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Srewe Xerente, an indigenous man from Brazil, performs a ritual during a forum on ancestral rights at the World Conservation Congress in Honolulu, Hawaii, where native peoples are demanding greater participation in conservation policies. Credit: Emilio Godoy/IPS

Conservation Means Little Without Addressing Indigenous People’s Rights

Emilio Godoy 06/09/2016

At a conference in Honolulu, activists, governments and others...

An unmanned Space Exploration Technologies Falcon 9 rocket launches in Cape Canaveral

US Media Reports Explosion at SpaceX Launch Site in Florida

Reuters 01/09/2016

It is not clear yet if anyone is hurt....

Ethiopia’s New Dam May Cause Trouble With Downstream Neighbours

Jennifer Drake 01/09/2016

The Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam will bring more power...

41 Confirmed Cases of Locally Transmitted Zika Virus in Singapore

Marius Zaharia 29/08/2016

All but seven of those infected had fully recovered,...

First Case of Zika Virus Reported in Singapore

Marius Zaharia 28/08/2016

A 47-year-old Malaysian woman working in the city-state was...

267 Killed in Italy Earthquake, State Funeral on Saturday

Steve Scherer and Gabriele Pileri 26/08/2016

Nearly 400 people were being treated for injuries in...

Yellow Fever Epidemic in DR Congo Could Spread Worldwide

Umberto Bacchi 16/08/2016

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared a yellow...