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Why our screens leave us hungry for more nutritious forms of social interaction
Shutterstock/LukyToky COVID-19 has seen all the rules change when it comes to social engagement. Workplaces and schools have closed, gatherings have been banned, and the use of social media and other online tools has risen to bridge the gap. But as we continue to adapt to the various restrictions, weContinue Reading
Children transitioning from care to adult life are being badly let down – and falling prey to criminal gangs
Too many children are going missing from accommodations. Penn/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND Across the UK, thousands of children are living in unregulated accommodations, designed to help them transition from living in care to an independent life as adults. But a lack of scrutiny means many children under 18 and in theContinue Reading
Hair and skin are important to a black child’s identity – but many social workers don’t understand this
5D Media/Shutterstock Skin and hair can be integral to a young black person’s sense of self. Yet in the UK, black children and young people face discrimination about their bodies. It’s not just schools sending black children home because their hair is deemed contrary to uniform codes. The importance ofContinue Reading
Anpario records double digit sales and profits increase In first half of year
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Iran’s secular shift: new survey reveals huge changes in religious beliefs
Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution was a defining event that changed how we think about the relationship between religion and modernity. Ayatollah Khomeini’s mass mobilisation of Islam showed that modernisation by no means implies a linear process of religious decline. Reliable large-scale data on Iranians’ post-revolutionary religious beliefs, however, has alwaysContinue Reading
Cricket Australia Launches Investigation After Dan Christian Faces Racist Comments | Cricket News
Dan Christian received racial remarks online after he spoke on racism in Australian cricket.© Twitter Cricket Australia (CA) on Thursday said it is “deeply disappointed” to see “blatantly racist and uneducated comments” against Dan Christian and has launched an investigation. Christian was exposed to racist remarks after he spoke aboutContinue Reading
IPL 2020: Shane Watson Believes Chennai Super Kings Can Have A “Great” Season | Cricket News
Shane Watson lavished praise on CSK’s leadership group and termed it as world-class.© Twitter The experience and quality of Chennai Super Kings’ battle-hardened players should see the team through in the upcoming IPL despite a turbulent build-up caused by 13 COVID-19 cases in the contingent, feels veteran all-rounder Shane Watson.Continue Reading
US Open: Second Seed Dominic Thiem Demolishes Alex de Minaur To Reach Last Four | Tennis News
Dominic Thiem will play third-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev on Friday in the semi-final.© AFP Second seed Dominic Thiem bulldozed Australia’s Alex de Minaur in straight sets Wednesday to reach the US Open semi-finals. The Austrian defeated the 21st seed 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in just 2hr 4min inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. “IContinue Reading
Peter Handscomb Signs With Hobart Hurricanes Ahead Of BBL 10 | Cricket News
Peter Handscomb has played for Melbourne Stars in the BBL.© AFP Hobart Hurricanes on Wednesday announced the signing of batsman Peter Handscomb ahead of the upcoming season of the Big Bash League (BBL). The 29-year-old Handscomb will now be expected to fill a void that was left by the retirementContinue Reading
What is Russia’s endgame in Belarus? · Global Voices
Moscow might be just as interested in change as Belarus’ protesters State flags of Belarus and Russia in Minsk, capital of Belarus, 2013. Photo CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. A month after Belarus’ presidential elections, the country’s political crisis shows no signs of abating. When President Alyaksandr Lukashenka attempted toContinue Reading