Studio 2/Shutterstock We know well by now that coronavirus does not affect everyone equally. In England and Wales, Black people are four times more likely die from COVID-19 than white people, while people from a Bangladeshi background are twice as likely. Coronavirus has also had a disproportionate effect on peopleContinue Reading
Patients suffer delirium, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder Photo credit: Oscar Navarrete, used with permission. We human beings tend to trivialise our bodies’ mental and emotional health. We make jokes like “I must be going crazy” or “I have a memory like a sieve”, which could be defence mechanisms againstContinue Reading
As tensions continue to mount in the waters surrounding the contested islands of the South China Sea, a US navy aircraft carrier conducted exercises in the region on August 17. This came after the Trump administration hardened the US’s longstanding neutral position on China’s maritime claims in the South ChinaContinue Reading
Ascannio/Shutterstock The UK government has begun a trial of its new, revamped COVID-19 contact-tracing app for England, after its previous attempt failed to work as required and raised concerns over privacy. Unlike the previous app, the new version stores information about who each user has come into contact with onContinue Reading
The system implemented in mainland China tracks people’s whereabouts Image from the Stand News. Used with permission. With Hong Kong seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases, the city prepares to test its entire population for the new coronavirus by the end of August — while pro-Beijing politicians push to useContinue Reading
The stranding of the MV Wakashio is one of the biggest environmental disasters in the history of the western Indian Ocean. While the full scale of the disaster is not yet known, the 1,000 tons of oil and diesel that leaked close to one of the greatest marine treasures ofContinue Reading
Being kind and compassionate to yourself can help you avoid focusing on your body in an unhealthy way. nelen/Shutterstock As the coronavirus pandemic has spread, a growing number of people have been negatively affected not so much by the virus itself as by the response to it. One such groupContinue Reading
All political parties had representatives present on election day Finger stained with electoral ink after voting in Trinidad and Tobago’s general election on August 10, 2020. Photo courtesy Janine Mendes-Franco. On August 10, 658,297 of Trinidad and Tobago’s 1,134,155 registered voters cast their ballot in the country’s general election. AccordingContinue Reading
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Fourteen years ago I came from Syria to study in Edinburgh, and because of the war there, Scotland is now home. As I watch the latest wave of desperate refugees try to make for the British coastline, I witness with a heavy heart how they are demonised in a now-familiarContinue Reading
