Visitors in 2018 at the Dark Hedges in Northern Ireland, used as a filming location for Game of Thrones. Nick Fox/Shutterstock Fan tourism has been on the rise in recent years, as people seek out sites featured in the books, TV series or films they feel a connection with. InContinue Reading
Michael Moloney/Shutterstock With the world’s attention focused on combating COVID-19, it is easy to forget the other significant threat to public health and the global economy – the rapid rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Yet the problem has not disappeared. Indeed, the pandemic is probably accelerating it. Predicted to causeContinue Reading
As Europe faces a resurgence of coronavirus, having loosened strict lockdowns, one of the most important policy questions is how people can safely social distance in crowded places. Our ability to accommodate maximum safety and capacity has been greatly reduced during the pandemic, raising concerns about the future layout ofContinue Reading
At least 24 new media outlets have been created since 2018 Montage of screenshots and logos from Nicaraguan and Central American media outlets by Global Voices, used with permission. Press freedom in Nicaragua faces multiple challenges, including political persecution by President Ortega’s administration coupled with a lack of access toContinue Reading
Quiet diplomacy fails to achieve the release of the academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert interview with The Modern Middle East October 2017- Video screenshot The transfer of University of Melbourne academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert to Iran’s notorious Qarchak prison in Tehran has focused worldwide attention on her plight. Qarchak has been infamous forContinue Reading
There are still sexist views of women's brains. Dmitry Natashin/Shutterstock In 1879, French polymath Gustave Le Bon wrote that even in “the most intelligent races” there “are a large number of women whose brains are closer in size to those of gorillas than to the most developed male brains”. HeContinue Reading
The board has the power to overrule Facebook on contentious content Anti-government protesters in Sudan. Banner reads, ”Thirty years of oppression.” Credit: Hind Mekki on Flickr (CC BY 2.0). In April 2019, the Sudanese people deposed military dictator Omar al-Bashir, who had ruled the country for 30 years. However, as inContinue Reading
Outgoing president David Granger plans to challenge the declared results ‘lawfully and peacefully’ Guyana’s new president, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, at his swearing-in ceremony on August 2, 2020. Screenshot from a YouTube video of the event posted by Guyana Uncut. Five months to the day since Guyana’s 2020 general elections tookContinue Reading
Armed clashes on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border killed 17 last month A house in Tovuz District, Azerbaijan damaged by artillery attack from the Armenian Armed Forces on July 14, according to the Azerbaijani side. Photo: Voice of America / Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons. Some rights reserved. Against the backdrop ofContinue Reading
Women the world over have had their pregnancy and birth experiences drastically altered as a result of the global pandemic. In the UK, the NHS had to quickly put measures in place to ensure that it could safely continue to treat those in most need. This has meant a scalingContinue Reading
