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University of Amsterdam When it comes to political representation of women, political scientists Liza Mügge and Zahra Runderkamp give the Netherlands a failing grade. They say the current political process hinders both the entry and retention rates of women in politics. However, the upcoming elections offer a ray of hope. Sigrid Kaag, party leader D’66 PhD candidate Zahra Runderkamp is currently researching the representation of women in politics and the high drop-out rate. Liza Mügge, asso...

‘20 out of 30 districts of Sindh not providing mental health facilities’ National February 2, 2021 SUKKUR: As many as 20 out of 30 districts of Sindh do not have mental health facilities, while one of the most underprivileged districts, Tharparkar, has taken the lead to initiate the provision of sustained mental health programme through a network of health workforce. During the concluding ceremony of a three-day training workshop on ‘Telehelp Services on Mental Health’, Chairman, Sind...

  TORONTO -- COVID-19 hasn’t just worsened mental health across the country — it’s also cut access to specific medical treatments for those who struggle from severe depression, such as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). But the pressure of a pandemic has also spurred scientists to focus on some new therapies in order to keep helping patients, turning necessity into opportunity. One patient who underwent an experimental therapy during the pandemic believes it could change lives, and eve...

Community health workers to be engaged to curb mental illnesses in Thar Community health workers to be engaged to curb mental illnesses in Thar According to the World Health Organisation, around 34% people in developing countries suffer from mental health disorders. PHOTO: FILE HYDERABAD: As Sindh faces a dearth of psychiatrists, despite the ever-rising number of cases of mental illnesses, the Sindh government, in a first, is going to employ community health workers in Tharparkar district to ...

ADELANI ADEPEGBA takes a look at the social media activities of the immediate past President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, and the...

University of Amsterdam Brexit expert Jonathan Zeitlin reflects on the Brexit deal that came into effect on 1 January 2021. ‘When we last spoke about Brexit, I wondered if the transition period would be the beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning. Now we know that it is just the end of the beginning. It will be a never-ending story of further negotiations and agreements.’ 1 January 2021 the Brexit deal came into effect, after months of negotiations, containing new rules for how th...

Saying sorry does not cut it, says criminologist 20 Jan 2021 / 15:00 H. PETALING JAYA: Someone who slaps a person in public and then apologises for the incident should not be allowed to get away with it, said criminologist Datuk Seri Akhbar Satar. He said the courts should not give the man any sympathy and punish him accordingly for the offences he committed. “His apology should be ignored. Firstly, because someone like him will do it again if he is not punished. He also needs to learn tha...

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Rising from the Ashes: Lanesboro student scoops BTYSTE prize Local student Orla Lyons has wowed the BTYSTE judges with her project Reporter:  ); Students and staff at Lanesboro Community College were bursting with pride last Friday when Orla Lyons was announced the first prize winner of the Biological and Ecological Senior Individual Category of the 57th BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE), which took place online this year. The 17-year-old’s project, entitled ‘Rising fr...