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Will China’s color-coded COVID-19 tracking system come to Hong Kong? · Global Voices
The system implemented in mainland China tracks people’s whereabouts Image from the Stand News. Used with permission. With Hong Kong seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases, the city prepares to test its entire population for the new coronavirus by the end of August — while pro-Beijing politicians push to useContinue Reading
Mauritius oil spill: potential government failures should be investigated – expert
The stranding of the MV Wakashio is one of the biggest environmental disasters in the history of the western Indian Ocean. While the full scale of the disaster is not yet known, the 1,000 tons of oil and diesel that leaked close to one of the greatest marine treasures ofContinue Reading
How to reset your relationship with your body if lockdown worsened an eating problem
Being kind and compassionate to yourself can help you avoid focusing on your body in an unhealthy way. nelen/Shutterstock As the coronavirus pandemic has spread, a growing number of people have been negatively affected not so much by the virus itself as by the response to it. One such groupContinue Reading
Trinidad & Tobago’s 2020 election results are currently being recounted · Global Voices
All political parties had representatives present on election day Finger stained with electoral ink after voting in Trinidad and Tobago’s general election on August 10, 2020. Photo courtesy Janine Mendes-Franco. On August 10, 658,297 of Trinidad and Tobago’s 1,134,155 registered voters cast their ballot in the country’s general election. AccordingContinue Reading
Surge in interest in growing hybrid rye for grain set to continue
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When hope is a dinghy in the Channel: how racism in Britain is a crisis of belonging
Fourteen years ago I came from Syria to study in Edinburgh, and because of the war there, Scotland is now home. As I watch the latest wave of desperate refugees try to make for the British coastline, I witness with a heavy heart how they are demonised in a now-familiarContinue Reading
Is body weight affected by when you eat? Here’s what science knows so far
Changes to our circadian rhythm can impact our physical and mental health. Olga Miltsova/ Shutterstock Most diet and health advice is broadly based on the assumption that a calorie is a calorie (and it doesn’t matter when they’re consumed). But some research suggests that our bodies actually use calories moreContinue Reading
Countries around the world are using border surveillance systems against their own citizens
Klein Ongaki Hamdi was just an infant when his relatives first brought him to the Dadaab refugee camp in north-eastern Kenya to be registered as a refugee – despite the fact he was a Kenyan citizen. Like many ethnic Somali citizens of Kenya living in the vicinity of the camp,Continue Reading
How the coronavirus pandemic is affecting young people’s career plans
IMG Stock Studio/Shutterstock The coronavirus pandemic has had a serious and potentially detrimental impact on the lives of young people in the UK. The disruption to A-level results is one significant example, but is not the only way the future career prospects of young people have been affected. Those agedContinue Reading
Changes to public health bodies must be based on evidence and reflection, not scapegoating
The chaos caused by coronavirus will last far beyond the discovery of effective medical treatments. Our social and political structures have been tested and, in many instances, found to be unprepared for this pandemic. It is therefore not surprising that questions have been asked of official bodies such as theContinue Reading