‘We have a strange destiny’: a conversation with the Livonian poet Valts Ernštreits: Part II · Global Voices

“it’s important for every schoolkid in Latvia to know about the Livonians.” Livonian poet and language activist Valts Ernštreits. Photo used with permission. This is the second part of an interview I conducted with Livonian poet and translator Valts Ernštreits, who is currently the director of the Livonian Institute, foundedContinue Reading

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Post-election protests spark another revolution in Kyrgyzstan · Global Voices

The country’s electoral commission has annulled the official results Mass protests on Ala-Too Square, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, October 5, 2020. Photo (c): Aigerim Turgunbayeva. Used with permission. Mass protests against electoral fraud in Kyrgyzstan have overthrown the country’s government. On October 4, this Central Asian country of 6.3 million voted inContinue Reading

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How the leading coronavirus vaccines work

Eugene Lu/Shutterstock There are now quite a few COVID-19 vaccines in the pipeline, but two seem to be making promising progress: the one designed by the US biotechnology company Moderna, and the one developed by the University of Oxford in collaboration with AstraZeneca. In both cases, the research teams haveContinue Reading

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Five ways to increase protein intake as we age

We actually need to eat more protein as we age. Monkey Business Images/ Shutterstock Protein is an essential part of a healthy diet. It helps us build and maintain strong muscles and bones, helps us better recover from illness and injury, and reduces likelihood of falls and fractures. But, asContinue Reading

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Why international students are choosing the UK – despite coronavirus

Pixpan_creative/Shutterstock Despite early predictions that the coronavirus pandemic would cause international student numbers to decline, the UK is set for a record increase, with enrolments from non-EU international students up 9% this academic year. Universities had feared that a fall in international student numbers would lead to a significant lossContinue Reading

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