Not a lot of people have ever heard of Taiji, a small town nestled in the Southern-Central region of Honshu, Japan. The name certainly does not cross the minds of a lot of people who take their kids to watch funny flippered ani...
As of October 1st, the Federal Government of the United States has officially begun a partial shutdown for the first time in 17 years. In an incredible act of political brinkmanship, a debate between the House of Representative...
Hooray! The IPF is 4 months old today! To celebrate we have the first ‘IPF Quarterly’ available to download now! The first issue is free (the next issue will be a pay what you can) and features a cross section of so...
Europe UK to end financial aid for ex-colony India The Minister for international development announced today that the UK’s aid to India programme would be phased out and cut off by 2015. Justine Greening said that the cut wo...
Over the past two years 47 Cameroonians have gone to Sweden to work with tree plantation in the northern forests. They were all expecting to return to their families with enough money to pay off debts, invest and start a better...
Fossil of the day: Switzerland’s fear of commitment, Brazil’s struggle to count and AOSIS shines bright with ambition. Switzerland took out first place in the daily Fossil of the Day awards today, with a spin around a Lima ...