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Colombian and Chilean psychiatrists plead to care for mental health by avoiding COVID-19 overexposure of (fake) news · Global Voices
Misinformation should be avoided at all costs Photo from Pexels, under Pexels license Claudio Gonzalez, a Chilean man who lives alone in Punta Arenas, at the very south of Chile, is anguished about his future. He misses human contact and spending time with his loved ones. When in despair,Continue Reading
‘Curing blindness’: why we need a new perspective on sight rehabilitation
Many blind people want sight rehabilitation technologies to increase their independence. Tracy Spohn/ Shutterstock In a society focused on visual communication, being blind can have severe disadvantages. In fact, research shows blind people are at higher risk of unemployment, social isolation, and lower quality of life than sighted people. GivenContinue Reading
Netizens across former Yugoslavia celebrate 75 years of women’s suffrage · Global Voices
‘And women managed to win that right — be careful not to faint — under communism’ A married couple of Yugoslav Partisans in a photo taken in Slovenia, 1944. Source: znaci.net. Public Domain. This past August 11 marked 75 years since now-dissolved Yugoslavia’s granted women the right to vote. Human rightsContinue Reading
Why low and alcohol free beers could be considered health drinks
Refreshing in the scientific-medical sense, not just the pints-after-work sense. Syda Productions/Shutterstock It is often said that weak beer was drunk in preference to dirty water in European towns during the middle ages. This fact is probably overstated, but the idea that beer was nutritionally important in the medieval periodContinue Reading
Who will get the coronavirus vaccine first? We need to plan now
In the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, a lot of attention has been paid to the types of vaccines being developed and their progress through the various stages of clinical trial. A lot less attention has been paid to what happens after a vaccine is approved by the regulators.Continue Reading
Detention of Chinese-Australian TV presenter Cheng Lei by China called out as ‘hostage diplomacy’ · Global Voices
China Global Television Network business anchor held without charge Cheng Lei in Lisbon, Portugal at Web Summit 2019 – Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach, courtesy Web Summit Flickr account (CC BY 2.0) The detention of journalist and television presenter Cheng Lei in China has sparked fears of another instance ofContinue Reading
Young Belarusians are turning away from Russia and looking towards Europe
Since Belarus’s disputed presidential elections on August 9, hundreds of thousands of Belarusians have taken to the streets. Their protests have been met with extreme police brutality. According to the country’s electoral commission, Alexander Lukashenko won 80% of the vote share, and his principal opponent, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, received 10%. WhileContinue Reading
Tony Abbott: why Boris Johnson would want Australia’s controversial ex-PM as a trade envoy
The rumour that Tony Abbott, the controversial former prime minister of Australia, is being lined up as a trade envoy for the UK was a summer news story few saw coming. Appearing before the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, Abbott confirmed that he has had some discussions with membersContinue Reading
Bilingual education in Wales: despite lockdown difficulties, parents should persevere
LightField Studios/Shutterstock Bilingualism can result in changes in the brains of children, potentially offering increased problem-solving skills. Pupils who are competent in two or more languages may have academic advantages over monolingual children. In Wales, children have the opportunity to become bilingual by attending Welsh-medium primary and secondary schools, whereContinue Reading
The path to the square: the role of digital technologies in Belarus’ protests · Global Voices
Neither internet blocks nor police violence have hindered Belarus’ networked protest A mass demonstration against President Alyaksandr Lukashenka in central Minsk, Belarus, August 16. Photo: Homoatrox / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Some rights reserved. This article originally appeared at oDR, openDemocracy’s section on Russia and the post-Soviet space. ItContinue Reading