Guinea President overthrown by military coup
Alpha Conde, the President of Guinea, has been overthrown in a military coup. Heavy gunfire was heard on Sunday morning at the Presidential Palace in Guineaβs capital, Conakry. The military in Guinea has announced a nationwide curfew βuntil further noticeβ as well as the replacement of governors by the...
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El Salvador citizens up in arms as Bitcoin becomes legal tender
All businesses with the capacity to accept crypto payments must legally do so in El Salvador. But why exactly are citizens up in arms over the changes imposed by President Nayib Bukele? Once a novel business endeavour among young US traders, crypto currency is continuously spreading β much like a...
How Jadav Payeng is tackling climate change by building his own forest
Reforestation has taken on a whole new meaning to one man in India who has been credited with planting his own forest over the course of 40 years. Jadav Payeng, a 65-year-old environmental activist and forestry worker from India, received the title βThe Forest Manβ in Delhi in 2010...
You decide β is Texasβ new law banning abortion unconstitutional?
A law in Texas banning abortions from as early as six weeks into pregnancy will come into effect from today. It is being regarded as one of the most restrictive laws in the United States. Named the βHeartbeat Actβ, the newly introduced law has set out to ban abortions from...
Gen-Z and Millennials more likely to consider a childless future
An internet search on global births reveals close to 1 billion articles about declining fertility rates. Why are young people so apprehensive about becoming parents? Millennials and Gen-Z have borne the brunt of criticism for delaying many of their major life milestones, but no subject is as closely studied as...
Why Indians are demanding reforms to sexual abuse laws
Indiaβs sexual abuse laws have long been criticised. Concerns regarding gender neutrality, marital rape, and the death penalty have occupied centre stage now. Conditioned to the norms of a patriarchal society, will survivors ever get justice? Trigger Warning: this article contains mention of rape and child abuse. Did you know that...
Opinion β Rehabilitation must be the way forward for UK prisons
The UK should be looking to the Scandinavian model of reform and rehabilitation for inspiration, not Americaβs. The use of prisons as a form of punishment and detention dates back over 2,000 years to the Ancient Romans and Greeks, but the system of mass incarceration only became widespread in Europe during the Enlightenment period. The banalisation of this form of punishment was in response to popular resistance to public execution and...
Is Italyβs Catholic-led society hampering its LGBTQ rights?
Italyβs dependency on religion and tradition has stood in the way of LGBTQ rights, even after the countryβs legislation was on the brink of being revolutionised last autumn. βI never thought that liking other guys was a βreal thingβ,β says Luca Lacerenza, a 22-year-old actor from Milan. βIt didnβt hit me until I fell in love with a man, which is when I realised: thereβs nothing wrong with me being...
You decide – should violent incels be considered terrorists?
The UKβs deadliest mass shooting since 2010 has sparked a debate about whether participation in violent incel culture should be regarded as a form of terrorism. Two weeks ago, a gunman named Jake Davison open fired in Plymouth, killing five people - including his own mother and a 3-year-old girl - before turning the weapon on himself. Looking for a motive, police searched the shooterβs home, finding evidence on his computer...
Scotland unveils countryβs first womenβs health plan
The womenβs health minister revealed the countryβs first womenβs health plan, as part of Scotlandβs ambition to tackle gender inequality in the medicinal world. Maree Todd announced the publication of a 68-page document covering issues such as menopause, sexual health, and endometriosis. The reform sets out 66 actions for the next three years as βthe first stage of a long-term commitment to reducing health inequalities for women.β As part of this plan,...
