Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock At the start of the pandemic, there was concern that certain drugs for high blood pressure might be linked with worse outcomes for COVID-19 patients. Because of how the drugs work, it was feared they would make it easier for the coronavirus to get inside the body’s cells. Nevertheless,Continue Reading
The protesters also voiced opposition to public hangings Aurat Azadi (Women’s liberation) March at Lahore Liberty Roundabout on September 12, 2020. Screenshot from YouTube video by Ilme Alim. Translation: Why liberal women are against capital punishment? Pakistani women staged mass demonstrations in the country’s major cities on September 12 demanding justice and accountabilityContinue Reading
Many children have busy and rigid schedules. VGstockstudio/Shutterstock As a mother of three grown-up children, I vividly recall the panic I felt when the annual six-week summer school holidays approached. Weeks of potential chaos loomed ahead as the regular routines were disrupted. My psychological knowledge just added to the stress.Continue Reading
Pexels Men have long been recognised as being most at risk of suicide, but the Office for National Statistics recently reported the highest annual rate of female suicides in the UK since 2004. This increase in female self-inflicted deaths comes at the same time as concerns the pandemic may increaseContinue Reading
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Sporting events and initiatives could help strengthen ties between the Gulf states and Israel. EFKS/Shutterstock Back in 2016, I was excited for the Bahrain Women’s National team to compete in the Aphrodite Cup, an international football tournament held in Cyprus. Bahrain’s team, of which I was in charge, had previouslyContinue Reading
After an urgent debate initiated by the European Union, the UN Human Rights Council has condemned human rights violations in Belarus following the country’s disputed election in August. On September 18, the council passed a resolution instructing the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to enhance its scrutiny of theContinue Reading
IPL 2020, CSK vs RR: Sanju Samson was the top-scorer for Rajasthan Royals.© Twitter Rajasthan Royals batsman Sanju Samson thanked former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar for praising his 74-run knock from just 32 balls against Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday. Taking to Twitter, Tendulkar lauded the ”clean striking” by Samson whichContinue Reading
According to the National Statistics Service, every fifth British resident experienced symptoms of depression during COVID-19. This figure is twice as high as the statistics of 2019, which is an alarming signal of the mental health state in the UK. Particularly troubling are the statistics among young people between theContinue Reading
IPL 2020, KKR vs MI: Kieron Pollard will hold the key for Mumbai Indians’ middle-order.© AFP Kuldeep Yadav is one of the new crop of cricketers who have added new dimensions to the sport in India. A left-arm chinaman bowler is a rarity to start with and it takes aContinue Reading
