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A new map points out U.S. rivers most worth protecting 
UNGA81: UN Leaders Calls for Faster Action on Pandemic Preparedness 
What Faith Can Teach Agriculture 
A new map points out U.S. rivers most worth protecting
Scientists graded every river and stream in the contiguous United States, flagging specific repairs each one needs to support aquatic life.
New Ocean Report Warns of Rising Seas, Ocean Heat and Acidification
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, September 30 (IPS) – Fatuma Makame learned to farm seaweed in the shallow water where her parents worked. These days,...
UNITED NATIONS, September 30 (IPS) – The United Nations High-level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPPR) on September 25 called for faster...
A Stronger Future for Coffee Starts Where It Is Grown
ROME, September 30 (IPS) – Imagine your morning coffee. You smell the aroma as steam rises from the cup. It wisps and swirls, thins,...
Exhaling may speed up reaction times
Scientists testing potential treatments for sleep apnea made an unexpected discovery. How quickly people react may depend on whether they’re breathing in or out.
World News in Brief: Deadly Myanmar strikes as Malaysia begins deportations, new emergency funding released, Gaza and West Bank update
The UN chief on Tuesday strongly condemned an airstrike that reportedly killed at least 50 people at a market in Myanmar’s Rakhine state and...
What Faith Can Teach Agriculture
NEW YORK, September 30 (IPS) – Years ago, standing in a small farmer’s field in Haiti, I began to suspect that we had agriculture...
BRICS: Growing Ambition, Zero Accountability
BRUSSELS, Belgium / MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, September 30 (IPS) – At the 18th BRICS Summit, held on 12 and 13 September in New Delhi, India’s...
Clean your plate – to reduce food loss and waste
Food waste is helping to fuel global warming, one half-eaten sandwich at a time. Read the full story, “Clean your plate – to reduce...
Funding cuts put 8.3 million refugees at risk of losing vital assistance
Haji Mohammad Shafi spent 44 years in Pakistan before he was forced to leave. He sold everything he owned and returned to Afghanistan with...