffering and thwarting progress – and…