The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) — which one of us (Arunima) contributed to — has emphasised the need for enormous change if we are to keep within the 1.5℃…
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2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Pump Jacks are seen at sunrise near Bakersfield, California, October 14, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/ 2/2 By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil prices were stable on Friday in choppy trading…
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Women have been entering academic medicine at nearly the same rate as men for decades, but very few women reach the top levels of leadership. For example, as of April 2022, of the 71 U.S.…
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Central Bank of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka’s president has appointed an official previously accused of negligence by a judicial inquiry to lead the central bank, after the ex-governor resigned amid worsening crisis. Gotabaya Rajapaksa asked…
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As Russian forces withdraw from parts of Ukraine, reports have emerged of thousands dead and mass graves holding unknown numbers of bodies. After many people die in human-made or natural “mass disasters”, the work of…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The United States Department of the Treasury is seen in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 30, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States blacklisted two Russian state-owned enterprises, United…
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The U.S. remains the only advanced economy without federal paid leave, despite overwhelming support for this benefit. Employers are free to provide this benefit at their own expense. But only 1 in 4 U.S. workers,…
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Mental health disorders including depression, schizophrenia, and anorexia show links to biological markers detected in routine blood tests, according to our new study of genetic, biochemical and psychiatric data from almost a million people. The…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: 3D printed Natural Gas Pipes are placed on displayed U.S. and Russian flags in this illustration taken, January 31, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration By Liz Hampton (Reuters) – At least a dozen…
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The massive flow of international support for Ukraine since Russia first invaded in February 2022 includes billions of dollars in military and humanitarian aid from dozens of countries. We hope that the Russia-Ukraine war does…
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