Don’t grill Byron burger for government’s cheap‑as‑chips immigration tactics
The restaurant chain is facing a boycott for shopping illegal workers to the authorities. But is that really fair?
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From the temple to the street: how Sikh kitchens are becoming the new food banks
From post-earthquake Nepal to serving the homeless poor in the UK, food services offered by Sikh temples contribute to public life and humanitarian relief.
Could wild mangoes solve the world’s chocolate crisis?
A little-known fruit could provide an alternative to cocoa butter.
Haitian cholera victims could soon bring the UN to court
In October 2010, a cholera outbreak began in Haiti for the first time in more than 100 years. The strain that was brought into Haiti has been traced to a region in Nepal from which a UN peacekeeping contingent…
Ceaușescu’s orphans: what a regressive abortion law does to a country
The ‘global gag’ will not lower the rate of abortions, but it will increase misery and suffering.
English lessons alone won’t boost employment in South Asia
With a joint population of 1.6 billion, the South Asian countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are home to nearly one quarter of the world’s population. It is the most…
Food‑borne tropical disease outbreak strikes the US
A food-borne illness is spreading quickly through the United States, an investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed. The disease, called cyclosporiasis, is common…
Why isn’t the UK a safer place to give birth?
Save The Children’s latest State of the World’s Mothers report highlights the impact of rising inequality on maternal deaths.
Indonesia earthquake: how scrap tyres could stop buildings collapsing
Researchers are using a rubber-soil mixture to make earthquake-proof foundations.
Herd immunity: can the UK get there?
The vaccination levels needed to cross the line might not be achievable at all, even in the long term.
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