Ooh, ah, up the ‘Ra: why Ireland’s women footballers are under fire for singing after their historic win: The Irish women’s football team has qualified for their first Fifa World Cup, beating Scotland 1-0. In the aftermath of the match, the team celebrated by cheering and chanting in the locker room, including the line “Ooh, …
Muscle is important for good health – here’s how to maintain it after middle age: A lack of muscle mass is associated with a range of preventable diseases. Zamrznuti tonovi/ Shutterstock While it’s almost unnoticeable to begin with, nearly every cell, organ and biological process gets a little bit worse every year we’re alive starting …
Life expectancy improves in some countries after big drops in 2020 – but US and others see further falls: Hyejin Kang/Shutterstock The COVID pandemic triggered an unprecedented rise in deaths around the world, leading to falls in life expectancy. In research last year, we found that 2020 saw significant life expectancy losses, including more than …
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Is it embarrassing to be an expat? Brits living abroad are distancing themselves from the term after Brexit: The Art of Pics / Shutterstock Of the 5.5 million British people living outside of the UK, many have long considered themselves expatriates – people living outside their country of birth, often with plans to return home. …
Burundi after exit of Nkurunziza’s men – what Evariste Ndayishimiye should do next: Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye addresses the UN General Assembly. Photo by Mary Altaffer-Pool/Getty Images Burundi’s president, General Évariste Ndayishimiye, recently sacked the country’s prime minister Guillaume Bunyoni after alleging that Bunyoni was plotting a coup against the government. The dismissal was a …
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Lesotho bungles political reforms, risking fresh bout of instability after 2022 poll: Lesotho citizens queue to vote in a previous national elections. EPA-EFE/ Kim Ludbrook The Kingdom of Lesotho – a small landlocked country in southern Africa with a population of 2.1 million people – has failed to introduce key political reforms needed to bring …
Getting fit after COVID? Why you should be strength training – and how to do it: Knowing when to return to exercise after COVID depends on your symptoms. antoniodiaz/Shutterstock After recovering from COVID, you might be eager to get out and do some exercise, particularly if you’d previously enjoyed keeping fit. While a bit of …
London marathon: what to eat before, during and after the race: The right fuel can make all the difference for your performance on race day. Charles F. Kaye/ Shutterstock After all the hours that have gone into training for a marathon, it would be a shame to fall at the last hurdle because you haven’t …
To reach net zero the world still needs mining. After 26 years, here’s what I’ve learned about this ‘evil’ industry: On the wooded hill above the Stan Terg lead and zinc mine in Kosovo, there is an old concrete diving platform looming over what was once an open-air swimming pool. Before the break-up of Yugoslavia, …
A fossil baby helped scientists explain how mammals thrived after the dinosaur extinction – new research: An artist's impression of the _Pantolambda bathmodon_ H Sharpe, Author provided Sixty-two million years ago, a mother gave birth to a baby. Overcoming the shock of birth in a matter of minutes, the baby began to explore the world …
Chile’s progressive new constitution rejected by voters after campaign marred by misinformation: Despite recently electing Chile’s most progressive president in the shape of former student protest leader Gabriel Boric, voters in the country have now rejected his most important reform. A plebiscite held on September 4 to replace the constitution imposed during the dictatorship of …
Racism in South African newspapers persists — even after decades of black media ownership: Shutter2U/Getty Images, CC BY When formal apartheid ended in South Africa in 1994, several policies were introduced to address the racial and economic segregation of the past. One such policy was Black Economic Empowerment (BEE), designed mainly to facilitate an increase …
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Liz Truss to become British prime minister: a laser-like focus on delivery is needed after the chaos of the Boris Johnson years: For his recent book on the role of the British prime minister, contemporary historian Anthony Seldon chose the title: The Impossible Office? Liz Truss will soon find out just how impossible the office …
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