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Solving period poverty is about more than just making products free
STEKLO Upwards of 2.8 billion people do not have access to safe sanitation. A third of the world’s population doesn’t have a toilet. This broad, international issue links to poverty, destitution and environmental risk. It also provides the backdrop to the struggles women and girls the world over face inContinue Reading
Gardaí investigating after body discovered on Co Clare beach
Gardaí in Co Clare are investigating after a body was discovery on a beach in the southwest of the county on Saturday afternoon. The alarm was raised at around 3pm when a couple out walking found the body at White Strand beach between Doonaha and Carrigaholt on the north shoreContinue Reading
Russia rekindles old friendship with South Africa, its ally against apartheid
The recent announcement that the South African, Russian and Chinese navies will conduct joint exercises off the east coast of South Africa between February 17 and 27, has alarmed the United States. Washington has condemned the decision as the exercises would appear to compromise South African neutrality in the diplomaticContinue Reading
Ukraine: why supply of US and German tanks echoes cold war
The decision that Germany and the US will allow the export of M1 Abrams and Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, alongside the British Challenger 2 tanks promised in mid January is the culmination of Nato’s policy to assist Ukraine and an important symbolic step in the west’s response to Putin’sContinue Reading
The public or the state: who calls the shots at the BBC?
What’s the difference between a state broadcaster and a public broadcaster? The dispute over the close relationship between the BBC chairman, Richard Sharp and the former prime minister Boris Johnson, has seen some people – including on one occasion a BBC presenter – refer to it as a “state broadcaster”.Continue Reading
S Club 7’s Hannah Spearritt and children forced out of home before Christmas
S Club 7’s Hannah Spearritt says she and her family had to move into an office over Christmas and New Year, after being forced of their home by a landlord. The well-known 90s pop star said she had lived in four temporary homes in the last six months, adding “itContinue Reading
Modern mafia: Italy’s organised crime machine has changed beyond recognition in 30 years
The arrest of Matteo Messina Denaro, one of Sicily’s most infamous mafia bosses, has reminded many Italians of the extreme violence he was associated with when operating as a leading figure of Cosa Nostra. Denaro appears to belong to another time – when the mafia brutally killed at will. AndContinue Reading
Prem icon unrecognisable without ponytail as he gets 5-YEAR ban for fake licence
A PREMIER League icon has been rocked by a five-year ban – while you might be shocked by his change in appearance. The 51-year-old can’t take part in ANY football-related activity until 2028 after being penalised for a fake coaching certificate. 2 The former superstar player has been booted outContinue Reading
Biden and Trump are both accused of mishandling classified documents – but there are key differences
When the US Department of Justice revealed on January 21 that its investigators had found classified materials in Joe Biden’s Delaware home, there was outrage – or, to be more accurate in most cases faux outrage – in Republican party circles. They wasted no time in demanding further investigation intoContinue Reading
What effect will lunar new year have on COVID spread in China? Our modelling shows most people have already been infected
China stuck rigidly to a zero-COVID policy until December 2022. This included travel restrictions, mass testing and mandatory quarantines. The rapid lifting of this strategy led to a surge of COVID infections across the country. There have been concerns that the Chinese lunar new year travel in January may causeContinue Reading