Living under lockdown and the uncertainty that COVID-19 has brought to our lives has been difficult for everyone. We have all welcomed the opportunity to return to a more normal way of life. But a resurgence in cases after the easing of lockdown in many countries shows us that thisContinue Reading
Aaron Hunter, Author provided The English town of Lyme Regis is part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. It was here in the 1830s that William Buckland, better known for the discovery of the first dinosaur, Megalosaurus, collected fossils with another pioneering palaeontologist, Mary Anning. One of their discoveriesContinue Reading
His two sons, who are not in the media business, were also arrested Photo from Apple Daily’s Twitter account. Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, a prominent supporter of the city’s pro-democracy protests, was arrested in the early morning of August 10 for “colluding with foreign forces,” which is a violation ofContinue Reading
Lack of pigmentation makes the turtle appear golden in colour A rare golden Indian flapshell turtle found in Nepal. Photo by Dev Narayan Mandal. Used with permission. After news of the existence of a yellow turtle in India’s eastern state of Odisha went viral this past July, Nepalis wanted toContinue Reading
Extrajudicial killings of people accused of blasphemy aren’t uncommon in Pakistan Photo by Donald Tong/Pexels. Used under Pexels License. A 57-year-old man was shot dead in a Peshawar courtroom as he was being trialed for blasphemy on July 29. The killer, 24, was arrested immediately — it’s unclear how he managedContinue Reading
While many in the West have criticized Trump’s ban, some overseas Chinese dissents see the decision with positive eyes Image from Stand News. Used with permission. United States President Donald Trump signed on August 7 two separate executive orders that will ban TikTok and WeChat from operating in the countryContinue Reading
The annual contest diversifies Africa-relevant media on Wikimedia “My Homeland,” photo by Mohammed Yousry, Lake Burullus, Egypt, February 23, 2019, via Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0. A quick search for images from or about Africa on Google often drudges up reductive, cliché and exploitative images of a monolithic continent in perpetual despair.Continue Reading
Speculation began to fly amid long-standing ethnic and political tensions Hachalu Hundessa interview with OMN via Firaabeek Entertainment / CC BY 3.0. Editor’s note: This is a two-part analysis on Hachalu Hundessa, a popular Oromo musician whose murder incited ethnoreligious violence fueled by disinformation online. Read Part II here. IconicContinue Reading
Transgender and gender diverse people are more likely to be autistic. Sandra van der Steen/Shutterstock There is a lot of evidence to suggest that men are more likely to be autistic than women. For every woman who is autistic, evidence suggests that as many as four men are autistic. ButContinue Reading
Social media flooded with conspiracy theories, hate speech & disinformation Hachalu Hundessa interview with OMN via Firaabeek Entertainment / CC BY 3.0. Editor’s note: This is a two-part analysis on Hachalu Hundessa, a popular Oromo musician whose murder incited ethnoreligious motivated violence fueled by disinformation online. Read Part I PartContinue Reading
