Women’s pain is often not believed – here’s how to make your voice heard when seeking help: One survey found over half of female respondents had had their pain dismissed by a clinician. Keronn art/ Shutterstock When you go to the doctor, you expect they’ll listen to your concerns and help fix whatever problem you …
Good Friday Agreement: 25 years on, the British government is seeking to undo key terms of the peace deal: The Good Friday Agreement ended a conflict that claimed more than 3,500 lives between 1968 and 1998. It is estimated that one-third of the adult population in Northern Ireland has been directly affected by bereavement, physical …
Social pressures leave parents feeling judged for seeking help for sick children: Prostock-studio/Shutterstock As a parent, your primary concern is always to do the right thing for your child. No parent wants their child to suffer because they failed to seek help. But although protecting your child’s health is the primary social expectation you face …
UK immigration: creating a spectacle around people seeking asylum generates fear and chaos, not solutions: Suella Braverman's Chinook flight to an immigration holding facility in Kent is the latest move in a decade of border spectacle. Gareth Fuller / PA images When the Home Office left a group of people seeking asylum stranded at London’s …
Indian Matchmaking: English can be a valuable asset for young women seeking husbands – but it can also backfire: After a popular and controversial first season, Netflix’s Indian Matchmaking is back with more Mumbai elites and American Desis (diasporic South Asians) looking for love. The show offers a glimpse into matrimonial negotiations and the arranged …
Long COVID: with no treatment options, it’s little wonder people are seeking unproven therapies like ‘blood washing’: Schira/Shutterstock A recent investigation published by the British Medical Journal revealed that long COVID patients are travelling abroad to seek expensive “blood washing” treatment. This experimental treatment – the medical name for which is apheresis – involves taking …
Eggs and sperm can now be stored for up to 55 years – here’s what that means for donors and people seeking fertility treatment: The new storage limits may give people more flexibility when it comes to their fertility treatment. Ekaterina Georgievskaia/ Shutterstock The UK government has just extended the period that gametes (eggs and …
LGBTI refugees seeking protection in Kenya struggle to survive in a hostile environment: An activist leaves Kenya's high court after a 2019 ruling refused to scrap laws criminalising homosexuality. TONY KARUMBA/AFP via Getty Images Kenya is now the second biggest refugee hosting country in Africa. Of its over half a million refugees, over a thousand …
Hungary: election triumph for Viktor Orbán is a warning to progressive parties seeking a marriage of convenience with the far right: Hungary’s ultra-conservative prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has preserved his two-thirds super majority in the country’s parliamentary elections. Orbán faced a coalition of six major opposition parties, who made the historic decision to run together …
South Africa in the news: Seeking to change deadbeat image, Zimbabwe pays debt: After 20 years of not paying its debts, Zimbabwe is taking steps to clean up its balance sheet and its image by making payments to major creditors.: “South Africa” – BingNews Huawei Nova Y60 – Get yours today: The Huawei Nova Y60 …
Seeking jobs abroad isn’t an option for young Nigerians: they don’t have the right skills: Millions of young Nigerians live on the streets of Lagos and survive through street trading. Pius Utomi EkpeI/AFP via Getty Images Nigeria is sitting on a demographic goldmine which could transform the economy. About 60% of Nigeria’s 200 million people …
Job seeking is the religious pilgrimage of the 21st-century: “It’s the journey, not the destination” seems like a modern proverb, because it emphasises experiences over results and promises personal transformation. However, millennia ago, theologians like Saint Augustine described life itself as a pilgrimage through the world, returning to God by purifying the self. While many …
What women in Malawi told us about infertility and seeking help: In Malawi, childbearing remains an important and expected part of married adult life. Jeffrey Davis/GettyImages In Malawi, about 2% of childless women experience infertility – difficulty conceiving or carrying a pregnancy to term. Another 10.5% experience infertility after the birth of at least one …
Cyprus: what is Elam, the far-right nationalist party seeking success after the demise of Golden Dawn?: A new shadow looms over Cypriot politics. Not much is known about the country’s far right, but Elam’s recent gains in the May 2021 general election put the party on the map for good. Elam originally started in 2008 …
South Africa in the news: Woman seeking to exit hotel quarantine may leave tonight as two further actions launched: The second application has been brought by South African native and Irish resident Charlene Heyns, who returned to Ireland from South Africa on 9 April last. Power for Heyns, a healthcare worker based …: “South Africa” …
South Africa in the news: New KZN DA leader Francois Rodgers to focus on seeking unity within the party: Natal, Francois Rodgers, says his main focus will be seeking unity in the DA. Rodgers was victorious at the DA’s elective conference in Durban. He has served as the party’s chief whip in the KZN …: …
South Africa in the news: Cricket South Africa writes to ICC seeking financial redress after Australia abort Test tour: Cricket South Africa (CSA) has written to the International Cricket Council seeking redress following Australia’s withdrawal from a three-Test tour over Covid-19 concerns.: “South Africa” – BingNews Kenyan company buys into UK power storage: Kenya’s JCG …
South Africa in the news: Golden generation: The Indian pace bowlers who are seeking to dismantle England’s batting lineup: Ishant Sharma’s swing and Jasprit Bumrah’s pace are among the challenges England’s batsmen will face in their Test series against India …: “South Africa” – BingNews Johnson & Johnson asks FDA to approve world’s first single-dose …