Credit: United Nations by Baher Kamal (madrid) Monday, July 10, 2023 Inter Press Service MADRID, Jul 10 (IPS) – A quick glance at the current European political map would clearly show how far the extremist ideology has been installed in European countries –those who still wave the French Revolution’s flag of…
In the United States and Canada, overdose deaths, predominantly driven by an epidemic of the non-medical use of fentanyl, continue to break records. Credit: Shutterstock. by Baher Kamal (madrid) Tuesday, June 27, 2023 Inter Press Service MADRID, Jun 27 (IPS) – How come that in a world where technology is -or…
Santiago Abascal, leader of Spain’s far-right Vox party. The party could soon be in government, after the 23 July 2023 general elections. Credit: Shutterstock by Baher Kamal (madrid) Thursday, June 22, 2023 Inter Press Service MADRID, Jun 22 (IPS) – The abuse of human rights has sharply increased with the steady…
These human tragedies are playing out at Europe’s land and sea borders on a daily basis. The first quarter of this year marked the deadliest in the central Mediterranean in six years, say humanitarian organisations in a joint statement. Credit: UN News Centre by Baher Kamal (madrid) Monday, June 19, 2023…
Oceans produce at least 50% of the Planet’s oxygen, while absorbing about 30% of carbon dioxide produced by humans, buffering the impacts of global warming. Credit: Claudio Riquelme/IPS by Baher Kamal (madrid) Wednesday, June 07, 2023 Inter Press Service MADRID, Jun 07 (IPS) – The good news: oceans cover three-quarters of…
Fake or substandard antimalarial medicines kill as many as 267,000 sub-Saharan Africans every year. Credit: Mercedes Sayagues/IPS by Baher Kamal (madrid) Friday, June 02, 2023 Inter Press Service MADRID, Jun 02 (IPS) – There is a tangled trafficking web that has been woven across the Sahel, which spans almost 6.000 kilometres…
The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction has now reported on the “Staggering’ rise in climate emergencies in the last 20 years.’ Credit: Manipadma Jena/IPS by Baher Kamal (rome) Monday, May 29, 2023 Inter Press Service ROME, May 29 (IPS) – Please stop repeating all this softened wording, such as climate…
This money could otherwise be spent on healthcare, education, gender equality and social protection, as well as addressing the impacts of climate change, says Oxfam. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS by Baher Kamal (rome) Monday, May 22, 2023 Inter Press Service ROME, May 22 (IPS) – Two shocking findings have just been revealed:…
“As reuse and recycling capacities in Europe are limited, a large share of used textiles collected in the EU is traded and exported to Africa and Asia, and their fate is highly uncertain,” says the European Environmental Agency. Credit: Shutterstock. by Baher Kamal (rome) Thursday, May 18, 2023 Inter Press Service…
The argan tree forest constitutes a vital fodder reserve for all herds even in periods of drought. All parts of the argan tree are edible and very appreciated: leaves, fruits and the undergrowth are a meal of choice especially for the most daring goats that do not hesitate to climb…
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