#Countries

Kentah Gwanjez

GWANJEZ

Caesarean Sections Were Performed In Africa Long Before They Were Standardized Across The World. C-sections were invented in Africa long before Europe, and the rest of the world fully mastered

Lilo the Autistic Queer

A_Silent_Child

I live in Seattle. We have statewide regulations determining that it is ok for doctors to deny lifesaving care to #COVID19 patients if they have underlying conditions. I am afraid

Devutopia

D_Raval

Much of the debate on whether to bail out Branson’s airline or not is too narrow. It either focuses on saving jobs and air routes or not bailing out a

Gavin Sheridan

gavinsblog

I spent the weekend in Cologne, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Obviously travelling now you observe differences between how different places are approaching the pandemic 1/ First off

Pierre Monnin

Pierre_Monnin

Central bank market neutrality is a myth!CBs take non-neutral decisions all the time. They cannot avoid their scrutiny and discussion, especially where there is market failure like, e.g., for climate

Gro-Tsen

gro_tsen

OK, I'd like to raise the point and ask questions about what I think are the two possible main strategies for dealing with an epidemic:① stop it at all costs,②

Rami Ismail (رامي)

tha_rami

I don't know if I ever told this story here on Twitter, but since it's relevant to the Western tradition of claiming scientific progress, let me tell you this story.

Stephen Franks

franks_lawyer

1/n Our conventions for the period without a Parliament evolved over generations as bi-partisan commitment to democratic bottom lines. Incumbent rulers in corrupt countries use state resources and power to

Kate Bevan

katebevan

I'm really over hearing how brilliant Asian countries have been at containing Covid and "oh, we should follow their lead, we are really shit". Taiwan has imposed a really repressive,

Dr Ebun Joseph

EbunJoseph1

1)This is the picture of white denial & privilege. A non-Black mid age, male takes on role of expert on race & racism! You’ve just minimised the deaths of Toyosi

Alejandro J. Ganimian

aganimian

NEW @BrookingsGlobal report w/@EmiVegasV + @rickhess99 (@AEI) that offers some guidance for developing countries on how to integrate technology into their school systems.You can read the full report at: https://brook.gs/3hps63n .But

Sam Lowe

SamuelMarcLowe

This is a really excellent piece by @MESandbu arguing, rightly, that globalisation did and does not stop governments taking measures to prepare for a pandemic, and that openness, particularly the

Chief Quanta

ChiefQuanta

Nobody questions why Saudi and the Gulf States turned their backs on the millions of suffering Syrian refugees, preferring to instead insult and denigrate the same western countries that opened

ابراهيم المقاتل الصاخب

ibnErnest

Islamic law is based not on our intellect, but on revelation. Intellect may complement revelation, but ultimately it must remain in submission to revelation.But if you want to understand the

Team Meatball

JayPrimetown

April 1, 2020 Coronavirus Update: Total new cases today: 76,870. This is 1,400+ new cases more than yesterday's total of 75,473Total new deaths: 4,843 (Yesterday's total 4,341)Total deaths overall: 47,192

Ammar Khan

rogueonomist

Turning Trash into Gold. A thread.Karachi generates more than 13k tons of trash/solid waste daily, and if you live in Karachi, you know it's everywhere. Karachi generates about 0.44kg of