Is extreme weather the new normal?

Is extreme weather the new normal?

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The campaign to scrap period tax in Pakistan

Lebanon, Kenya and Jamaica are among the handful of countries that have gotten rid of the ‘period tax’ - the additional charge the government adds to the retail price of sanitary products like pads or tampons. Now, a new campaign has started to scrap the tax in Pakistan. Accordin ...  Show more

How unregulated peptides became the latest health trend

From boosting muscle mass to improving metabolism and skin, there’s now tonnes of claims about what peptides can do on social media. Peptides are short amino acids produced by our bodies naturally, and they aren’t a new concept, they’ve been used in medicine for centuries, Insuli ...  Show more

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