Millions of Chinese millennials abandon city life for rural areas
Big cities offer exciting job opportunities, a glamorousΒ social scene, and the convenience of a modern lifestyle. But are these things really what life is all about? Is city life draining you? Done with expensive commutes, high rent costs, low salaries, and being bombarded with up to 3,500 marketing messages everyday? Perhaps...
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Are Africaβs relentless coups eroding democracy?
In the last five years, ten of all eleven recorded global military coups were in Africa, potentially diminishing the effectiveness of democracy in the long-term. Just this year alone, there have been successful military takeovers in Chad, Mali, Guinea, and most recently in East Africa, Sudan. Africaβs democracy is being threatened...
Worldβs first person medically diagnosed with βclimate changeβ
A doctor in British Columbia has diagnosed his patient with climate change, the first to do so in the world. Imagine walking into your doctorβs office and complaining about a series of worsening medical conditions, only to be told that you are suffering from climate change. It might sound a bit...
Nobel Laureate winner Malala Yousafzai is married
Activist and author Malala Yousafzai has married her partner, Asser Malik, in an intimate ceremony at home in Birmingham. Itβs been a busy year for Malala, which perhaps comes as no surprise. In June, she covered British Vogue in a suite of striking photographs by Nick Knight. The accompanying...
Achieving gender equality is a major key to solving climate change
Women and girls around the world face greater risks and burdens of climate change than their male counterparts, but their exclusion from positions of authority have prevented them from having a say in creating real solutions. Gender inequality is most evident within education, healthcare systems, and employment sectors - but...
COP26: Who will pay to solve climate change?
As we make the transition to a greener world and the costs of climate change continue to rise, the public and private sectors have agreed to start paying their fair share. But will these promises be met with real action? When attempting to solve climate change, itβs important that we...
Bill Gates wants to prepare us for the future of bioterrorism
Along with climate change and the ongoing pandemic, the multi-billionaire and brain behind Microsoft has coined bioterrorism as the next impending threat to humanity. The idea that somewhere in the world, somebody is in a laboratory plotting to release a deadly virus out into the global population sounds a lot like the storyline of an upcoming thriller film starring Liam Neeson. Maybe so, but Bill Gates has said that this could...
Women handball players no longer required to wear bikini bottoms
After the womenβs Norwegian beach handball team was fined for refusing to wear bikini bottoms in July, the sartorial rules of hand-based sports have been welcomely revised. In welcome news, the International Handball Federation has dropped the requirement that women players wear bikini bottoms. This comes after the Norwegian womenβs team was fined in July 2020 for refusing to abide by the rule. The controversy reached a climax...
Young people demand their voices are heard at COP26
World leaders have referenced saving the planet for βour children and our childrenβs childrenβ many times at COP already. But are young people being adequately included at the summit? Todayβs youth are the least to blame for the climate crisis, but without drastic changes, we will be the ones left to deal with the consequences of a warmer, more polluted world. The average age of leaders attending COP26 is over 60,...
Is Veganuary really a sustainable option to save the planet?
Hundreds of thousands of us chose to take part in Veganuary last year. But is this seemingly eco-friendly trend as healthy for the planet as it is for us? As the days get shorter and Christmas approaches, most of us inevitably turn to feasting, lounging, and Netflixing binging. The indulgence of winter usually triggers a surge in healthy eating at the start of a new year. But is Veganuary, the...
