Even though they occupied different ends of the political spectrum, Donald Trump and the late Hugo Chávez share one thing in common — their attempts to use illness to benefit them politically.
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Canadians’ publicly funded post-secondary education system has been eroded over time, diminishing the promise it once held to protect people from poverty. We should demand change.
When minimum security units are closed in prisons, it is both a human rights violation and a reduction in available choices for women sentenced to prison time.
A realignment is needed as the current systems have lost the competence to midwife a new nation out of the formative experiences of the last 25 years.
Melbourne could be out of lockdown within a week, if COVID-19 case numbers continue their current trend. But blanket rules such as the new 25km travel radius risk unnecessarily burdening the public.
In politics, what lifts you up can drag you down. To avoid that, Jacinda Ardern’s Labour government will have to examine its political soul.
The pandemic has exacerbated existing issues of connectivity and access, but providers and patients are finding creative solutions.
Northern Ireland is the first UK country to impose a time-limited set of restrictions to try and get on top of the coronavirus.
Other countries have developed and used alert level systems effectively in the management of COVID-19. So why is the UK struggling?
Vaccines only work if enough people take them.
Staff and customers with underlying health conditions are likely to be most at risk at drive-through windows.
The 1996 novel foresaw people’s obsession with video calls – and their eventual disenchantment.
Journalists need to hold firmly to the ethical standards that assure audiences their work is reliable and credible.
Reports of reinfection shouldn’t be cause for alarm. If we gather the right data, they can teach us a lot about the immune response.
Universities have seen widespread COVID-19 outbreaks this fall. Now students are preparing to travel for the holiday, and public health officials are worried.
Lawsuits are being argued in courthouses across the country over the conduct of the election. That could lead to the public losing confidence in the election’s legitimacy.
A senior World Health Organisation envoy caused consternation by proclaiming lockdowns are not a good long-term strategy against COVID-19. But it’s true, and other subtler tactics are better in the long run.
You can still enjoy some of the fun of Halloween celebrations this year, and stay safe. It helps to look back at the origins of some of the spooky traditions.
Delaying a widespread vaccination program would cause not only higher causalities but also long term economic loss for Indonesia.
The differences in sentiment in areas of high and low neighbourhood amenity have been clear under Melbourne’s tough COVID restrictions. It’s further evidence of the impacts of inequity on well-being.
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