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Leave nothing to chance with the rest of this year’s silage
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Child malnutrition: lessons from the Victorian age
Boys at Crumpsall Workhouse, Manchester, circa 1895-1897. Manchester Archives/Wikimedia Commons Food insecurity has become a major issue in the UK. It is estimated that more than 200,000 children have had to skip meals during the coronavirus pandemic. The Trussell Trust has reported an 81% increase in the use of foodContinue Reading
Coronavirus shows the dangers of letting market forces govern health and social care
In March, 10,000 NHS staff signed a letter to UK prime minister Boris Johnson demanding better protection against COVID-19. Nurses and doctors wanted to treat patients without fear of infecting them and to minimise their own risk of falling ill. But they lacked the proper protective equipment. The problem theyContinue Reading
Hongkongers ignore crackdown to vote for change-seeking youth in pro-democracy primaries · Global Voices
The stakes have never been higher in the city’s fight for democracy Long queue outside a polling station. Image from Twitter user Studio Incendo CC By 4.0 The original version of this post is written by Rachel Wong of the Hong Kong Free Press on July 12 2020. The followingContinue Reading
China is becoming increasingly assertive – security law in Hong Kong is just the latest example
China’s enforcement of a new security law in Hong Kong marks the de facto end of the “one country, two systems” model that came into effect following the British handover in 1997. This has repercussions that go far beyond Hong Kong. The Sino-British Joint Declaration, signed by both China andContinue Reading
Artemisinin: fighting coronavirus with this antimalarial drug is risky
Raffi Kojian/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Since the beginning of the pandemic, much work has been done to test whether antimalarial drugs can treat COVID-19. Hydroxychloroquine, the most well known, has been found to be ineffective. But in Africa, another drug has been attracting attention: artemisinin. Obtained from the sweet wormwoodContinue Reading
Why young people still want to go to university, even though it’ll be very different to usual
F8 studio/Shutterstock Applications to universities in the UK have increased during the COVID-19 lockdown. UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service, has reported a 1.6% increase from last year, and over 40% of all UK 18-year-olds have now applied to university. This rise may come as a surprise. The universityContinue Reading
#BlackLivesMatter resonates in South Asia as Unilever drops ‘Fair’ from ‘Fair & Lovely’ cosmetic line · Global Voices
“This war of complexion has created a huge problem for our women” Fair and Lovely – Billboard for Skin-Whitening Cream – Chittagong – Bangladesh. Image from Flickr by Adam Jones. CC BY-SA 2.0. On 25 June, global cosmetic conglomerate Unilever announced a decision to re-brand its leading skin-lightening product ‘FairContinue Reading
Butchers’ shops sales boosted by local support under lockdown
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Coronavirus: Kazakhstan denies ‘unknown pneumonia’ reports but has imposed second national lockdown
Industrial premises being disinfected in Kazakhstan's capital, Nur-Sultan city. Turar Kazangapov Kazakhstan became the first country in the world to enter a second nationwide lockdown on July 5 following a spike in coronavirus cases. The two-week lockdown, which could be extended if the spread of the virus continues, restricts publicContinue Reading