NEW DELHI, India, May 11 (IPS) - The Coronavirus infections and deaths in India recorded a daily high on Monday, 10 May, with 366,161 new infections and 3,754 deaths as reported by the Indian health ministry, taking India's total...

BUENOS AIRES, May 11 (IPS) - "Until five years ago, we didn't know about the circular economy, but today our waste generates environmentally neutral products that also offer a return,” says José Luis Barrinat, manager of a cooperative that...

IBADAN, Nigeria, May 11 (IPS) - The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that global health challenges cannot be solved only by health sector interventions.Read the full story, “One Health Approach Key to Tackling Africas Challenges”, on globalissues.org →https://www.globalissues.org/news/2021/05/11/27795

As the world continues to grapple with the health and economic crisis sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN and Islamic Development Bank teamed up on Tuesday to help the most vulnerable.  Read the full story, “Islamic social financing...

Katy Perry revealed her official collaborative single with Pokémon will be titled “Electric” and released on Friday, she announced on Tuesday (May 11). The pop star shared in January that she will be partnering with Pokémon on a star-studded program to celebrate the...

ROME, May 11 (IPS) - We met 22-year old Ali B. in a park in Rome’s city center on a rather cold and windy April evening. We could not share a meal, or even a coffee, as all restaurants...

When the concert business shut down in March 2020, Bobby Garza abruptly shifted from putting on live events to tearing them down — his company, Austin-based Forefront Networks, had to cancel the California food-and-music festival Yountville Live later that month. In...

NEW YORK, May 11 (IPS) - Oratile Dikologang was naked when police officers pulled black plastic over his head during his detention in April 2020. It was difficult to breathe, but the interrogation continued, he told CPJ in a...

Britney Spears is kicking it old school. On Monday (May 10), the 39-year-old pop icon posted a throwback to her teen queen years in the form of a montage featuring colorful, belly-bearing outfits from the early 2000s along with...

A UN team investigating ISIL atrocities in Iraq has established “clear and convincing evidence” of genocide against the Yazidi religious minority, the Security Council heard on Monday.  Read the full story, “ISIL crimes against Yazidis constitute genocide, UN investigation...

Amidst an “unacceptably high plateau” in COVID-19 cases and deaths globally, the UN health agency chief on Monday shone a light on last week’s death toll that totalled almost 90 thousand people and 5.4 million reported cases.  Read the full...

NEW YORK, May 10 (IPS) - Data, analysis and information are essential building blocks in our race to save humanity from the clear and present risks posed by the climate crisis.Read the full story, “Bridging the Digital Divide Will...

Olivia Rodrigo is giving fans more of a taste of Sour, her upcoming debut album, with a new single “Good 4 U” out Friday (May 14), she announced on Monday (May 10). “New single ‘good 4 u’ on friday!!!performing it on...

Perrie Edwards is the latest member of Little Mix to announce an impending baby with a bare belly pic on Instagram posted on Monday (May 10). “So happy to be on this wild journey with my soulmate,” the singer wrote...

The Envoys of the Middle East Quartet (from the European Union, Russia, the United States, and the United Nations), have expressed deep concern over confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli security forces in East Jerusalem, particularly those which began on...

Misrah, an undocumented migrant worker, and her family, left their home in Ethiopia hoping for a better life. Instead, her three children are now dead, drowned during a perilous sea crossing across the Gulf of Aden, when the overloaded...

From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week. Wisin Celebrates His Viral Tracks Less than...

Saturday’s deadly bombing outside a high school in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, has been condemned by leading UN officials. The attack led to the deaths of at least 30 people, including several schoolchildren. Read the full story, “Kabul...

MEXICO CITY, May 08 (IPS) - Several Latin American countries are stepping up the pace to generate hydrogen for various uses in transportation and industry, but they must first resolve several questions.Read the full story, “Latin America Bets Heavily...

The Second World War had a profound impact on the international community, and established the conditions for the creation of the United Nations. This weekend marks the official remembrance of the tens of millions of civilians and soldiers who...