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Fleeing Russian bombs while battling Facebook. A Meta problem Ukrainian journalists did not need. - Coda Story

The challenge of local journalism and of censoring during war. "Facebook says it’s fighting disinformation and blocking Russian propaganda. But independent newsrooms in eastern Ukraine say they’re being restricted under the same rules."
Source: codastory.com

Watch a Jet Suit Pilot Fly Onto a Ship to Trial the Tech for Fighting Pirates

The jet suit is made by UK-based Gravity Industries, whose founder Richard Browning was himself in the Royal Marine Reserves for a time.
Source: singularityhub.com

The New Zealand shoe project fighting high suicide rates - BBC News: New Zealand has the highest rates of youth suicide

The New Zealand shoe project fighting high suicide rates - BBC News: New Zealand has the highest rates of youth suicide in the developed world. Those left behind are trying to do something about it.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Brexit and Trump explained and how (liberal) globalists have probably got it wrong. "When and Why Nationalism Beats Globalism:

Brexit and Trump explained and how (liberal) globalists have probably got it wrong. "When and Why Nationalism Beats Globalism: And how moral psychology can help explain and reduce tensions between the two. ... ... globalists often support high levels of immigration and reductions in national sovereignty;...
Source: the-american-interest.com

What can this Peru slum teach the world about stopping the spread of TB?: Peru, one of the hotspots for tuberculosis, has

What can this Peru slum teach the world about stopping the spread of TB?: Peru, one of the hotspots for tuberculosis, has some of the highest global recovery rates thanks to a community-based method for fighting the disease
Source: theguardian.com