LightField Studios/Shutterstock Bilingualism can result in changes in the brains of children, potentially offering increased problem-solving skills. Pupils who are competent in two or more languages may have academic advantages over monolingual children. In Wales, children have the opportunity to become bilingual by attending Welsh-medium primary and secondary schools, whereContinue Reading
Neither internet blocks nor police violence have hindered Belarus’ networked protest A mass demonstration against President Alyaksandr Lukashenka in central Minsk, Belarus, August 16. Photo: Homoatrox / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Some rights reserved. This article originally appeared at oDR, openDemocracy’s section on Russia and the post-Soviet space. ItContinue Reading
For Georgia’s poorest, medication is an unnecessary expense — whatever the doctor says “I’d rather eat less bread and buy the necessary medication”, says Keti, who lost her job as a cleaner at a hostel. Photo: (c) Tamuna Chkareuli / OC Media. This article originally appeared on OC Media. ItContinue Reading
Feminist groups also protested in support of the 10 year-old girl Women’s rights demonstration in front of the hospital in Recife, Pernambuco | Image: Denilson Cadete. Used with permission. In mid-August, a 10-year-old rape victim became the center of a debate over abortion rights in Brazil after her name, andContinue Reading
Images from this year’s Ghost Day in Hong Kong Paper joss with Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s face on it. Image by the Stand News, used with permission. The text below is a translation of a story published in Chinese on the Stand News on September 1, 2020. It is publishedContinue Reading
Rest days are just as important as your workouts. Jacob Lund/ Shutterstock In 2017, world famous distance runner, Ron Hill, ended his record of 52 years and 39 days of consecutive running by taking a day’s rest after feeling unwell during one of his runs. Hill writes in his autobiographyContinue Reading
Videoflow/Shutterstock The advent of mass working from home has made many people more aware of the security risks of sending sensitive information via the internet. The best we can do at the moment is make it difficult to intercept and hack your messages – but we can’t make it impossible.Continue Reading
Belarusian designer Darya Sazanovich reflects on the power of protest optics Symbols of Belarus’ protest movement. On the left, a red heart on a white background reflects the colours of the historical flag of Belarus flown by opponents of Lukashenka. On the right, a fist holding a paintbrush symbolises artists’ roleContinue Reading
Towfiqu ahamed barbhuiya/Shutterstock When you visit your doctor, you might assume that the treatment they prescribe has solid evidence to back it up. But you’d be wrong. Only one in ten medical treatments are supported by high-quality evidence, our latest research shows. The analysis, which is published in the JournalContinue Reading
Panel from a cartoon by Miloš Dragojević (Stripom Protiv Diktature), depicting Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić, used with permission. Cartoonist Miloš Dragojević has been using the Facebook page Stripom protiv Diktature (Comics against Dictatorship) to make satirical commentaries on the political situation in Serbia. Several of his latest comics discuss theContinue Reading
