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UN deputy chief calls for ‘courage, vision and solidarity’ to boost middle-income nations
- UN News
Despite being the driving force for sustainable development, middle-income countries face unique challenges and require more international support and vision to thrive, the UN deputy chief said on Tuesday.
Unlocking India’s Potential with AI
- Inter Press Service
BANGALORE, India, Feb 05 (IPS) - India is on the brink of a transformation that could change its economic and social future.
Before the end of this decade, more Indians will use AI every day than in any other country in the world. What’s more, people in advanced economies will be surprised by the ways the country will use AI.
Road to COP29: Highest Climate Ambitions Needed to Decarbonize World
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Feb 05 (IPS) - The road to COP29 has begun in earnest in the backdrop of a global climate report indicating that not only was 2023 the warmest year in a 174-year climate record, it was the warmest by far. Record-breaking temperatures, combined with El Niño, pushed vulnerable and poor nations in the Global South to the frontlines of extreme and severe weather events.
World News in Brief: Artificial Intelligence pledge, child abuse online, Sudan crisis deepens
- UN News
Some of the world’s leading tech companies have signed a ground-breaking agreement with the UN to build more ethical Artificial Intelligence systems.
Cubans Are Waiting for a Major Boost to Low Emissions Transport
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Feb 05 (IPS) - Jorge Sarmientos said he made a good investment when he bought an electric motorcycle to get around and avoid the anxiety suffered by the users of Cuba's deficient public transportation system or the high prices of private alternatives.
Israel Could Face Further Legal Action For Non-Compliance of ICJ Ruling
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 02 (IPS) - South Africa's permanent representative to the United Nations, Mathu Joyini, said the country would take further legal action should Israel ignore the provisional measures set out by the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Inclusive & Sustainable Businesses Set New Pathways for Sri Lanka
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Feb 02 (IPS) - Selyn, a women-led handloom business, offers flexible employment and valuable income opportunities to about 1,000 women artisans and persons from marginalized groups in rural Sri Lanka. Selyn develops and exports high-value craft products in global markets.
How Soil Microbes Could save the World
- Inter Press Service
WAGENINGEN, Netherlands, Feb 01 (IPS) - The 500 per cent increase in global agricultural productivity over the past 60 years has largely been made possible by the scientific advances of the “Green Revolution” – from the ability to breed higher yielding varieties to improvements in farm inputs, especially fertiliser.
In Africa, Witch Branding Destroys Elderly Women's Lives
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, Feb 01 (IPS) - One day in October 2020, Serah Akpan, 70, was seated in her house at Boki Local Government in Cross River, southern Nigeria, when she heard the murmurings of irate youth outside. Before she could grasp what was really happening, they had broken into her house, bundled her outside, and threatened to kill her for allegedly being a witch.
The Spectre of Migration: A conversation with Hammoud Gallego
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb 01 (IPS) - Karl Marx’s Manifesto of the Communist Party begins with the now worn-out phrase: “A spectre is haunting Europe – the spectre of communism. All the powers of old Europe have entered into a holy alliance to exorcise this spectre”. Nowadays the word “communism” could easily be substituted by “migration”. All over Europe, politicians claim that Europe is being destroyed by migrants. In country after country, ghosts of yesterday are awakened. Parliaments include xenophobic politicians who might be considered as inheritors of demagogs who once dragged Europeans into hate and bloodbaths.
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