Washington has the capability to break a possible Chinese naval blockade of Taiwan, Samuel Paparo, US Pacific Fleet Commander, has said Read Full Article at RT.com
The EU will be forced to impose acute gas rationing in case of a colder than average winter and a lack of LNG, the IEA says Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has signed into law unification treaties with four former Ukrainian regions Read Full Article at RT.com
Nairobi, Oct 04 (IPS) - The sight of children begging for water from motorists along the Garissa highway in the northeastern part of Kenya signals that all is not well. Unable to go to school on an empty stomach, drought-affected children wait for good Samaritans along the road, begging for water and food.
BELLVILLE, South Africa, Oct 04 (IPS) - It’s hard to imagine a time when “coronavirus” wasn’t a household word. But for a long time, this family of viruses had merited very little attention. Believed to be ubiquitous among animals and avian species, the first coronavirus to infect and cause disease in humans was only isolated and identified in the 1960s.
Former German chancellor Angela Merkel was named winner of the prestigious Nansen Award, for offering a haven to over 1.2 million refugees and asylum seekers fleeing violence at the height of the Syrian conflict, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
Maruška Strah is the head of the World Space Week Association, which coordinates the thousands of activities planned for this year’s World Space Week . In an interview with UN News, before the stratospheric launch on Tuesday, she told us there’s a growing interest in space exploration, as more and more people realize how important space technology is to achieving a more sustainable future here on Earth.
The absence of a functioning government in Iraq one year after elections were held is hard to justify, the top UN official in the country said on Tuesday, urging political leaders to put aside their differences for the common good.
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WASHINGTON DC, Oct 05 (IPS) - This year commemorates the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl Child. While the last decade has seen greater attention on the positive development needs of girls, we must move beyond documenting the barriers that girls face to investing in and prioritizing girl-centered solutions to the critical development challenges of our world.
BUENOS AIRES, Oct 04 (IPS) - The Padre Carlos Mugica neighborhood looks like another city within the Argentine capital, which most people usually see from up above as they drive past on the freeway but have never visited. It is a shantytown in the heart of Buenos Aires, of enormous vitality and where women are organizing to confront the various forms of violence that affect them.
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