Antarctic study proves glacier has undergone irreversible retreat – highlighting potential for widespread ice loss: Ice on the Antarctic peninsula flowing along a channel into an ice shelf in the ocean. Hilmar Gudmundsson Pine Island glacier is one of the fastest flowing outlets of ice from the west Antarctic ice sheet, draining an area three-quarters …
Tunisia: President’s offensive statements targeted black migrants – with widespread fallout: President of Tunisia, Kais Saied (R) meets Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo in Tunis on 8 March 2023. Tunisian Presidency / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The statement by Tunisian President Kais Saied that “urgent measures” were needed “against illegal immigration of nationals from …
LGBTIQ+ migrants and asylum seekers in South Africa: major new study identifies a diverse, wide-spread community: South Africa is the only African nation to formally extend refugee protection to LGBTI+ people. Luca Sola/AFP via Getty Images Since 1998, South Africa has recognised persecution based on gender and sexuality as legitimate grounds for asylum. This makes …
Fungal toxins are widespread in European wheat – threatening human health and the economy: Harmful fungal toxins are a growing threat for European wheat. Sergey Butin/Shutterstock Wheat provides 19% of the calories and 21% of the protein consumed by humans globally. But a fungal disease called fusarium head blight (FHB), which can infect wheat crops …
Social prescribing needs more evidence to support its benefits before widespread rollout – new study: Juice Verve/Shutterstock Around one in five GP visits are for non-medical problems, such as loneliness or financial difficulty. However, these non-medical problems are known to have a big impact on patients’ health and wellbeing. GPs are aware of this and …
Energy crisis: the UK is still heading for widespread fuel poverty – despite the government’s price cap: Many UK households will be watching their energy costs very closely this winter. Monkey Business Images / Shutterstock Fuel poverty kills thousands of people in the UK each winter. It means being unable to afford to heat a …
Belfast’s silent public health crisis? Why we need widespread testing for lead-contaminated water: Eduardo Blanco/Alamy The water crisis at Flint, a town in Michigan, US in 2014 has focused public attention on the dangers of lead exposure, especially in children. A late 2016 investigation found that nearly 3,000 other communities in the US had even …
The Black Death was not as widespread or catastrophic as long thought – new study: Burying Black Death Victims in Tournai, Belgium. Gilles Li Muisis, Annales, Bibliothèque Royal de Belgique, MS 13076-77, f. 24v. In popular imagination, the Black Death is the most devastating pandemic to have ever hit Europe. Between 1346 and 1353, plague …
South Africa in the news: Study shows why UK coronavirus variant more widespread than South Africa strain: A new study showed why the United Kingdom variant of the coronavirus appears to be spreading faster than the South African strain.: “South Africa” – BingNews Young gun Scott to fill SA’s prime batting role: Twenty-year-old with only …
South Africa in the news: South Africa faces widespread scepticism over vaccine safety: As a nurse in a country battling deadly diseases, Rich Sicina sometimes vaccinates other South Africans, but he says there is no way he will take a Covid-19 shot – he doesn’t believe it will be safe …: “South Africa” – BingNews …
South Africa in the news: Lockdown may have to last longer as SA Covid is quite widespread in UK: A SAGE expert today said lockdown may need to last longer as the South Africa variant of Covid-19 may be ‘quite widespread’ in the UK. Dr Mile Tildesley said we could soon see hundreds of new …
South Africa in the news: CGE concerned that forced sterilisation of HIV-positive women widespread in SA: The gross human rights and medical ethics violations allegedly took place in 15 public health facilities, with five hospitals implicated in Gauteng alone.: “South Africa” – BingNews From the president’s desk: Ending GBV is in everyone’s best interest: In …
Murder of English schoolgirl Lucy McHugh linked to widespread neglect: In July 2018 Lucy McHugh, aged 13, was killed by her older “boyfriend” despite trying to let people know she was in danger. Her murder has recently been in the news again because of the release of a report (in which she is known by …
Better Off Dead: Grateful Dead Tribute, Moon Water: Widespread Panic Tribut – a Music interest event taking place on 2019-07-06 21:00:00 in United States Celebrating the music of Grateful Dead & Widespread Panic! at The Pour House Music Hall 224 South Blount Street Raleigh United States – Add your South African Event here. Have you …
South Africa in the news: Widespread discontent with economy, corruption in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya: In South Africa and Nigeria – sub-Saharan Africa’s two largest economies – economic sentiments have turned sharply negative since 2015, according to a new Pew Research Center report. The economies of Kenya and Nigeria are in bad shape according to …
Crane strikes power line, creates widespread outage in Seattle: About 10,000 people briefly lost power in parts of Seattle after a crane working on a home improvement project in South Seattle struck a power line. A crew was replacing a roof on a century-old home when a subcontractor operating a crane tangled with power lines. …