Saints of Past Ages: Florence Nightingale overcame the limits set on proper Victorian women – and brought modern science and statistics to nursing
MELISSA PRITCHARD, author of a biographical novel about Nightingale, looks at the life and legacy of the “Lady with the Lamp”…
Gap between world’s Christian and Muslim populations expected to narrow by 2060
The gap between the world’s Christian and Muslim populations is expected to narrow by 2060 but the US is expected to retain its position as the nation where the most Christians live, according to projections from the Pew Research Center. The Pew data predicts that while the number of Christians in the world will grow […]
From ending sex slavery to child soldiers, campaigners say more data needed
Thomson Reuters Foundation More and better data is needed to track progress in the global drive to eradicate modern slavery and human trafficking as many victims – including people trafficked for their organs and child soldiers – are going uncounted, leading anti-slavery groups say. About 40 million people were trapped as slaves last year – […]
‘Typical’ Aussie a 38-year-old female who is married with two children, according to preliminary Census data release
The ‘typical’ Australian is a 38-year-old female who is married with two children, has completed Year 12 and lives in a three bedroom house with two motor vehicles, according to preliminary data from last year’s Census in Australia. Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday also showed that the typical Australian male […]