Opinion by Farhana Haque Rahman (toronto, canada) Monday, December 23, 2024 Inter Press Service TORONTO, Canada, Dec 23 (IPS) – Do you sometimes feel like a hamster on its wheel, or perhaps stuck on a runaway train hurtling towards the abyss? Whatever metaphor one might choose for our world looking back on 2024, rainbows don’t easily spring to mind. Farhana Haque …
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A state of emergency remains in effect across the island nation, and a seven-day dusk-to-dawn curfew in parts of Port Vila was scheduled to end on 24 December. Access road to the seaport is also reportedly blocked. The second earthquake heightened concerns, with further updates on its impact, including on the reopening of Port Vila airport to commercial flights, still …
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on the situation in Syria. Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder-Debebe by Naureen Hossain (united nations) Friday, December 20, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Dec 20 (IPS) – In overthrowing Bashar al-Assad and his regime, Syria reaches the process of re-affirming its sovereignty, a process that the United Nations chief asserts must be led by the Syrian …
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Phil Collins is sharing a sad update about his health. The 73-year-old music icon confirmed in Phil Collins: Drummer First, a documentary released on December 18, that he can no longer play the drums. “I’ve spent all my life playing drums. To suddenly not be able to do that is a shock,” he admitted. Keep reading to find out more… …
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Maria Aparecida dos Anjos points to where the stream, now reduced to a trickle of water, reaches when flooded in the community of Santa Helena do Inglês, one of the riverside towns along the Rio Negro, a large tributary of the Amazon, in Brazil by Mario Osava (manaus, brazil) Friday, December 20, 2024 Inter Press Service MANAUS, Brazil, Dec 20 (IPS) …
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The IOM estimates that one billion people live without legal identity, limiting their access to vital services and restricting their mobility. Credit: Shutterstock by Baher Kamal (madrid) Friday, December 20, 2024 Inter Press Service MADRID, Dec 20 (IPS) – Perhaps demographers would consider designing a new classification system to separate from their estimates of the world’s total population—eight billion plus—the billion …
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Max George provided an update on his health after spending some time in the hospital. The 36-year-old musician, who is a member of the band The Wanted, revealed that he had been hospitalized earlier this month to address some “issues” with his heart. On Saturday (December 21), he told fans that he underwent a surgical procedure and let them know …
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Yasmine Sherif with children at a school in Ethiopia Opinion by Yasmine Sherif (new york) Friday, December 20, 2024 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Dec 20 (IPS) – As 2024 comes to a close, I dare to say that this has been an especially gruesome year for millions upon millions of young children, their parents and their teachers. The world has …
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A young girl trying to cross a flooded road in Bangladesh following the wake of Cyclone Remal. Bangladesh is one of the world’s most climate-sensitive nations and is expected to be significantly impacted by rising global temperatures. Credit: UNICEF/Farhana Satu by Oritro Karim (united nations) Friday, December 20, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Dec 20 (IPS) – The World Meteorological …
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Credit: Daniel Ceng/Anadolu via Getty Images Opinion by Andrew Firmin (london) Friday, December 20, 2024 Inter Press Service LONDON, Dec 20 (IPS) – Democracy is alive and well in South Korea. When President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to impose martial law, the public and parliamentarians united to defend it. Now Yoon must face justice for his power grab. President under pressure …
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