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  1. Science Is Useless if No One Understands It

    - Inter Press Service

    NAIROBI, July 1 (IPS) - Despite delivering life-saving medicines, more nutritious crops, and transformative technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), science remains widely misunderstood, polarizing, and underappreciated. Much of this, experts say, comes down to one persistent issue: poor communication.

  2. As FfD4 Kicks Off in Spain, Global Cooperation Still Matters

    - Inter Press Service

    WASHINGTON DC, July 1 (IPS) - As the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) kicks off in Sevilla, Spain, the stakes couldn’t be higher.

  3. Trump Undresses Rival Trade Myths

    - Inter Press Service

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, July 1 (IPS) - President Trump’s tariffs have exposed neoliberal trade ideology and undermined corporate lobbying in the name of free trade. But his rhetoric has also exposed the fallacies of his own economic strategy.

  4. The Young Nigerian Innovator Lighting Up Communities With Recycled Solar Innovation

    - Inter Press Service

    ABUJA, June 30 (IPS) - When Stanley Anigbogu heard his name announced as the 2025 Commonwealth Young Person of the Year in London earlier in March, he could hardly believe it. He had not expected to win, especially among a pool of brilliant nominees from across the globe.

  5. Brazil's Most Sustainable Capital Puts Value on its Waste

    - Inter Press Service

    FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil, Jun 26 (IPS) - Living with her neighbours, getting to know them and chatting with them is what Lucila Neves enjoys most in the community orchard of Portal de Ribeirão, a neighbourhood in the south of Florianopolis, considered the most sustainable of Brazil's 27 state capitals.

  6. Increased Demand for Cobalt Fuels Ongoing Humanitarian Crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Jun 26 (IPS) - The demand for cobalt and other minerals is fueling a decades-long humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In pursuit of money to support their families, Congolese laborers face abuse and life-threatening conditions working in unregulated mines.

  7. Managing Underdevelopment: What Two Decades of ODA Debt Reveal

    - Inter Press Service

    ADDIS ABABA / NAIROBI, Jun 25 (IPS) - Imagine investing US$14 billion, or even slightly less, to achieve universal literacy in 17 African countries where more than half the adult population still cannot read or write. Pair that with another US$36 billion to connect Africa’s landlocked nations through 12,000 kilometres of new railway lines along priority transport corridors.

  8. Now is the Time to Remake International Financing

    - Inter Press Service

    BOGOTA, Colombia, Jun 25 (IPS) - Leaders heading to the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development taking place in Sevilla, Spain, from 30th June to 3rd July, know full well that they are operating in a moment of crisis.

  9. A New Solar Power Plant Powers Progress in Zimbabwe’s Renewable Energy Sector

    - Inter Press Service

    MUTARE, Zimbabwe, Jun 25 (IPS) - When load shedding was introduced over the past two years, Jose Tenete Domingos Lumboa had to deal with learning disruptions worsened by the backup generators in the eastern part of Zimbabwe.

  10. Less Investment, Less Aid: How FDI Shortfalls are Hurting Global Relief Efforts

    - Inter Press Service

    NEW YORK, Jun 24 (IPS) - The world is losing interest in investing in others, especially when it comes to humanitarian aid. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has slowed to critical levels, weakening emerging markets and further slowing growth across developing nations.

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