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U.S. Wins Controversial Ruling in GM Corn Dispute with Mexico

  • December 24, 2024

Opinion by Timothy A. Wise (cambridge, ma.) Monday, December 23, 2024 Inter Press Service CAMBRIDGE, MA., Dec 23 (IPS) – A tribunal of trade arbitrators has ruled in favor of the United States in its complaint that Mexico’s restrictions on genetically modified corn violate the terms of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement...

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Trapped on a Runaway Train: Looking Back on 2024

  • December 23, 2024

Opinion by Farhana Haque Rahman (toronto, canada) Monday, December 23, 2024 Inter Press Service TORONTO, Canada, Dec 23 (IPS) – Do you sometimes feel like a hamster on its wheel, or perhaps stuck on a runaway train hurtling towards the abyss? Whatever metaphor one might choose for our world looking back...

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Interlinked Solutions Key to Tackling Biodiversity, Water, Food, Health and Climate Change, says IPBES

  • December 17, 2024

IPBES’ nexus assessment concludes that environmental, social, and economic crises—such as biodiversity loss, water and food insecurity, health risks, and climate change—are all interconnected, and need interlinking solutions. by Busani Bafana (windhoek & bulawayo) Tuesday, December 17, 2024 Inter Press Service WINDHOEK & BULAWAYO, Dec 17 (IPS) – Biological diversity is...

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Bridging the Gap in Africa’s Surgical Care Crisis

  • December 16, 2024

Opinion by Eric O Flynn (dublin, ireland) Monday, December 16, 2024 Inter Press Service DUBLIN, Ireland, Dec 16 (IPS) – For decades, preventable deaths, lifelong disabilities, and disfigurements presented devastating consequences for over 90% of the population in Africa, where surgical care remains largely out of reach. Simple, affordable procedures like...