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The vulnerability of refugees and asylum seekers to modern slavery
Society, Politics & Law

The vulnerability of refugees and asylum seekers to modern slavery

...out of necessity to escape conflicts or in response to climate change. According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), by the end of 2022, 108.4 million people were forcibly displaced as refugees, asylum seekers or internally displaced people (IDPs). Not only does it mean that 1 in every 74 people worldwide was forced to flee, but it also shows a steady increase year on year...
What can emoji teach us about human civilization?
Languages

What can emoji teach us about human civilization?

...out about child abuse.[3] In education contexts, their visual appeal and intuitiveness as a communication system has made them especially useful with learning for younger, or more vulnerable, children.[4] For adults also they can serve an educational purpose. The fact that they’ve evolved from similar basic practices as all other forms of writing means that examining...
Children are at risk from junk food advertisements on social media
Society, Politics & Law

Children are at risk from junk food advertisements on social media

...out to children in social media. [Toddlers sharing food ] An issue affecting children of all ages Will it be effective? It remains to be seen how this provision will apply. Ireland’s code of practice is merely voluntary, rather than mandatory, and without effective enforcement, it could create a false sense of security, as earlier regulations have done. And there is...
How did Aretha Franklin inspire the civil rights movement?
History & The Arts

How did Aretha Franklin inspire the civil rights movement?

...out at historical political milestones – at the 1968 Democratic party convention in Chicago that shortly followed the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr and Robert F Kennedy, and at the inauguration of the first African American president Barack Obama in 2009. She also performed at pre-inauguration concerts for Democratic party presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill...
History and hope: Education for girls in South Sudan
Education & Development

History and hope: Education for girls in South Sudan

...out within South Sudan in 2013, which ended with a peace deal in 2018, although with episodes of localised internal conflict since then. So it’s not surprising that South Sudan has one of the lowest literacy rates in the world, particularly for girls and women. Ibba Girls School: A Beacon of Hope Ibba Girls Boarding School is a drop in the ocean compared with such deep...
Resilience: The magic ingredient for Olympians?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Resilience: The magic ingredient for Olympians?

...out in letters] A more recent example, from Day 4 of the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games, offers an illustration of the challenges faced by athletes on their journey to the delayed event. During his preparation for the Games, Team GB swimmer Tom Dean had significant disruptions caused by two bouts of COVID-19 with 6 weeks off from training and, upon return, he had...
Can you manage a supply chain?
Money & Business

Can you manage a supply chain?

...out of stock or spending a lot of money keeping stock that you don’t need. So that’s the challenge. When you’ve tried it once, and it might have seemed that you could do it better, you can change certain things about the game, such as where you position yourself in the supply chain to try to keep it stable. And you can keep on practising. So good luck, have a few...
How Bitcoin works
Digital & Computing

How Bitcoin works

...out So what happens if you want to turn your Bitcoins back into a more familiar currency such as pounds or dollars? This function is performed by exchange websites who accept Bitcoins and return other currencies. Bitcoins can be exchanged for currencies such as US dollars, British pounds, Euros, Yen and Roubles, or for credit such as pre-paid credit cards and PayPal...