Generations of young women have been bombarded with weight loss medications – ‘skinny jabs’ are just the latest: Medics report young girls are ending up in A&E after using weight loss jabs off-label. MillaF/ Shutterstock “I couldn’t stop being sick. My side and my back were hurting and I just felt like my body was …
How Sicilians are resetting their social norms to strengthen future generations against mafia influence: Bearing witness to the profound consequences of violence and injustice for a long period of time can deeply fracture communities, resulting in collective trauma. But, where there is oppression, a determined resistance will always rise to challenge it. One such example …
30 ans après le génocide : les générations plus âgées du Rwanda craignent un retour des tensions ethniques: Cela fait 30 ans qu’un génocide a ravagé la société rwandaise, faisant près d’un million de morts parmi les Tutsis et les Hutus non extrémistes. Chaque année, au début du mois d’avril, le pays entre dans une …
Succession planning: not all family businesses feud – here’s how they help younger generations take over: When the world’s richest and most powerful families deal with the tricky task of succession planning, it can attract a lot of interest. Think of news reports from the Murdoch’s media empire or, more recently, luxury goods company LVMH. …
TikTok ‘mascara’ trend: young people have used codes to talk about sex for generations: Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock Social media has long been a place for makeup enthusiasts and beauty gurus to discuss trends, but that’s not why TikTok users are currently talking about mascara. Young people are using “mascara” as a code word for talking about sex, …
Austerity has its own life – here’s how it lives on in future generations: Financial worries stemming from austerity could span generations. fizkes / Shutterstock Austerity in the UK is here to stay. The Bank of England has warned that the country is facing the longest recession since records began, predicting that the economic slump …
Government debt won’t necessarily burden future generations – but austerity will: Family stock / Shutterstock In his autumn budget statement, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said that the Conservatives don’t leave debts for the next generation. As such, he vowed to halve government borrowing over the next five years. This promise is key to the government’s justification …
Life in the firing zone in Masafer Yatta, the Palestinian territory where people have lived in caves for generations: Hajja Nuzha Al-Najjar in her cave-home in Masafer Yatta. In an oral history interview, she describes being shot in the leg by an Israeli settler in 2005. Mahmoud Makhamra, Author provided The people of Masafer Yatta …
Struggling to make friends as an adult? Why you should try looking to older generations: fizkes / Shutterstock While loneliness can strike at many points throughout our lives, there are times when it is especially acute. Big transitions like leaving university, changing jobs or moving cities can make us feel isolated and socially excluded from …
Relying on carbon capture to solve the climate crisis risks pushing our problems into the next generation’s path: Models suggest that CCS tech alone won't be enough to avert climate disaster. Marcin Jozwiak/Pixabay As the latest report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes clear makes clear, the 2020s must be a …
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Uniting generations through community outreach and upliftment: While education remains one of the key building blocks to large scale development and transformation, knowledge alone cannot reshape our future. As alarming disparities and global issues like overconsumption and overpopulation persist, we need intent and action to make a difference. As human beings, we are threatening our …
Sipho Hotstix Mabuse: a South African legend whose music spans generations: Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuse has his photo taken by fellow musician Nhlanhla Mafu, in 2021. Oupa Bopape/Gallo Images via Getty Images Drummer, saxophonist, composer, activist – and anthropology student – Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse has turned 70. If you wanted a guidebook to the distinctive character …
South Africa in the news: World leaders vow to protect health of future generations – letter in full: Here is the letter signed by Boris Johnson, Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron and other world leaders, in full. “ The Covid-19 pandemic is the biggest challenge to the global community since the 1940s.: “South Africa” – BingNews …
South Africa in the news: World leaders vow to protect health of future generations – letter in full: Here is the letter signed by Boris Johnson, Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron and other world leaders, in full. “ The Covid-19 pandemic is the biggest challenge to the global community since the 1940s.: “South Africa” – BingNews …
How to create a government that considers future generations: Kameel4u/Shutterstock.com This year – 2020 – has been shocking. If I try to find a silver lining, I think it might be this – that finally, the need for effective planning to address long-term problems has come under the spotlight around the world. A pandemic planning …
Gen Z teens dieting and worrying about weight more than previous generations: Teenagers who dieted and thought they were overweight had greater symptoms of depression than those in previous generations. dotshock/ Shutterstock The proportion of teenagers who are overweight or obese has risen over the past 30 years. In parallel, there has been an increase …
Coronavirus face masks: an environmental disaster that might last generations: Chris Redan/Shutterstock Face coverings are now a legal requirement in many public spaces around the world. But even before they became compulsory, masks were causing litter problems on land and at sea. One February beach clean in Hong Kong found 70 masks along 100 metres …