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Coronavirus: what researchers know about the risk of reopening schools – and how best to limit it
Across the world, over 1.5 billion children and young people were deprived of school during the first phase of the pandemic. We know this has had a negative effect on learning. And research carried out in England has shown that children in deprived areas have fallen furthest behind. We knowContinue Reading
Vaccines often degrade in the heat: here’s how our new chemical ‘casing’ could save lives
Keeping vaccines stable. Shutterstock/Rohane Hamilton Amid unpredictable outbreaks, and fears of a second wave, the hunt is on for a vaccine against COVID-19. The reason for this is simple: vaccines work. They save lives and economies. For example, there were 11.6 million smallpox cases reported between 1920 and 1978, andContinue Reading
How Trump’s America changed political satire – for both liberals and conservatives
Even before Donald Trump was elected in 2016, he had been providing America’s late night TV show hosts with ample fodder for comedy. These late night TV shows are the spearhead of political satire for liberal America, and many take their orientation from The Daily Show, which began in 1996.Continue Reading
Why sleep is so important for losing weight
Sleep is important for many aspects of our health. Stock-Asso/ Shutterstock When it comes to weight loss, diet and exercise are usually thought of as the two key factors that will achieve results. However, sleep is an often-neglected lifestyle factor that also plays an important role. The recommended sleep durationContinue Reading
Study shows UK school textbooks teach a highly simplified version of US civil rights movement
Martin Luther King, Jr. giving his 'I Have a Dream' speech during the March in Washington, D.C., on 28 August 1963. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA As children return to school in the UK, they will encounter a curriculum that still pays little attention to black British history or culture. ThisContinue Reading
Novichok: how are victims surviving poisoning?
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is likely to survive a suspected poisoning with the nerve agent Novichok, according to the hospital treating him. There have now been at least six known cases of serious Novichok poisoning in the past two years. But only one victim tragically died from it. WhyContinue Reading
Yuzvendra Chahal, Dhanashree Verma Groove To Yashraj Mukhate Rap Song, Chris Gayle Replies. Watch | Cricket News
Yuzvendra Chahal and fiancee Dhanashree Verma’s rap rendezvous was a hit.© Yuzvendra Chahal/Instagram Yuzvendra Chahal and his fiancee Dhanashree Verma’s professions are poles apart. While Chahal is a professional cricketer, Dhanashree is a content creator. However, the impact of the COVID-19-induced lockdown is such that Chahal has seamlessly blended intoContinue Reading
Brexit: as the deadline looms, why are negotiations stalling?
EPA/Olivier Hoslet The UK left the EU on January 31 this year. Yet, the trading relationship between the two parties will not change until January 1 2021, when the transition period agreed by both sides expires. And with negotiators heading into their eighth round of talks to decide what theContinue Reading
Harbhajan Singh Pulls Out Of IPL, Says “Personal Reasons” To CSK | Cricket News
Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has decided to pull out of IPL 2020.© BCCI Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has decided to pull out of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 due to personal reasons. Harbhajan conveyed his decision to the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Friday. He became the second cricketer fromContinue Reading
“Khon Kaen’s Had Enough”: Pro-democracy protest in northeast Thailand · Global Voices
Around 1,500 people gathered in front of the Democracy Monument Protesters held up signs and tablets showing their support for the movement’s three main demands: 1. Dissolving of parliament 2. End to the harassment of dissidents 3) Drafting of a new, democratic constitution. Photo by Adithep Chanthep. Caption from TheContinue Reading