Mosquito-killing drug offers new tool for fighting malaria
Malaria infects over 200 million people a year and killed 435,000 in 2017, mostly in Africa
U.N. Palestinian aid faces funding battle without U.S. help - agency
UNRWA had to turn to countries as poor as Afghanistan last year for help after Washington withdrew its funding in August
Hundreds surrender at Islamic State enclave as SDF advance
The surrender took place during a pause in the U.S.-backed offensive that began on Sunday to seize the final patch of populated Islamic State territory - which once spanned a third of Iraq and Syria
Weak El Niño likely to prevail through spring -U.S. forecaster
"Due to the expected weak strength, widespread or significant global impacts are not anticipated"
Islamic State loses ground in final Syria enclave, hundreds surrender
IS insurgents have been mounting a desperate last-stand defence of the enclave at Baghouz, the final patch of Islamic State territory that once spanned a third of Iraq and Syria
Asylum applications in EU fall to pre-crisis levels
In 2018, however, the number of first-time asylum seekers fell to around 580,000, marking an 11 percent fall from 2017 and a return to 2014 pre-crisis levels
U.N. to seek multi-billion dollar aid pledges for Syria
Syria has become the world's largest refugee crisis, with more than 5.6 million Syrians fleeing to Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Egypt
Africa's farmers urgently need climate-proof investment for food security
World leaders must step up spending on adaptation measures for our rapidly warming world
U.N. warns of millions of premature deaths by 2050 due to environmental damage
Air pollution from vehicles and industry as well as burning fuels such as wood, coal and kerosene for cooking, heating and lighting results in around 7 million deaths annually
Islamic State counter-attacks out of final Syria enclave fall short -U.S.-backed SDF
The jihadists dispatched suicide bombers in an attack on U.S.-backed forces besieging their territory