Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Rebeca Grynspan and Pamela Coke-Hamilton
Inter Press Service
We are in the toughest period the world economy has faced since the creation of the multilateral system more than three-quar
Mario Osava
Inter Press Service
The mandatory initial permit granted by Brazil’s environmental authority for the repaving of the BR-319 highway, in the heart of the Amazon jungle, intensified the alar
Author Salman Rushdie pictured in London in 2017. Grant Pollard/AP
Myriam Renaud, Union Institute & University
Author Salman Rushdie is in the hospital with serious injuries after being stabbed by
This morning as I looked out of my window, I saw a scooterist skidding. No pleasant sight as the bike rattled like a helpless animal and the rider fell heavily to the ground. Luckily, he was wearing a helmet, b
Trust us for coining words that haves no parallel. Give me a missed call! I told my American friend as I left him at his hotel.A what?A missed call! I explained.Whats a missed call, he asked still looking perpl
Alexander Müller, Adam Prakash and Elena Lazutkaite
Inter Press Service
A growing mountain of data and analysis points to an unprecedented global crisis in the making, due to the convergence of “
Maddie Burakoff
The Associated Press
It’s a question that keeps some scientists awake at night: Do spiders sleep?
Daniela Roessler and her colleagues trained cameras on baby jumping spiders at nigh
Nito Z
We ask not of a country but of homeland,
Of refuge when we were a naked band.
The land we cared for and calls home,
The land we roamed and lend our lives for.
We've embraced change but never
Priya stopped backing her car into the vacant space, next to her building and looked at the angry old man who was standing behind, blocking her way, Who are you? she asked.I am the secretary of this society and
Where are we going grandpa? asked the little fellow as he was all dressed up and ready to go. To the airport! said the grandfather, to welcome your father back.Dad! shouted the little fellow as his father came
Seth Borenstein
The Associated Press
Climate hazards such as flooding, heat waves and drought have worsened more than half of the hundreds of known infectious diseases in people, including malaria, ha
Alli AjagbeThe development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race…it would take off on its own, and re-design itself at an ever-increasing rate. Humans, who are limited by slow
Ah! The awesome, exalting sound of a pipe organ as it fills a hall! What a magnificent, glorious sound! And what a majestic looking instrument; its flute-like pipes rising high into the roof and see
Dr Dolly Kikon in conversation with Dr (Fr) Vijay D’Souza
Dolly Kikon (DK): As 2022-2032 marks the United Nations’ International Decade of Indigenous Languages, I wanted to take this op
Viketo Nihokhe Sumi
Purana Bazar, Dimapur
As a concerned Naga who has travelled to all post seven districts of Nagaland to witness no convenience in geographical planning even in the extensions of areas by
We were a noisy group in the car driving to the famous Waitomo glow worm caves. The caves are located in the southern Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand, 12 km northwest of Te Kuiti. This c
I love watching Hollywood movies, especially the police action scenes when a desperate hero or his wife picks up the phone and calls the police, Officer theres a homicide! And before you can say Jack Robinson o
Rev Dr VK Nuh
When the time was fully ripped Great Britain decided to give up her Empire-the entire world. They were busy preparing to transfer the power to India and the world lauded the greatness of Mahatm
Vishü Rita Krocha
Avinuo Kire’s latest book, ‘Where the Cobbled Path Leads’ has been a true source of comfort and escape for me. Even as avid readers, you rarely come across a book tha
Very often I hear men and women saying very proudly how they skip meals. I dont have breakfast! says a fast paced executive. Me neither! says his secretary.Why do you do this? I ask surprised. No time Bob,