Rafael Nadal will play the Italian Open in Rome as he returns to tennis action.© AFP Spain’s clay-court king Rafael Nadal called for caution on Monday with the French Open set to be played in front of spectators later this month despite coronavirus concerns. Nadal, who will bid for aContinue Reading
Exercise therapy improved mental health and quality of life. Kzenon/ Shutterstock Hundreds of millions of people of all ages worldwide live with two or more chronic conditions – commonly defined as multimorbidity. Those living with it are found to have poorer physical and mental health, higher risk of being admittedContinue Reading
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Footballer and food poverty campaigner Marcus Rashford has rebuked Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake on Twitter for suggesting that parents who need help to feed their children are failing in their responsibilities. Children growing up in poverty today recognise it is their parents’ duty to make sure they are fed adequately.Continue Reading
MandriaPix/Shutterstock To combat the sharp rise in coronavirus infections, the UK government and the devolved administrations have imposed the “rule of six”. The rule stipulates that no more than six people can meet socially – although a few exemptions apply. The day before the rule came into force, Carl Heneghan,Continue Reading
Bangladesh cricketers have begun to practice at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium© Twitter Bangladesh’s forthcoming Test series in Sri Lanka was thrown into doubt Monday after its cricket chief rejected the coronavirus restrictions imposed by the hosts. The three Tests in October-November were meant to mark the two nations’ returnContinue Reading
As borders reopen, PanaBIOS can track COVID-19 across Africa Travelers cross the border between Ghana and Togo, West Africa, on January 25, 2016. Photo by Enock4seth via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. African leaders have taken decisive, early actions to curb the spread of COVID-19. In fact, the Africa Centers for DiseaseContinue Reading
Composite image of Venus from data from NASA's Magellan spacecraft and Pioneer Venus Orbiter. NASA/JPL-Caltech Earth’s sister planet, Venus, has not been regarded as a high priority in the search for life. Its surface temperature of around 450°C is thought to be hostile to even the hardiest of micro-organisms, andContinue Reading
‘Violence towards journalists is not allowed in democratic countries’ Reporter Milka Smilevska, Al Jazeera Balkans correspondent from Skopje, North Macedonia. Photo used with her permission. This story is based on reporting by Global Voices’ content partner Meta.mk News Agency, a project of the Metamorphosis Foundation. During a protest organized by right-wing oppositionContinue Reading
kung_tom/shutterstock Depending on who you listen to, artificial intelligence may either free us from monotonous labour and unleash huge productivity gains, or create a dystopia of mass unemployment and automated oppression. In the case of farming, some researchers, business people and politicians think the effects of AI and other advancedContinue Reading
