By Global Issues MADRID, Apr 11 (IPS) – Research after research, world’s scientists renew their loud alerts against the high dangers of human-driven “superbugs” – bacteria and pathogens that no longer respond to antimicrobials, making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death. Read the full story, “Superbugs […]
By Global Issues NEW YORK, Apr 11 (IPS) – The resumption of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and the Saudis’ diplomatic overtures toward Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, are part and parcel of the Saudis’ overall reassessment of their geostrategic interests, which rest on three distinctives goals: regional stability, exerting greater regional and international […]
By Global Issues PESHAWAR, Apr 10 (IPS) – “I had my shop in Afghanistan but came here after the Taliban’s warning against stitching women’s clothes. Now, I am working on daily wages in a shop owned by a local tailor master,” Noor Wali, 32, told IPS. Read the full story, “Afghan Tailors Flee to Pakistan […]