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Bangladesh battles the country’s longest-running floods since 1998 · Global Voices
Hundreds have died, and over a million find themselves displaced or marooned Flood-prone lands at an embankment in Bangladesh. Image from Flickr by Rezwan. Used with permission. The monsoon season has arrived in South Asia and has already ravaged large swathes of farming and urban areas, leaving millions who wereContinue Reading
Livestream of Australia’s penguin parade brings smiles around the world · Global Voices
Over one million viewers tuned in on first two nights Phillip Island, Penguin Parade August 2019 – Photo courtesy Flickr user Larry Koester (CC BY 2.0) Some good news to lift spirits in Australia and the world during COVID-19 related shutdowns and other travel restrictions. Travel, hospitality and entertainment websiteContinue Reading
Calls for unity as Trinidad & Tobago celebrates Independence Day · Global Voices
‘Bring intolerance out of the shadows’ White Hall, which serves as the Office of the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. Photo by Dan Lundberg on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0. Trinidad and Tobago celebrated its 58th anniversary of independence from Great Britain on August 31, but because of the COVID-19Continue Reading
Vitamin C could help older adults retain muscle mass – new research
Muscle mass is important for maintaining health and being active during older age. Liderina/ Shutterstock As we get older, our skeletal muscle mass, strength and power to move gradually decline, which may lead to a condition called sarcopenia. Sarcopenia affects more than 50 million people over the age of 50Continue Reading
Japan reacts to tennis star Naomi Osaka’s protest in support of Black Lives Matter · Global Voices
“Naomi Osaka on leading tennis to protest the police shooting of Jacob Blake.” Screencap from August 28, 2020, from ESPN official YouTube channel. On August 27, Japanese tennis superstar Naomi Osaka briefly suspended her participation in the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament in the United States following the shootingContinue Reading
How coronavirus highlights the everyday challenges of people with learning disabilities
Shutterstock/Suzanne Tucker Certain groups in society are often labelled as “vulnerable”. If you belong to one of these groups – as an older person, or someone with learning disabilities for example – you may well automatically be considered vulnerable, as though it is an inevitable personal characteristic. But there areContinue Reading
Concerned citizens petition Timor-Leste authorities to drop planned revival of defamation law · Global Voices
Petitioners include journalists, civil society leaders, academics, and students A protest was held on August 3 against the planned revival of the criminal defamation law in Timor Leste. Photo from the Facebook page of Association Journalist Timor Leste (AJTL), used with their permission. On August 25, a petition was submittedContinue Reading
Ulcerative colitis explained, as Shinzo Abe retires
Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has announced that he is retiring due to worsening health. The condition 65-year-old Abe suffers from is ulcerative colitis. But what exactly is this disease? Ulcerative colitis is a long-term condition that causes the lining of the colon and rectum to become inflamed and developContinue Reading
Back to school: how to support children as they head into a new class
Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock Pupils in many countries will be returning to the classroom in September after a significant break from being in a typical school environment. They will also be facing the upheaval of a new school year. The process of transition – moving from one class to another, suchContinue Reading
Anonymous group hack reveals hidden government data about COVID-19 cases in Nicaragua · Global Voices
The government “decided to lie to the population.” Photo: Max Pixel, under CC0 Public Domain license. On August 17, the decentralized cyber hacking group Anonymous attacked Nicaragua’s Health Ministry archives. The 400 leaked files revealed a surplus of 6,245 positive COVID-19 cases in Nicaragua that were previously unknown to the public.Continue Reading