Reviving Tigray’s Health System to Prevent Maternal Deaths

On November 22nd, 2023, for the first time in over a year after the conflict, surgeons at Adi Daero Primary Hospital started to bring life into the world again. Forty-year-old Wahid Hadush became the first mother to deliver a healthy baby via Cesarean section. Wahid had traveled from Adi-Abagi with an ambulance. Upon her arrival, doctors realized that her child had a non-reassuring fetal heartbeat pattern, meaning the child’s heart […]

January 10, 2024

APO International

Ethiopia-United Kingdom (UK) ties to enter ‘new era’

UK pledges to increase dev’t aid to 200 mln Euros. Ethiopia and United Kingdom (UK) have finalized to ink the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to scale up the diplomatic ties to strategic partnership level, said Ethiopian Ambassador to UK. In an exclusive interview with The Ethiopian Herald, Ethiopian Ambassador to the UK Teferi Melesse said that the activities are ongoing to elevate the diplomatic ties between the two parties. The […]

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Opinion Pieces

School uniforms may trigger sensory overload in kids who are sensitive to fabrics – our research can help

macniak Lizette Diedericks, University of Pretoria and Karin van Niekerk, University of Pretoria Many people live with what’s known as sensory over-reactivity or over-responsiveness. Those with this condition experience an over-reaction to sensory stimuli, such as touch. When overstimulated, the brain triggers a fight-or-flight response, which can lead to irritability, withdrawing from people, and temper tantrums. Over time individuals can learn to manage this condition, but children often struggle. This […]

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Health / Medical

Stressed out? Why mindfulness and meditation help us cope with the world

By Lucy Draper-Clarke, University of the Witwatersrand In a world fraught with anxiety, stress, and environmental and humanitarian disasters, people are looking for ways to cope. Many have turned to practices originating in ancient eastern philosophies for guidance. Among these is mindfulness, which is linked to meditation. Lucy Draper-Clarke, researcher and author of The Compassionate Activist, spoke to health & medicine editor Nadine Dreyer about looking inwards and cultivating compassion, […]

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Sport

Australian Open Men’s Seeds

Melbourne, Jan 10, 2024 (AFP) - Men's singles seeds for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year, which starts on Sunday at Melbourne Park: Men's singles 1. Novak Djokovic (SRB), Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 3. Daniil Medvedev (RUS), 4. Jannik Sinner (ITA), 5. Andrey Rublev (RUS), 6. Alexander Zverev (GER), 7. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE), 8. Holger Rune (DEN), 9. Hubert Hurkacz (POL), 10. Alex de Minaur (AUS), […]

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Namibia

45-year-old woman apprehended when discovered with an alleged stash of illicit fuel

A 45-year-old woman was apprehended when discovered with an alleged stash of illicit fuel and unable to furnish evidence of purchase at Okatope village this past Saturday. She was found holding 45 containers of diesel - 25 liters each, one 20-liter diesel container, five 5-liter diesel containers, and an empty 20-liter container, amounting to a total value of N$25,307. The individual was scheduled to make an appearance at the Ondangwa […]

January 10, 2024 9

World

No security clearance for first leg of Rahul Gandhi’s pan-India march yet

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's team says they are yet to get security clearance to begin a nationwide march next week.The march was slated to start from the northeastern region of Manipur. Rahul Gandhi plans to cover more than 6000 kilometers over 66 days spanning the breadth of the country from east to west ahead of elections later this year. But government officials say fresh violence in the riot-hit region […]

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Sport

Australian Open Women’s Seeds

Women's singles seeds for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year, which starts on Sunday at Melbourne Park: Women's singles 1. Iga Swiatek (POL), 2. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR), 3. Elena Rybakina (KAZ), 4. Coco Gauff (USA), 5. Jessica Pegula (USA), 6. Ons Jabeur (TUN), 7. Marketa Vondrousova (CZE), 8. Maria Sakkari (GRE), 9. Barbora Krejcikova (CZE), 10. Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA), 11. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT), 12. […]

January 10, 2024 7

Entertainment

Sinéad O’Connor died of natural causes, London coroner says

Following months of speculation the Southwark coroner's court in London has released a brief statement regarding singer-songwriter, Sinéad O'Connor's death, The Guardian reports. "This is to confirm that Ms. O'Connor died of natural causes. The coroner has therefore ceased their involvement in her death.", Southwark coroner's court in London, via The Guardian. O'Connor died at the age of 56 last July in Herne Hill, London. Her death was not being […]

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