Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of 21 infectious diseases that affect 1.65 billion people around the world and can disable, disfigure, and be fatal. Credit: Shutterstock. By Thoko Elphick-PooleyHOVE, United Kingdom, Aug 14 2024 (IPS) Over the last ten years, I have been privileged to witness incredible […]
Read MoreWhat You Need To Know In A Minute Or Less Microplastics, as a seemingly ubiquitous contaminant, have increasingly become the subject of online exposés and class action challenges. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states on its microplastics research page that, “[m]icroplastics have been found in every ecosystem on the planet, […]
Read MoreFisherman Godknows Skota holds gutted and cleaned fish. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS By Busani BafanaBULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Aug 13 2024 (IPS) Local informal food markets feed millions of urbanites in bustling African cities, but the consequences of tainted food could be illness and death for unsuspecting consumers. Over 130,000 people across Africa […]
Read MoreIn the recent years we have seen exponential increases in the amount of fines imposed by the European Commission (Commission) for infringements of competition rules, fines in the range of hundreds of millions or even billions are not uncommon for hardcore competition violations. In addition, companies that decide to pay […]
Read MoreBy Yasmine SherifNEW YORK, Aug 12 2024 (IPS-Partners) We live in a divided world of the haves and the have nots. The rich get richer, the poor get poorer. There is learning poverty, technology poverty, healthcare poverty, and food poverty. When you think about the dynamics of the world today, […]
Read MoreMeet Our 2024 Cohort of Indigenous Youth Fellows Country Global agnes Mon, 08/12/2024 – 10:03 Issues Human Rights Languages and Cultures Lands, Resources, and Environments Program 5 Main Image August 12 is International Youth Day, and Cultural Survival is pleased to announce our first cohort of 2024 Indigenous Youth Fellows […]
Read MoreShips await their turn to cross the Panama Canal from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean. Credit: Emilio Godoy / IPS By Emilio GodoyPANAMA, Aug 9 2024 (IPS) In 2021, the Panama Canal welcomed a French experimental ship on a world tour, the Energy Observer, the first electric vessel powered […]
Read MoreA Call to Action on Int’l Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples Country Global agnes Fri, 08/09/2024 – 13:12 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image Today, we celebrate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. Every day, we honor the sovereignty, richness, and beauty of Indigenous Peoples, languages, […]
Read MoreThe Impact of the EU and UK Russian Sanctions Regime on the Luxury Goods Sector As the EU and UK Russian sanctions regimes continue to evolve, export controls are now affecting industries previously not often subject to such restrictions, including the luxury goods sector. This briefing provides an overview of […]
Read MoreEducation Cannot Wait announces USD 2 million First Emergency Response Grant in Gaza. Credit: ECW By IPS CorrespondentJOHANNESBURG, Aug 8 2024 (IPS) Since October 2023, 625,000 children enrolled in schools across Gaza have had no access to education, and more than 370 schools have sustained damage from attacks, according to […]
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