Is Africaβs LGBTQ+ community truly safe in 2022?
Letβs face it, the African continent is still not a safe haven for the LGBTQ+ community. In almost every African country, homosexuality is considered a taboo. Africa identifies itself with traditional customs and beliefs that date centuries back. According to the Human Rights Watch, most African nations are still traditionalist...
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Will βforever chemicalsβ hinder human reproductive ability?
Samples taken from 100 men in Denmark reveal the presence of a βcocktailβ of toxic chemicals, causing scientists to question how these chemicals are affecting our ability to reproduce. While a large portion of Gen-Z isnβt exactly rushing to populate the Earth (duh, itβs burning!), thereβs been concern in...
What safe water at Gaza Cityβs beach means for Palestinians
Decades of tension has affected water quality at Gaza Beach, forcing locals to choose between protecting their physical wellbeing or enjoying lifeβs simple pleasures. The Gaza Strip is one of the most densely populated areas in the world, home to 2.3 million Palestinians who have been confined to 362...
Research says being lonely shrinks brains and increases dementia risk
We might be out of lockdown, but social isolation hasnβt ended for everyone. Loneliness prevails across all generations β and science says itβs not so great for our brains. At some point in our lives, weβve all felt lonely. Whether you moved to a new place, ended a close and valued...
Amsterdam airport becomes first to cap flight total for the climate
Amsterdamβs Schiphol Airport is the third-largest in Europe, and yet it will become the worldβs first to cap the number of flights permitted every year. Touted as a response to the climate crisis, will this prompt wider industry change? Still preoccupied with the whole EPA debacle? Hereβs a tidbit of...
Is reverting back to basics inevitable to save our planet?
Centuries of optimising our daily habits to save time, money, and effort has seen our planet pay the environmental cost. Can going back to old ways of life be the only way to reverse the damage? For centuries, humanity has chipped away at finding ways to make daily life easier....
One in six UK adults still doubt human links to climate change
In a frankly exasperating turn of events, a report has revealed that one in six UK adults are doubtful that humans significantly contribute to climate change. Ready for the most face-palm inducing content youβll consume this week? According to a recent survey conducted by the Kingβs College London, one in six adults in the UK do not believe human activity to be a major contributor of climate change. With the aim...
Why are a growing number of Baloch students going missing?
The number of enforced disappearances of Baloch students across Pakistan has been rising, leading to concerns among the Baloch student community of profiling by the stateβs security agencies. The province of Balochistan in Pakistan has been home to an insurgent movement for the past two decades; to counter this, the Pakistani military has an overwhelming presence in the province- so much so that they are even present in educational institutions. Here,...
1 in 5 UK women canβt afford period products
The extent of period poverty in the UK has been highlighted in recent reports by WaterAid and Plan International.Β Everyoneβs been feeling the squeeze lately. Gas and electric bills are through the roof, food prices (and shortages) are increasing, and the countdown to pay-day seems to stretch on for months. People with periods have felt this cost-of-living crisis in uniquely painful ways. New research from WaterAid has found that almost...
Whatβs wrong with the commercialisation of Juneteenth?
You can already celebrate Juneteenth β a federal holiday marking the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans β with paper plates and party hats, thanks to a swathe of US supermarkets. Itβs commercialisation reflects the sanitised version of Americaβs history that the holiday sought to re-write.Β Many were elated when Juneteenth was named a federal holiday on June 19th 2021. Like most Black American history, the day that enslaved African-Americanβs were emancipated...
