Japan’s huge army of under-employed ex-housewives
Yumiko Suzuki Yumiko Suzuki spent seven years at home raising her children before returning to work There are plenty of smart, educated women in Japan who could be driving the country out of its current economic slump to a stunning pandemic recovery. But the country’s rigid hiring system – and male-dominated leadership – remain a […]
‘Government must publish contact-tracing app data’
PA Media The NHS Covid-19 app is set to become available to everyone in England and Wales on Thursday A leading health charity is demanding details about how England and Wales’ contact-tracing app fared in tests. The app is due to launch on Thursday. It has been trialled in the London Borough of Newham as […]
Best Fifa Awards 2022: Sarina Wiegman and Alexia Putellas win major women’s honours
Earps, who plays for Manchester United in the Women’s Super League, started all six of England’s games at Euro 2022 as they won the competition. The 29-year-old kept four clean sheets and let in just two goals and was named in the team of the tournament. She also recently became the first goalkeeper to keep […]
Will fingerprint data point Taliban to targets?
Getty Images A US solider collects biometric information from a villager in 2012 “We would go into villages and enrol people into this biometric data system,” US Marine Special Operations Command veteran Peter Kiernan recalls. “You had a device about 12 inches by six inches wide. It would scan their fingerprints, it would scan their […]
Strade Bianche: Mathieu van der Poel and Chantal van den Broek-Blaak claim Dutch double
Mathieu van der Poel completed a Netherlands double in Strade Bianche after Chantal van den Broek-Blaak had earlier won the women’s race in Siena. Van der Poel, 26, punched clear on the final climb to win by five seconds from world champion Julian Alaphilippe. Ex-Tour de France winner Egan Bernal was third with Ineos Grenadiers […]
How plastic became a victim of its own success
Getty Images Leo Baekeland invented Bakelite, the world’s first first fully synthetic plastic “Unless I am very much mistaken, this invention will prove important in the future.” Leo Baekeland wrote those words in his journal on 11 July, 1907. He was in a good mood. Aged 43, he’d done well. Born in Belgium, his dad […]
UK death toll Europe’s worst, and adviser quits
Getty Images The UK’s death toll is now higher than Italy’s, and second only to the US The news that more people with Covid-19 have died in Britain than in any other European country makes the front of several newspapers. “From bad to worst,” is the headline in the Daily Mirror, which says ministers are […]
La Vuelta Femenina: Marianne Vos wins stage four to extend overall lead
1. Marianne Vos (Ned/Jumbo-Visma) 3hrs 26mins 24secs 2. Emma Norsgaard (Den/Movistar Team Women) Same time 3. Marlen Reusser (Swi/Team SD Worx) 4. Blanka Vas (Hun/SD Worx) 5. Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned/Movistar Team Women) 6. Lizzie Deignan (GB/Trek-Segafredo) 7. Elise Chabbey (Swi/Canyon-Sram) 8. Chloe Dygert (US/Canyon-Sram) 9. Silvia Persico (Ita/UAE Team ADQ) 10. Tamara Dronova (Rus/Israel […]
Women’s World Cup: England can do something ‘incredible’ – Amy Jones
England lie seventh in the eight-team table. Pakistan, the lowest-ranked nation in the tournament, are the only other side without a win. England’s most straightforward route back into the tournament would be to win all four of their remaining games, then hope favourites Australia beat India on Saturday. To do that, they will have turn […]
Canada women’s team to go on strike over funding cuts, says captain Christine Sinclair
Canada captain Christine Sinclair says the national women’s team will go on strike over pay equity concerns and a lack of funding that they believe will compromise their performances. The players released a joint statement, external on Friday condemning Canada Soccer’s “continued inability to support its national teams”. They are set to face the United […]