Thirty-four years ago, northern Uganda was plunged into a two decade-long civil war between the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) led by Joseph Kony and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). Numerous children were victims of abduction, sexual violence, forced labour and soldiering. More specifically, children born of war continue toContinue Reading
Rohingya refugee camp, Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh, which currently hosts almost a million people. © Istiakh Ahmed, Author provided Out of the 79.5 million people who were forcibly displaced in 2019, an estimated 26 million were refugees. Approximately a third of the world’s refugees live in camps. Most displaced people, aContinue Reading
Teenagers who dieted and thought they were overweight had greater symptoms of depression than those in previous generations. dotshock/ Shutterstock The proportion of teenagers who are overweight or obese has risen over the past 30 years. In parallel, there has been an increase in societal focus on weight loss andContinue Reading
Eastern Europe was praised for being exceptional during the first wave of the pandemic. By introducing very strict prevention measures early on, countries in the region had significantly fewer COVID-related deaths than their western European counterparts. Some argued that this was because of economics: that eastern European countries locked downContinue Reading
Newcastle United have closed their training grounds at least until Wednesday, said British media reports.© AFP Newcastle’s Premier League game with Aston Villa on Friday is under threat due to an outbreak of coronavirus cases, according to British media reports. Newcastle have closed their training ground and it is notContinue Reading
A giant set of Olympic rings returned to Tokyo’s waterfront on Tuesday after maintenance.© AFP A giant set of Olympic rings returned to Tokyo’s waterfront on Tuesday after maintenance, with officials hoping the symbol will help build enthusiasm for the coronavirus-postponed Games. Promising vaccine trials have boosted Tokyo’s hopes ofContinue Reading
Edinson Cavani is being investigated for alleged racism for a post he made on social media.© AFP Edinson Cavani apologised on Monday after his joy at scoring twice for Manchester United against Southampton was dampened by an investigation by the Football Association into a social media post he subsequently deleted.Continue Reading
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Artist's concept of astronauts and human habitats on Mars NASA NASA is planning to land a crew on the Moon by 2024, and then onward to Mars, possibly in the 2030s. One day, we will have permanently crewed bases on both worlds. Unlike the initial short-stay visits, long-term bases willContinue Reading
Lockdown isn't easy. Julia Lockheart DreamsID com, Author provided The COVID-19 pandemic has changed nearly every aspect of our lives. Our dreams are no different. Soon after the first lockdowns started, people reported having more dreams than before, with different content. This was explained by the fact that many peopleContinue Reading
