Survey in United Kingdom finds bullying and harassment are rife in astronomy
Bullying and harassment are rife in astronomy and geophysics in Britain and perhaps other regions, according to the results of a survey conducted last year by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) in London. Among 661 researchers polled, more than half of whom were in the United Kingdom, 44 per cent...
How Covid-enforced lockdowns have improved air quality in big towns
Covid-19 has caused worldwide grief and hardship, and altered how we live, work and interact. But there have been a few positive developments. For instance, having fewer commutes during lockdown has helped reduce outdoor air pollution, and people have spent more time than before in parks and nature preserves, increasing...
From Zero Hunger to severe food shortages, Brazil braces for hard times
Brazil is grappling with severe food insecurity, which is characterised by the inability to eat for a whole day; while moderate food insecurity means that a person is concerned or uncertain about future access to food, or the quality of food they can access is compromised. “For the past few...
After spells of food security, Brazil’s growing numbers of hungry people worries WFP
Not long ago hailed for its exemplary efforts to reduce hunger, Brazil is seeing a marked deterioration in its food security indicators as the economic fallout of Covid-19 deepens and a growing number of people struggle to afford a nutritional diet amid government aid cuts. Considered an upper middle-income country,...
Gang violence, lawlessness and leadership vacuum in Haiti thwart emergency aid
Haiti’s volatile security situation is crippling aid operations in the Caribbean country, where the humanitarian needs of some 4.4 million people were rising even before President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination, with some 214,000 in the capital alone thought to be in need of emergency assistance. Turf wars between police and gangs...
Why trophy-less Man United manager Solskjaer was given new contract
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is certainly the most enduring of the Sir Alex Ferguson successors at Manchester United – but has he been the most successful? The former Red Devils striker, already the longest-lasting manager at Old Trafford since Fergie’s departure, was just handed a new contract until 2024 with the...
UN says Africa hit hardest by Islamic State and Al Qaeda terror groups in 2021
Africa became the region hardest hit by terrorism in the first half of 2021 as the Islamic State and al-Qaida extremist groups and their affiliates spread their influence, boasting gains in supporters and territory and inflicting the greatest casualties, UN experts said in a new report. The panel of experts...
Chelsea, Man City bids for deadly strikers to light up EPL as prospects of two-horse race loom
The rivalry at the summit of the English Premier League premier is expected to get more intense following reports that champions Manchester City and European Champions League winners Chelsea are on the verge of the signing two of the world’s deadliest finishers – Harry Kane and Erling Haaland, respectively. Adjustments...
Tanzanian president under fire as state readies terror charges against detained opposition leaders
Tanzania’s main opposition party has said that its leader and other members will be charged with “terrorism” after being arrested in a sweeping midnight raid that has drawn international concern. Chadema chairman Freeman Mbowe and 15 other members were rounded up during the night on Wednesday in a crackdown denounced...
Prince Harry’s dad in-law threatens to sue him and daughter Meghan to see his grandchildren
Meghan Markle’s estranged dad has said he’s prepared to sue his daughter and her husband to gain access to his grandchildren. Thomas Markle, 77, has yet to meet Archie and Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor – or even Prince Harry. The former lighting director told Fox News in an exclusive interview that he...
