The SIDS Global Children and Youth Action Summit taking place this weekend on the University of the West Indies campus of the beautiful island nation of Antigua and Barbuda, which is hosting SIDS4, bonded together 80 or so young people from all three official SIDS regions – the Caribbean, Pacific and AIS (Indian Ocean and South…
Scientists were unaware of an important point in the process of evaporation around us. In recent years, some researchers have been surprised to find that in their experiments, water placed in a sponge-like material called a hydrogel was evaporating at a higher rate in normal light without heat or a heat source. . After conducting…
“World Cities Day is a time to consider the pivotal role cities play in sustainable development,” said António Guterres, setting the stage for a global call to action. Cities, he noted, are not only engines of economic growth but are also at the forefront of the world’s most pressing challenges. From the climate crisis to widening…
António Guterres was speaking at the third international forum on China’s Belt and Road initiative, which has funded and built roads, power plants, bridges, ports and other facilities across developing countries over the past decade. Although infrastructure “is the foundation of everyday life for people and economies”, Mr. Guterres recalled that billions in the developing…
Robert Abela told leaders gathered for the UN General Assembly’s annual debate that the voices of all countries – large and small, rich and poor – and of all elements for civil society must be heard and play a role in building and sustaining a better world. “We must build a new age of security….
The Council meeting was convened following the missile strikes on Sunday which damaged the centuries-old Transfiguration Cathedral, the first and foremost Orthodox church in the historic city. Other landmarks in the city centre, a protected World Heritage Site, were also damaged in the attack, which killed one person and injured several others. Culture under fire…
According to some researchers, gray hair has genetic causes. Photo: File American scientists claim that they have discovered the reason why hair turns gray with age. These scientists have claimed that when the cells that keep the hair black lose their ability to mature, the hair begins to turn white. If these cells mature, they…
“Our shared goal is to give greater priority to the decolonization agenda and spur accelerated action,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Special Committee on Decolonization, or C-24, regional seminar. Established by the General Assembly in 1961, the Committee is mandated to examine the application of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial…
Singapore and the US have created the world’s smallest LED, which will bring a revolution in many fields. Photo: File Boston: Singaporean and American experts have teamed up to create the world’s smallest silicon LED to create a holographic microscope. On the one hand, the smartphone can be turned into a microscope, on the other…
India did not feel ashamed even after the worldwide scandal and ridicule over the false claim of surgical strike in Balakot. Indian intelligence agency RAW started using Bollywood to turn defeat by Pakistan into victory. Requested permission from the Indian Ministry of Defense to make a film called Pride of India Balakot Attack. An attempt…
