Dairy Producer Urges Farmers to Put Themselves First as He Shares His Emotional Struggles
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2021-02-12
Biracial Britain: why mixed-race people must be able to decide their own identity
Anna Nahabed/Shutterstock “Mixed race? What’s all this mixed-race nonsense? If you’re not white, you’re black.” So said a legendary black British broadcaster to Sunder Katwala, a mixed-race Briton I interviewed for my new book Biracial Britain, during a conversation they had on identity. Katwala has an Indian father and IrishContinue Reading
2021-02-12
Indian Women’s Team Set To Play FIFA Friendlies Against Serbia, Russia, Ukraine | Football News
The senior Indian women’s team is all set for their first outing after the coronavirus pandemic lockdown as they are travelling to Alanya, Turkey to play three international friendly matches. The Women’s team will face Serbia on February 17 followed by a match against Russia on February 19, and UkraineContinue Reading
2021-02-12
Myanmar: memes and mantras of a new generation of democracy protesters
What do the internet memes Doge and Cheems, the Hollywood film franchise The Hunger Games, and a sachet of instant tea have in common? They are all part of a rich lexicon of protest now being deployed by young activists contesting Myanmar’s military coup. The country has been in turmoilContinue Reading
2021-02-12
How the pandemic may damage children’s social intelligence
Children's brain development rely on interaction with other kids. sutadimages/Shutterstock Do you remember the excitement and anticipation of your first day at school? Perhaps you were looking forward to making new friends. Or maybe you were shy and anxious. Research shows that such excitement and stress are the two mostContinue Reading
2021-02-12
Border closures are not the answer to the UK’s coronavirus crisis
Borders have moved, not uncommonly for the UK, to the forefront of public discussion in 2021. The home secretary, Priti Patel, recently expressed rare contrition for the failure to close borders in March 2020 – a point on which Labour leader Keir Starmer took the prime minister to task. UnderContinue Reading
2021-02-12
Q&A with Sharon Peacock, coronavirus variant hunter
Sharon Peacock, Author provided The UK is a world leader in sequencing SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Of all the coronavirus genomes that have been sequenced in the world, nearly half have been sequenced by COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (Cog-UK). The consortium began life on March 4 when SharonContinue Reading
2021-02-12
Tokyo Olympics Chief Yoshiro Mori Resigns Over Sexism Row, But Successor Unclear | Other Sports News
Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori bowed to mounting pressure and resigned Friday over sexist remarks, but his replacement was not immediately clear after opposition emerged to his favoured successor. The resignation and the leadership vacuum left by the controversy add to the worries of organisers struggling to win over aContinue Reading
2021-02-12
MIDI TV. Episode One landing on Saturday 20th February 2021 at 8pm!
Presented by local artist Abbe Martin from the Sound of the Sirens, MIDI TV promises a fun, modern and highly entertaining series of shows to be released each month, starting with the first episode launching on Saturday 20th February at 8pm. Viewers can head to MIDI TV socials and YouTubeContinue Reading
2021-02-12
Bayern Munich defeats Tigres, 1-0, to claim 2020 FIFA Club World Cup title
Bayern Munich added yet another trophy to its already impressive case over the past year, making history by going 6-for-6 in tournament finals. Their latest was a 1-0 win over Tigres UANL behind Benjamin Pavard’s goal. Tigres was the first CONCACAF club team ever to reach the FIFA Club WorldContinue Reading
2021-02-12