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What racial discrimination does to young people’s wellbeing
fizkes/Shutterstock Discrimination against minority groups can be difficult to prove. Perpetrators are typically motivated to deny their prejudices, and are not always aware of their biases. This makes it possible to suggest – as happened recently in the Dutch national parliament – that racism is virtually nonexistent, and that claimsContinue Reading
Marielle Franco case remains under state police without federal interference, rules Brazil High Court · Global Voices
Marielle’s family says they will still demand answers Anielle Franco, Marielle’s sister. Message: We will continue demanding answers. Photo: Reproduction/Instituto Marielle Franco. Used with permission. On May 27, Brazil’s High Court of Justice (STJ) ruled that the investigation of the murder of Marielle Franco, the Rio de Janeiro city councillorContinue Reading
Yanomami mothers fight for the right to bury their children during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil · Global Voices
Amazônia Real’s report located indigenous children buried without their families’ knowledge A man shows a burial site for the indigenous children. To the mothers, their children were missing. Photo: Emily Costa/Amazônia Real This article was written by Emily Costa and Kátia Brasil for the Amazônia Real. It is republished byContinue Reading
Sitting on the floor vs sitting on a chair – which is better for you?
Pexels For thousands of years, humans have rested on the ground using variations of a squat, cross-legged or a kneeling position. And despite the availability of chairs and things to sit on, sitting on the floor is still common in many cultures. According to reports, many English-speaking people refer toContinue Reading
Coronavirus lockdown reduced seismic activity around the world – new study
Seismic activity doesn’t just come from earthquakes, volcanoes and landslides. Everyday human activity also gives rise to vibrations that travel through the ground as seismic waves, something we call “anthropogenic noise”. When pandemic lockdown measures brought daily life to a standstill, it didn’t just change life at the surface andContinue Reading
Georgians approve of government’s COVID-19 response but fear economic downturn, survey finds · Global Voices
Georgians “rallied around the flag” during the pandemic Kostava Street, in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi. Photo (c): Mariam Nikuradze / OC Media. Used with permission. A new survey of public opinion in Georgia during the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed widespread support for the authorities’ response to the pandemic. When COVID-19 reachedContinue Reading
The racism faced by teenagers in the UK: new research
Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock Thousands of people took part in Black Lives Matter protests in the UK in recent months, not just in solidarity with Black people in the US following the murder of George Floyd, but also standing against racism in the UK. However, some people in the UK may assume thatContinue Reading
A never-ending cycle of doctors’ strikes and funding debacles leaves Nigerians at the mercy of the pandemic · Global Voices
Nigerian doctors earn miserable wages, while politicians get fat allowances Doctors walk past women with lying in a ward of the Lagos Island Maternity Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria, via Flickr photo by Sunday Alamba/Commonwealth Secretariat / CC BY-NC 2.0. Doctors in Lagos State embarked on a three-day strike from July 13 to 15,Continue Reading
‘As many reps as possible’ workouts are popular – and might work as well as HIIT
AMRAP is short for 'as many reps (or rounds) as possible'. wavebreakmedia/ Shutterstock Though it’s recommended that we get a daily average of 60 minutes of physical activity, many of us struggle to find that much time. This might be one of the reasons high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts –Continue Reading
Uber supreme court battle: even if drivers win, they need new laws to protect them
Pixabay, CC BY-SA The UK supreme court has just heard an appeal from Uber that has far-reaching implications for UK drivers and the wider gig economy. Uber wants to overturn an employment tribunal ruling from 2016, which improved the lot of its drivers by classifying them as “workers” instead ofContinue Reading