Peekvid Unleashed: How to Access a World of Entertainment at Your Fingertips
Are you tired of scouring the internet for your favorite movies and TV shows? Do you wish there was a platform that could provide you with unlimited access…
JAPAN: Civil Society Gaining Ground Following Quake
Suvendrini Kakuchi TOKYO, Apr 21 2011 (IPS) – Civil society organisations in Japan have traditionally been on the sidelines in influencing mainstream policy, but the massive Tohoku earthquake…
New Effort Targets the Leading Killers of Children
An eight-month-old boy with pneumonia is examined by a doctor at Amana Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Credit: Kristin Palitza/IPS UNITED NATIONS, May 22 2013 (IPS) –…
Big Soda Challenged on World Diabetes Day
A soda-lemonade stand with soda bottles topped with lemons, in Rishikesh, India. Credit: Surya Prakash / CC-BY-SA-3.0 UNITED NATIONS, Nov 12 2014 (IPS) – Corporations marketing unhealthy foods…
Celebrations Herald a New Set of Hurdles for Bangladesh
Laser show and fireworks at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in downtown Dhaka on March 22 as part of the celebration marking Bangladesh’s graduation to a developing country. Credit:…
Destruction of Ukraine’s Healthcare Facilities Violates International Humanitarian Law – Report
On March 6, 2022, Izyum Central City Hospital (Kharkiv oblast) was attacked as a part of what appears to have been a large-scale carpet-bombing campaign. Reportedly, the hospital…
New Mosquito Species Could Derail Fight Against Malaria
Stagnant water in one of Nairobi’s residential areas. Credit: Wilson Odhiambo/IPS NAIROBI, May 8 2023 (IPS) – ‘Urban’ Kenya has been alerted because new mosquito species, Anopheles stephensi,…
Pacific Community Warns of Threat to Education Retention in the Wake of COVID-19
Many families in the Solomon Islands and across the Pacific Islands region struggle to keep their children in school due to COVID-19 related economic hardship. Credit: Catherine Wilson/IPS…