Why has bisexual identity doubled in one European city – and what does it tell us about global trends?: Shutterstock/Anna55555 Bisexuality has long been the subject of distinct forms of stigma compared to other sexual identities. People who identify as bisexual can be dismissed as “confused”, “indecisive” or as passing through a “transitional stage”. These …
Global deaths from fungal disease have doubled in a decade – new study: Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock Eleven years ago, my colleagues and I estimated that about 2 million people around the world were dying from fungal infections annually. My latest estimate puts the figure today at nearly double that: around 3.8 million deaths. To put this …
Antisemitism on Twitter has more than doubled since Elon Musk took over the platform – new research: What goes on in the Twitter shadows. In the days after Elon Musk took over Twitter in October 2022, the social media platform saw a “surge in hateful conduct,” which its then safety chief put down to a …
Russia–Ukraine war has nearly doubled household energy costs worldwide – new study: Sodel Vladyslav/Shutterstock The Russia–Ukraine war has exacerbated an energy crisis that directly affects the costs of heating, cooling, lighting and mobility, and indirectly pushed up the costs of other goods and services throughout global supply chains. While all households are affected, they are …
Nigeria’s new Lekki port has doubled cargo capacity, but must not repeat previous failures: Guo Jun/Xinhua via Getty Images Three-quarters of the world is covered by water and up to 90% of world trade is seaborne. Seaports and shipping are critical to the conduct of global trade. Africa has relatively few natural harbours that offer …
Kenya’s maize price has doubled in a year: 6 ways to avoid a staple food shortage: A high-yielding maize variety (H-513) developed by the Kenya Seed Company. James Wakibia/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The elections in August offered Kenyans a temporary distraction from some of the challenges the country is facing. At the top of …
Audio cassettes: despite being ‘a bit rubbish’, sales have doubled during the pandemic – here’s why: It's not just old cassettes that are selling: the current crop of pop musicians are shifting their music on tapes, too. BOOCYS/Shutterstock Described by some as “Europe’s biggest tech show”, the Berlin Radio Show has long been famous for …
South Africa in the news: Covid-19 Factoid: India doubled case count in 29 days, fastest in the world: The global confirmed case count is now at 25.7 million, with 6.8 active cases. More than 856,000 people have lost their lives in the pandemic globally. Roughly 5 per cent of all closed cases in the …: …
Apple’s share price has doubled, but there is a crunch coming – investors should watch out: Core blimey. Supergilr Justfly Apple shareholders must be extremely happy with the company’s performance in the past 12 months. The stock price is up 111% since the end of 2018, not to mention the US$ 3 (£2.31) per share that …