There are high hopes that one or, with any luck, several of the COVID-19 vaccines in development will bring an end to the pandemic. The most promising are often invoked in government briefings and by the media, with their progress closely followed. Optimism is tempered by uncertainties regarding how effectiveContinue Reading
It’s debate season in the US presidential election race. After the chaos of the first debate, both Donald Trump and Joe Biden will be hoping to regain control of the media narrative at a crucial phase of the campaign. Speculation about a possible “October surprise” is widespread. Today, the termContinue Reading
Pexels Eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia, are estimated to affect more than 16 million people worldwide. Considered to be serious mental health conditions, in many cases, food intake is either unrestrained, excessive, to the point of bingeing, or is progressively reduced to smaller and smaller quantities to enableContinue Reading
The arrival of the coronavirus pandemic transformed the UK political scene in the blink of an eye. At the start of 2020, the national political discourse had been swerving between being dominated by Brexit, the Labour leadership election and the sudden resignation of Chancellor Sajid Javid. In an instant, thisContinue Reading
Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock.com Materials produced by groups with “extreme political stances” have been barred from English classrooms by the UK government under new guidance for the relationships, sex, and health curriculum. Most of these extreme principles – racism, antisemitism and authoritarianism – are uncontroversial. But the list also includes oppositionContinue Reading
IPL 2020: Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers helped RCB beat Mumbai Indians in the Super Over last Monday.© BCCI/IPL Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers have been the lifelines of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) ever since they came together at the club in 2011. In the intervening nine yearsContinue Reading
What’s the future of digital rights in Africa? Some sub-Saharan African contributors during the Global Voices 2017 Summit in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Image by Raphael Tsavkko Garcia, December 3, 2017 (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) The International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI), on September 28, is an annual reminder ofContinue Reading
Growing alarm has been expressed over the rising number of people who are testing positive for COVID-19 in the UK. More tests have been made available and more people have been taking those tests, but that alone does not explain the increases in the numbers of those who have testedContinue Reading
IPL 2020: Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul have been the top performers with the bat this season.© BCCI/IPL Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) will take on Mumbai Indians at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Both teams lost their last game and would be gunning to get backContinue Reading
IPL 2020: Robin Uthappa accidentally applied saliva on the ball during Tuesday’s RR vs KKR match.© BCCI/IPL In Tuesday’s Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders, Robin Uthappa was spotted applying saliva on the ball while fielding in the third over. As a precautionary measure againstContinue Reading
