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Vaccine progress for children stalling worldwide say experts

Vaccine progress for children stalling worldwide say experts

A combination of vaccine scepticism, cuts to international aid budgets and the pandemic has lead to a stall and even reversal of vaccination programmes for children, experts warn. A new global study has revealed that progress in vaccinating children against various life-threatening diseases has stalled over the past two decades. It has even reversed in some countries. Experts are urging for a greater effort to provide more accessibility to vaccines across...

By Bristol, UK
Experts warn two years left of carbon budget to meet 1.5C targets

Experts warn two years left of carbon budget to meet 1.5C targets

We only have two years left to lower our global carbon emissions if we want to meet the 1.5C of warming target, experts have warned. More news about the climate crisis this week and, unfortunately, it’s not exactly positive. Scientists are warning that the globe has only two years left of carbon budget if we are to keep worldwide temperature increases below 1.5C. This means that we can still emit...

By Bristol, UK
Dutch government returns historical artworks looted from Nigeria

Dutch government returns historical artworks looted from Nigeria

With countries increasingly reflecting on their colonial history, museums face a serious question: is it moral to keep historical artefacts that were taken in bad faith? More than 130 years after they were stolen by British troops, 119 Benin Bronzes have been repatriated by the Dutch government to their country of origin: Nigeria. Around the world, those campaigning for museums to return artifacts stolen during war and colonial conquests have celebrated...

By London, UK
Was Primavera Sound more about commercial gain than political activism?

Was Primavera Sound more about commercial gain than political activism?

As part of a festival overtly expressing their support for Palestine and the LGBTQ+ community, did some of Primavera Sound’s acts fall short when it came to using their platforms this year?  With the slogan β€˜Nobody is Normal’, and a lign-up made up, deliberately, of 40% male, 40% female, and 20% mixed/non-binary artists, as well as all-female headline acts, Primavera Sound Festival’s progressive stance on identity politics and gender representation...

By Manchester, UK