Asni, Morocco — AFP When Moroccan earthquake survivor Khadija Temera was sent to a psychiatrist on Tuesday, she was just one of a hundred newly traumatised patients who would be seen within 24 hours. The powerful quake last Friday killed more than 2,900 people, most of them in remote villages of the High Atlas Mountains. […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Waheed Arian’s life has been shaped by the kindness and compassion of strangers. Now a successful doctor, he arrived in the UK as a 15-year-old refugee from Afghanistan, thousands of miles away from home in an unfamiliar land. When he needed a roof over his head, a refugee let Arian sleep on […]
Study, conducted on mice by University of California, found that mice fed on a timed schedule with a 12-hour eating window had better memory SACRAMENTO, California – A new study has found that intermittent fasting can help fight dementia, or Alzheimer’s disease. Intermittent fasting is a dietary pattern that alternates between peri...
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories – AFP A ‘cat cafe’ in the Gaza Strip aims to “cheer up” Palestinian residents and offer them a respite from the trials of daily life in the Israel-occupied and blockaded territory, its owner said. At the Meow Cat Cafe which opened this week in Gaza City, owner Nehma Maabad set [&...
-Published in Journal of Positive Psychology, study found that random acts of kindness group had a much stronger impact on positive perceptions and emotions. DAVIS, California – A new study has found that random acts of kindness are more effective at reducing symptoms of depression than purposeful planning of activities designed to bring...
ISTANBUL (AA): There has been a surge in Afghan women committing suicides ever since the Taliban’s imposition of restrictions on their education and work opportunities, NGOs claim. Although concrete figures are hard to find, rights groups fear the issue may be bigger than is being reported. A report by local channel Tolo News said there ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan’s parliament has approved new anti-narcotics legislation, removing capital punishment for drug trafficking convicts. “Anti-narcotics bill passed, removing capital punishment,” Commerce Minister Syed Naveed Qamar tweeted. The legislation “Control of Narcotics Substances Act, 2023” was passed during a...
DOHA, Qatar (AA): Qatar on Sunday appointed an ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after a years-long diplomatic rift, state media said. According to Qatar News Agency, Sultan Salmeen Saeed Al Mansouri was appointed as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the UAE by Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. Last month, Qatar an...
Freetown, Sierra Leone (AFP): The lives of young Sierra Leone’s young are mired in poverty and despair. “Kush” offers them relief — however, the nirvana is fleeting and carries a grim price. The recently-emerged drug is making terrible inroads among the young in Sierra Leone, a West African nation ranked among the world...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA): About 9 out of 10 families in cash-strapped Lebanon do not have enough money to buy necessities, the United Nations children’s agency has said. “Families in Lebanon are barely able to meet their most basic needs despite cutting down drastically on expenses,” UNICEF said in a statement. “A growing number of families [&hell...
