The Armored Divisions of the European Union

Nov 12 (IPS) - An anecdote tells, never sufficiently confirmed, that in the hardest moments of the Second World War when Stalin was dictating his orders of battle to his subordinates, he was told that perhaps it would be advisable to consult with the Pope. The Soviet dictator...

COVID-19: A Global Survey Shows Worrying Signs of Vaccine Hesitancy

Nov 01 (IPS) - It has been nine months since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak of COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a "public health emergency of international concern". Since then, more than 44 million cases have been recorded and over one...

The Day After

Oct 29 (IPS) - For Europe, the region closest by culture and political tradition to the United States, the mood of the day after the presidential election may be very different from that assumed a priori depending on the verdict. Read the full story, “The Day After”, on...

Nuclear Arms Control in Crisis While US Exerts Pressure on Treaty Signatories

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 29 (IPS) - Responding to a question, Albert Einstein, the German-born physicist who won the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics, predicted rather ominously: "I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with...

Coronavirus: Ten Reasons Why You Ought Not to Panic

Mar 07 (IPS) - Ignacio López-Goñi is microbiologist and works in University of Navarra (Spain).Regardless of whether we classify the new coronavirus as a pandemic, it is a serious issue. In less than two months, it has spread over several continents. Pandemic means sustained...

Feminists Rewrite Their Realities Across the Global Map

Mar 06 (IPS) - Laila Malik is Information, Communication and Media Coordinator, Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID)In November 2019, thousands of Chileans took to the streets to perform an anti-rape, anti-femicide choreography organized by a small feminist...

Target Men to Reach Our HIV Goals

HARARE, Mar 05 (IPS) - Women are the face of HIV in Africa, yet four of every 10 persons living with HIV in East and Southern Africa are men. Despite higher rates of HIV infection among women, more men living with HIV are dying. Read the full story, “Target Men to Reach...

Slavery Modernises, Adapts to Stay Alive in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Mar 05 (IPS) - "Slave labour is not declining; it has taken on new forms and is growing; it expanded to new sectors where it did not previously exist," said Ivanete da Silva Sousa, an activist in the fight against modern-day slavery in northern Brazil. Read...

Personal Conviction Versus Fandom: The Case of Mitt Romney

STOCKHOLM / ROME, Mar 03 (IPS) - "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community. They were immediately silenced, but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize...