Many of them call when they feel there is nowhere else to turn. The girl whose brother was brought home by the pandemic and began to abuse her again. The victim separated from her favorite teacher after a coronavirus-related school closure. The child who called 911 in need of urgent […]
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President Donald Trump has spent the past two weeks demanding — often in all caps on Twitter — that American schools reopen this fall. But America’s biggest school systems are rejecting the president across the country, with one city and county after another opting for virtual education or just a […]
Amazon package Online shopping during lockdowns has given a massive boost to cardboard box manufacturer DS Smith as demand for its packaging rockets. Miles Roberts, chief executive of the FTSE 100 company that supplies customers across Europe and the US, said: “Every week for the past eight weeks has been busier […]
Close-up of African elephant with cut tusks to avoid poaching in Etosha National Park, Namibia: Getty Images/iStockphoto The global expert who helped draft China’s first animal welfare law has a succinct message for protecting wildlife: “If we don’t buy, they don’t die.” Grace Ge Gabriel, Regional Director for Asia at […]
Three months of abstinence was relieved for many when the government introduced lockdown ‘support bubbles’. (Getty Images) Demand for sexual health services has reportedly spiked after government officials relaxed the coronavirus lockdown. Boris Johnson announced on 11 June, people who live alone in England could form “support bubbles”, allowing them […]
UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson is one of 30 players to sign a document demanding certain COVID-19 safety measures. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) After a virtual team meeting Thursday night, 30 UCLA football players united in support behind a document they believe will protect them in their upcoming return […]