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Feb142022 by Ritika Bhoora, Sub Editor: Tanya DeNo Comments

The Russia-Ukraine crisis: Explained

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Russia and Ukraine, along with the west are at the edge of war as military tensions begin to escalate. The current crisis stems from something bigger than just the two countries. It is rooted in geopolitics, global diplomacy and power. Image Credits: Ritika Bhoora History of Russia and Ukraine Image Credits: Ritika Bhoora Ukraine and Russia have a complicated history. Putin has a particular interest in Ukraine. Last year in a 5000-word letter, he claimed that both the countries have deep cultural and political ties and he sees them as “one whole”. As Ukraine takes steps to become a member of NATO and deepen its ties with the West, Putin is determined to stop this from happening. Ukraine has been a part of the Russian empire for hundreds of years and was a part of the fo

How Fast Fashion is impacting Chile’s Atacama Desert

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Fast Fashion is having a negative impact on the environment more than ever as popular online brands grow to keep up with the latest fashion trends. This explainer dives into the consequences that fast fashion is having in Chile and what we can do to minimise those consequences. Original Article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-60249712

‘Trickling away to nothingness is not inspiring for me’: Should the UK legalise assisted dying?

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Assisted dying is currently illegal in the UK. It is being debated in Parliament and about to the enter the committee stage. The right to end your own life has always caused controversy, and this bill could see the UK follow other countries by legalising euthanasia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFOBkAlpAYo Credit: Politics.co.uk, Youtube The bill would enable terminally ill adults to end their own life with those providing assistance avoiding prosecution. This legislation could be seen as a solution to the issues surrounding palliative care, something that many feel is lacking. However, when people are in so much pain, should they have autonomy over their own lives and when to die? Polls taken on the issue of assisted dying consistently demonstrate that the majority of the pu...

Is your makeup bag cruelty-free?

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Image by Kloudia Sakowski The EU prohibited the sale of animal tested cosmetic products and ingredients on 11 March 2013 following its ban on animal tested cosmetics just four years earlier. We explored if these regulations are truly practised in the UK. Brands marked with a green star are cruelty-free. Our own research. Walking down the aisles at Boots, you would assume the cosmetics brands you see are vegan and cruelty-free because of this law. Yet upon inspection, we found that the UK has plenty of makeup brands that practice neither. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayyXLmUwkuk Reporter Kloudia Sakowski compares makeup brands and conducts an interview with a Lush employee. Cruelty-free products are products created without the use of animal testing while vegan products

Mar92021 by Lubna bin ZayyadNo Comments

Why sustainably sourced palm oil matters for the world

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https://youtu.be/r3J3_v5E5m0 Palm oil is found in 50% of all supermarket products, from food to cleaning items to cosmetics. This includes things like bread, chips, chocolate, dish soap, floor cleaners, lipstick and even ice cream. Though affordable and versatile, this shelf stable crop oil is not stable nor sustainable for the environment, including humans and animals. The environmental cost for harvesting crop oil includes deforestation, displacement and degradation of local wildlife populations and even allegations of sexual abuse and forced labour on plantations. Some countries have responded by placing bans on palm oil, but is that the right solution or is there something else that needs to be done?

Mar82021 by Rashi AgarwalNo Comments

Why laughter is the healthiest medicine?

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Laughter can have tremendous effects on our physical, mental and social wellbeing. It strengthens our bonds, protects our heart, and the immune system. Nowadays, clown therapy is well-known apart from yoga laughter therapy. It is known to have many therapeutic benefits for hospitalised patients. Clown performers help in improving a patient’s mood, reduce anxiety, boost the immune system, and create a very positive and warm environment. They are known with many other names, for example, clown-doctor, therapeutic clown, medical clown, or hospital clown. According to studies, humour used following the death of a spouse has increased emotional strength. Those who used laughter as a way to be positive were able to separate their negative emotions which resulted in less depres

Mar82021 by Rahul BamaneNo Comments

Why Cannot You Choose to Die in India?

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The landmark judgement of Passive Euthanasia completes 3 years, it's time to look back at how far we've come. Photo Credits: Anubhav Lall Introduction Euthanasia or the right to have a willful death was illegal in India until March 2018. It was the gut-wrenching case of Aruna Shanbaug in the year 2011, that led to passive euthanasia being legal only under strict guidelines. Those guidelines included - the patient giving consent through a living will, he/she is terminally ill or in an irreversible vegetative state. This still leaves a whole universe of questions for people who want to die with dignity. More than anything it raises the question of Active & Passive Euthanasia and Why cannot we choose to die with dignity in the biggest & greatest democrac...

The effect of County Line gangs on vulnerable children

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County Line gang activities and recruitment of young children have increased across the UK during the lockdown. What are County Lines? It is a technique to transport drugs from one area to another by using the individual phone lines. The Organised Criminal Groups (OCGs) exploit innocent children and get them to sell and supply drugs. Photo credits by Pixabay There are more than 20 OCGs across the UK trafficking drugs into small towns and villages. They do this by manipulating children as young as 13, especially those with mental health or addiction issues. They are trained and groomed by the drug dealers who use them as drug mules to carry packages of heroin and cocaine on public transport. Philip Seccombe, a Police and Crime Commissioner of Warwickshire tol...

Nov302020 by Haiyue ZhangNo Comments

Coronavirus: how the pandemic reinforce the gender gap

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During the pandemic, who is responsible for domestic work in your country? Photo by Haiyue According to the new report from UN Women, women are spending more time to do domestic chores compared with the normal time. Amid COVID-19, household chores have new purpose and value and are being increasingly recognized as a form of essential work. Chores like cooking, shopping for groceries and cleaning, particularly to prevent infection, are all taking longer than ever. Photo from UN Woman However, more and more people have to work from home due to Covid-19 in different countries, while the truth is that women still shoulder the major housework. Available data from thirty-eight countries overwhelmingly confirm that on sixty per cent of women and fifty-four per cent of...

The fall of the high street outlets: Is it the coronavirus effect?

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Arcadia Group faces downfall due to the pandemic which brings an end to the empire. Photo credits by Rashi Agarwal Sir Philip Green is the owner of the retail empire Arcadia group that owns high-street brands like Topshop, Topman, Burton, Dorothy Perkins, and Miss Selfridge. Amidst the lockdown, the stores saw a significant drop in footfall while putting 13,000 jobs at risk. Is COVID-19 the only reason for the fall of this huge empire? Why didn't the Arcadia group invest in digital marketing like other brands? Even before Coronavirus took over the world, Arcadia group was struggling against the new online-only fashion retailers like Asos, Boohoo, and Pretty Little Thing. Sir Philip Green didn't invest in the digital business just like rival Zara and so failed to kee...