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People around the world are living longer again, with global life expectancy almost fully recovered from the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

Getting aid to people in the world's most neglected emergencies takes more than money. It takes open roads, open borders and leaders willing to help it reach those in dire need.

SUDAN: 'It's Shocking to Be Forced into Silence Simply Because You Are a Refugee'

NEW YORK, October 2 (IPS) - In November 1952, the United States detonated the world's first thermonuclear device at Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The test, code-named Ivy Mike, erased the island of Elugelab and scattered a signature of ...

DOHA, Qatar, October 2 (IPS) - In the 21st century, getting a pencil into Gaza became international news. In January, after more than two years of restrictions, UNICEF finally brought in learning kits with pencils and exercise books. Textbooks stayed ...

KUALA LUMPUR, October 1 (IPS) - Nurses are often called the backbone of the health system. We praise their compassion, commitment and resilience. On Nurses' Day we thank them. During emergencies and crises, we call them heroes. But there is a harder ...

SHYAMNAGAR (Satkhira), Bangladesh, October 1 (IPS) - Villagers rush to the vulnerable spot of the embankment--early warning of the rising tide has alerted them. Together, they save the village from tidal flooding by repairing the vulnerable ...

VICTORIA, Seychelles, October 1 (IPS) - From a distance, an island nation can appear to possess everything: pristine waters, a thriving tourism industry and a strong cultural identity. Its income figures may suggest prosperity.

The deadly flash floods in northern Nepal have severely disrupted employment and livelihoods, with wider impacts beyond communities that were directly affected, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a preliminary assessment released on ...

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, September 30 (IPS) - Fatuma Makame learned to farm seaweed in the shallow water where her parents worked. These days, she grows it farther from shore.