The Value of Insects: Why We Must Act Now to Protect Them

The rapid decline of insects is caused by multiple factors including climate change and agriculture, increases in the usage of insecticides and  herbicides, deforestation, urbanization, and light pollution. Credit: Zadie Neufville/IPS By ...

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 team had also marked the hospital with a big red cross that could ...

Erdogan’s Desperate Bid to Become the New Atatürk

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkey addresses the general debate of the UN General Assembly’s 77th session last September. Credit: UN Photo/Cia Pak By Alon Ben-MeirNEW YORK, Jan 27 2023 – As Turkey approaches its centennial ...

The Year of Debt Distress and Damaging Development Trade-Off

By Anis ChowdhurySYDNEY, Jan 27 2023 – As the year 2022 drew to an end, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warned, “Developing countries face ‘impossible trade-off’ on debt”, that spiralling debt in ...

Legit Security’s Open-Source Security Tool “Legitify” Adds Support for GitLab and GitHub Enterprise Server

TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Legit Security, a cyber security company with an enterprise platform that protects an organization's software supply chain from attack and ensures secure application delivery, today ...

Cabo Verde Hoists the Blue Flag

In a tourism-dependent economy, sustainable finance will promote sustainable fisheries, maritime transport, and tourism. Credit: UNDP By Christopher Marc LilybladMINDELO, Cabo Verde, Jan 26 2023 – On 20 January, the world’s best sailors ...

Rahul Gandhi’s Long Walk Hailed, But Only Polls Will Determine Its Success

It may be an election ploy but Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra has captured the imagination of many Indian commentators who hail its non-sectarian message. Source: BJY/Twitter By Mehru JafferGOA, INDIA, Jan 26 2023 – When countless ...

As the Climate Crisis Bites, Soil Needs Doctors Too

The loss of soil fertility means that land is now less productive and many cereals, vegetables and fruits are not as rich in vitamins and nutrients as they were 70 years ago. Credit: Paul Virgo/IPS By Paul VirgoROME, Jan 26 2023 – In ...

EB5 Capital Celebrates Ribbon-Cutting for Rivergate (JF28)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, members of the EB5 Capital team joined developer IDI Group Companies and PTM Partners in celebrating the ribbon–cutting ceremony of Rivergate, also known as Viridium, EB5 Capital's ...

Dante Genomics’ sequencing hub in Dubai receives ISO 15189 Medical Laboratory accreditation to bring clinical whole genome sequencing to the next billion patients

NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dante Genomics, a global leader in genomics and precision medicine, announced today that their laboratory in Dubai, which serves as a global hub for the Eastern Hemisphere, has received Medical ...