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Indonesian floods: How the climate crisis affects the Global South

6th February 2020

Dyani Sheppard Writer New Year’s Eve in Indonesia was greeted with heavy rains across its capital city of Jakarta, and they soon proved to be deadly. Although heavy rains are typical of the monsoon season, this year they were particularly extreme, causing fatal mudslides and flooding, which took the lives of at least 66 people. ...


Over a third of women experience unwanted violence during consensual sex

6th February 2020

Ella Bagameri & Lucy Donaldson Writers A third of UK women under 40 have experienced unwanted choking, slapping, gagging, and spitting during consensual sex. “Women don’t die from rough sex. Women die because men are violent to them.” Karen Ingala-Smith, chief executive of the domestic violence charity Nia. Violence during consensual sex is becoming more ...