China ‘imports’ ecotourism projects to cushion local yak herders against loss of land to new national parks
China plans to announce the first parks to be included in its new protected-areas system later this year. It is aiming to replace the current fragmented network of poorly managed protected areas with a national-park model similar to that in other nations. Since the idea was mooted in 2013, the...
Pandemic teaches us we can deliver better care to patients who seek to terminate pregnancies
Last year, over concerns of exposure to Covid-19, a federal judge ended the US Food and Drug Administration’s requirement that mifepristone, a medication necessary to terminate an early pregnancy, must be obtained directly from a hospital or provider’s office. On January 12, the Supreme Court reinstated that requirement, over the...
Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka wows football world as England ‘forgets’ his Nigerian roots
Former England internationals Gary Neville and Ian Wright heaped praise on dazzling Arsenal star Bukayo Saka following a stellar performance in the semi-final match against Denmark in the ongoing European Championship tournament. English national team players of African descent often endure all manner of racial abuse – be it by...
England squad of migrants: Modern football is a loud refutation of narrow-minded ethno-nationalism
The England team of 2021 is one that simply would not exist if Priti Patel had been in charge of the Home Office a generation ago. Minutes after the full-time whistle blew in Rome on July 3, concluding England’s 4-0 victory over Ukraine in the quarter-finals of the European Championships,...
Russian ransomware: President Biden warns Putin US ready to take cyber war to Moscow
In Geneva last month, US President Joe Biden tried to set some ground rules for his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. He said cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure were “off limits”. “I looked at him and said: how would you feel if ransomware took on the pipelines from your oil fields? He...
With over 1,000 students abducted and schools closed, Nigeria faces spike in ‘lost generation’ numbers
Yusuf Lado had not yet learned to read or write when his school closed for fear of attacks by armed gangs, which have been snatching students across northwest Nigeria in hopes of lucrative ransom payouts. The seven-year-old has now set aside his dream of becoming a doctor and is training...
Long running dispute over Haitian President Moïse’s term may have led to his assassination on July 7
The president of Haiti, Jovenel Moïse, has been assassinated in his private residence by a group of armed men who also seriously injured his wife, according to a statement from the interim prime minister’s office. Speaking on a local radio station, the prime minister, Claude Joseph, confirmed the killing of...
It’s crystal-clear, new manager Patrick Viera has to make the gods of football at Palace happy
Patrick Vieira was last week appointed Crystal Palace manager and if history is anything to go by, he will have to do better than Dutchman Frank De Boer, who shown the door five matches into the 2017 season. Having spent time in England as an Arsenal and Manchester City player,...
Arsenal legend Fabregas plans to be football manager and Mbappe would be his dream signing
Former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has revealed his next move when he eventually hangs up his boots. However, he is unsure when he plans to call time on his professional career as he gets ready to start his 19th season in topflight football. The 34-year-old, now at Ligue...
Facebook’s too big for antitrust law to regulate, its oversight board’s helpless
Unlike most other companies, growth and user engagement – not revenue, profit or even market capitalisation – have been the driving metrics for Mark Zuckerberg since the beginning. Any attempt to limit Facebook’s reach would have to contend with those core values. But we currently lack any methods to do...
