by David Bishop | May 27, 2022 | Blog
Many women have painful periods, but only a handful of countries, largely in Asia and most recently Spain, have moved to give them time off work to recover. Here is a tour of some of them ahead of World Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28. – Spain – Spain has...
by Contributed | May 27, 2022 | Blog
Lindsay Broadbent, Queen’s University Belfast We all know a few of those lucky people who, somehow, have managed to avoid ever catching COVID. Perhaps you’re one of them. Is this a Marvel-esque superpower? Is there any scientific reason why a person might be...
by Contributed | May 24, 2022 | Blog
By Agnès PEDRERO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is all but guaranteed to secure a second term as WHO chief Tuesday, describes himself as a man of peace, shaped by a childhood in war. The first African to head the World Health Organization and the sole candidate on...
by Contributed | May 24, 2022 | Blog
Jon Schubert, University of Basel and Gilson Lázaro, Catholic University of Angola The election of Angolan President João Lourenço in 2017 raised hopes of a shift from the authoritarian and corrupt era of his predecessor. This was thanks to the new, more open and...
by Contributed | May 24, 2022 | Blog
By Alberto PEÑA In the middle of Chile’s Atacama desert, the driest in the world, Hector Espindola has an unexpected job: he runs a vineyard. Nearly 2,500 meters (8,000 feet) above sea level, his small Bosque Viejo farm produces muscat grapes — and another...
by Contributed | May 23, 2022 | Blog
Japan and the United States said Monday they want to put the first Japanese astronaut on the Moon as the allies deepen cooperation on space projects. No non-American has ever touched down on the lunar surface, and Japan has previously said it hopes to achieve a Moon...
