Rise in fake benzodiazepines in the UK may put people at risk of serious harm
Fake benzodiazepines (including diazepam and alprazolam – better known as Xanax) could cause serious harm. PureRadiancePhoto/ Shutterstock Counterfeit, or “fake”, medicines are a growing problem worldwide, from antimicrobials to cancer treatments. They are are designed to look exactly like the real thing, but typically contain the wrong type or amountContinue Reading
2020-08-10
A scientist’s plea on coronavirus: now is not the time to relax
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
2020-08-10
Ancient sea creatures spent years crossing the ocean on rafts – we’ve worked out how it was possible
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
2020-08-10
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under national security law · Global Voices
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
2020-08-10
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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
2020-08-08
In Pakistan, a man accused of blasphemy was shot dead in a courtroom. His killer was hailed as a hero. · Global Voices
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
2020-08-08
What will a US ban on WeChat mean for Chinese netizens?
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
2020-08-08
‘Wiki Loves Africa’ 2020 features images of a continent on the move · Global Voices
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
2020-08-07
How the murder of musician Hachalu Hundessa incited violence in Ethiopia: Part I · Global Voices
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
2020-08-07