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COVID-19 causes Trinidad and Tobago to cancel its Carnival for 2021 · Global Voices
There is still hope for a virtual festival “Carnival Tuesday meggie”: Carnival lover Attillah Springer gives a “meggie” – a hand gesture that brings the thumb and four fingers together in a sign of derision, scorn or rejection. Photo by Georgia Popplewell, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. It may have been anticipated,Continue Reading
Why resilience isn’t always the answer to coping with challenging times
The word “resilience” has been used frequently throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Medics, business leaders and teachers have all been encouraged to build resilience in order to address the needs of their communities. However, advocating resilience in the current context may not be the best way forward. Another option is hope.Continue Reading
How QAnon conspiracy theory memes are spreading on Facebook in the UK
Far right memes from the US are being shared and spread in the UK. TY Lim/Shutterstock A headteacher in Stoke-on-Trent told me that, alongside ensuring a COVID-safe return to school for her pupils this September, she’s having to reassure parents that their children will not be forcibly taken away andContinue Reading
Citizenship by investment in the Caribbean: economic boon or diplomatic minefield? · Global Voices
Fast citizenship programmes are popular in the Caribbean Community Plane flying over the Caribbean. Photo by Vilseskogen on Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0. Citizenship-for-purchase programmes, meant to boost ailing tourism economies, are proving to be problematic for some Caribbean countries. The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt the vulnerable, tourism-dependent economies of theContinue Reading
Is political violence ever justifiable?
The summer of 2020 was indelibly marked by political violence on the streets of many American cities. Exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and inflammatory messages from President Donald Trump such as his dismissal of systemic racism in the US, protesters against racial injustice clashed with police, unidentified paramilitaries and armedContinue Reading
Resistance training: here’s why it’s so effective for weight loss
The more muscle you build, the more calories you body requires at rest. Monkey Business Images/ Shutterstock Weight lifting, also known as resistance training, has been practised for centuries as a way of building muscular strength. Research shows that resistance training, whether done via body weight, resistance bands or machines,Continue Reading
Nagorno-Karabakh: are Armenia and Azerbaijan sliding towards all-out war?
Nagorno-Karabakh is a place name few in the West will recognise. But this small, unrecognised mountainous state with a population of about 150,000, is now the site of deadly ongoing clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Nagorno-Karabakh, known in Armenian as Artsakh, has been the object of a protracted conflict betweenContinue Reading
DC vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2020: Delhi Capitals Aim To Continue Winning Run vs SunRisers Hyderabad | Cricket News
IPL 2020, DC vs SRH: Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan will be aiming to build a partnership© Twitter Delhi Capitals (DC) take on SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, on Tuesday, at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. DC will be aiming to continue theirContinue Reading
Coronavirus: is Manaus, Brazil, the first city to reach herd immunity?
Two years ago, I visited the Brazilian city of Manaus at the start of a trip through the Amazon. Since my childhood, I had been fascinated by this dot on the map that sits at the centre of the Amazon basin at the confluence of the Amazon and Rio NegroContinue Reading
IPL 2020, DC vs SRH, Delhi Capitals vs SunRisers Hyderabad: Head To Head Match Stats | Cricket News
IPL 2020, DC vs SRH: Delhi Capitals have won both their matches, while SRH are winless.© Twitter Table toppers Delhi Capitals (DC), high on confidence after winning both their games, take on 2016 champions SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), who are yet to register their first win of the Indian Premier LeagueContinue Reading