Men wearing masks outside a military hospital in New York during the 1918 influenza pandemic. /Shutterstock Across western countries, people are polarised over wearing masks. While some support wearing them as an effective counter to the virus, others believe having to mask up is a contravention of their human rights.Continue Reading
Olena Ivanova/Shutterstock The grim prospect of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders is back in the news, with a number of European countries having either introduced new restrictions or reimposed full lockdowns amid rising cases. These developments inevitably raise questions around how we can best shape public health policy to reduce virus transmission.Continue Reading
Waiting for SCOTUS: pro-choice activists outside the US Supreme Court on November 1. Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA Justices on the US Supreme Court are considering two challenges to abortion restrictions that could have wide-reaching implications for access to abortion across the country. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, weContinue Reading
With means-tested support, those who are less well-off will end up losing more of their assets to pay for their care. pikselstock | Shutterstock Boris Johnson’s proposed new cap on social care has moved a step closer to reality after a majority of MPs voted in favour of it inContinue Reading
Far-right politician, José Antonio Kast, has come away from the first round of the Chilean presidential elections as the candidate with the highest percentage of votes. He will face former student protest leader Gabriel Boric in a fiercely contested run-off vote on December 19. Kast obtained 27.9% of the votesContinue Reading
GOOD MORNING GUNNERS FANS Granit Xhaka admits he would love a return to Borussia Monchengladbach once his time at Arsenal ends. The midfielder said: “I never made the move from Borussia to Arsenal for the money. It was a dream for me to play in England, “I have just extended my contract,Continue Reading
THIRSTY footy fans could finally be allowed to have a pint again on the terraces under new plans unveiled today. Ministers today welcomed proposals to look at a pilot on the sale of beer at some lower league matches. 2 Football fans could be allowed to enjoy beers in theContinue Reading
junpinzon / Shutterstock Public health measures to combat COVID, such as lockdowns, quarantines and social distancing, have made many people anxious. In many countries, including the UK, studies found that rates of anxiety and depression rose following the onset of the pandemic. Coping with anxiety can be a challenge evenContinue Reading
A double bank holiday around St Patrick’s Day is being considered by the Government. Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said March 17th and 18th could both be bank holidays for a four-day weekend in 2022. The extra holiday would serve as a day of remembrance and to thank frontline workers for theirContinue Reading
Sir Winston leaped off the page and smacked me right in the eye while scrutinising division one of the Maiden Stakes over seven furlongs of Wolverhampton tapeta this afternoon; every box is ticked, all signals are in place for this superbly-named, twice-raced Roger Varian-trained Churchill colt which will be riddenContinue Reading
