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Coronavirus reaction: Sinophobia with Western characteristics

Analysis Ahmed Olayinka Sule - 24 Feb 2020

Western media has racialised the coronavirus outbreak, leading to increased Sinophobia in several countries. Such dehumanisation of a race has no place in functioning democracies

WHO urges calm as China coronavirus death toll reaches 2000

Article Laurent Thomet - 19 Feb 2020

More than 74 000 people have now been infected by the virus in China, with hundreds more cases in some 25 countries

China coughs, investors catch a chill

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 31 Jan 2020

The outbreak of the coronavirus is having a negative effect on global markets

The global spread of the coronavirus: Where is it?

Article Agency - 28 Jan 2020

A virus similar to the SARS pathogen has claimed 81 lives since emerging in a market in the central Chinese city...

End the global media crisis to build democracy

Article Mark M Nelson - 22 Nov 2019

Raising development assistance for the media could help to advance other development goals

Musician hunted in Kenya, humiliated in South Africa, at home in Canada

Article Jan Borman - 15 Nov 2019

After coming out as gay, the Kenyan musician fled to South Africa seeking asylum. Yet he faced discrimination here too

Strip away the blackface that causes so much pain

Article Colin Chasi 1 - 25 Sep 2019

Canada’s leader, seen as an antidote America’s Donald Trump, is accused of concealing prejudice

Finished at 23, eSports players peer nervously into retirement

Article bogdan TagDiv - 22 Aug 2019

In the most frenzied eSports games, players can be finished by 23 because reactions supposedly slow after that

Industry and campaigners spar over carbon tax

Article Beatrice Debut - 17 Jul 2019

The new tax, the first of its type in Africa, was cautiously introduced last month in the first of several gradual step

Guardian angels hit Montreal’s clubs to tackle harassment

Article Louis Baudoin - 14 Jul 2019

Night clubs and rave organizers have turned to the group to tackle gropers

Canada bans capture and breeding of dolphins, whales

Article Agency - 11 Jun 2019

The bill, first proposed in 2015 and now awaiting symbolic royal approval

More exposure’ for women’s game: New Zealand ‘keeper Nayler has World Cup goal

Article Agency - 10 Jun 2019

The Ferns' goalkeeper believes that her team can bring more attention to football in her country

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The HSS Awards honours scholarly works based on their social relevance and contribution to the humanities and social sciences

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Response to the report of the independent assessors

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

VUT welcomes the publishing of the report of the independent assessors to investigate concerns of poor governance, leadership, management, corruption and fraud at the university.

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