Most children in Japan long for a return to the days when they could chat to their classmates over lunch – a pleasure they have been denied during the coronavirus pandemic. After well over two years of eating in near silence to prevent the spread of the airborne virus, schoolchildren say they want their classrooms … Read more
World Rugby has condemned the social media tweets by SA Rugby director Rassie Erasmus and accordingly banned the 2019 World Cup-winning coach for two matches. This means Erasmus may not take part in any match day activity in relation to the two upcoming Test matches that South Africa will play against Italy on Saturday and … Read more
Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski has been given three-match ban in La Liga for showing “disrespect” towards a referee, which he will serve when Spanish domestic football resumes after the World Cup. WATCH: Cristiano Ronaldo and the awkward handshake The Polish striker was sent off for two bookings against Osasuna on November 8 and made a … Read more
This story was originally published by Vanity Fair. An Arizona judge ruled on Friday that a near-total abortion ban can once again take effect across the state, with no exceptions for rape or incest. Reproductive health clinics in the Grand Canyon State have come to a screeching halt to stop all abortions, only able to … Read more
The White House on Saturday blasted a court ruling in Arizona that imposes a near-complete ban on abortions in the southwestern US state as “catastrophic, dangerous and unacceptable.” On Friday, a judge in Arizona’s Pima County had ruled that the stricter ban – first imposed in 1864, before Arizona was a state – must be enforced. “If this decision stands, health care providers would face imprisonment of up to … Read more
The number of renting households made homeless because of “no-fault” evictions has surged higher than pre-pandemic levels, sparking fresh calls for the government to ban the practice. Close to 20,000 households in England were made homeless by landlords using section 21 notices in 2021/22, up from almost 9,000 the previous financial year, “alarming” new government … Read more
The European Union said Wednesday it will ban products made from forced labour as China faces rising criticism that the Uyghur people in the Xinjiang region are being forced into slave labour. The plan by Brussels does not specifically mention China, but will instead focus on all products made from forced labour — including those … Read more
This article was originally published by Glamour. South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham proposed a nationwide ban on abortions after 15 weeks, a move that is surprising even to some in his own party. Over the summer the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, essentially kicking the question of legal abortion back to the individual states; … Read more
Lily remembered the sex education she had in high school. “We went over the human body,” Lily said. “We didn’t really learn about anything involving sex. We just learned about sexually transmitted diseases and that’s it.” To Lily, the abstinence-only curriculum doesn’t make sense. Not only does Tennessee have a high teenage pregnancy rate, but … Read more
Florida is set to begin the process of banning gender-affirming healthcare for minors, despite mountains of evidence that such care vastly improves trans children’s quality of life and that its restriction can have dire consequences. Florida’s Board of Medicine voted to begin the process of updating its rules in a public hearing on Friday in … Read more