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Mothers who were caring for a new baby during lockdown were twice as likely to be struck by postnatal depression, according to a study.  University College London experts surveyed 162 London-based women with infants younger than six months old between May and June last year. Almost half (47 per cent) said they were suffering from guilt, anxiety and exhaustion among other symptoms, which fitted the definition of the illness. For comparison, estimates from multiple studies in Europe suggest rates were at one in five (23 per cent) before the pandemic.  Experts blamed the rise on the burden of ...

As the Biden Administration re-engages Iran and reviews US policy toward North Korea, analysts are debating whether a “transactional” approach that focuses on reducing the nuclear threat is sufficient, or whether the U.S. should seek a transformative “grand bargain.” Both arguments have some merit, but the perceived distinction between them is a false one.

HANOI — Every January or February, Le The Linh and his wife pack their children into their car and drive 80 miles to visit family in Haiphong, a port city east of the capital, for Lunar New Year. But this time, as they reached the last stretch of the Hanoi-Haiphong Highway, a police officer approached and pointed them toward a group of guards in face masks under a makeshift tent. It was one of 16 checkpoints erected around Haiphong to control travel into and out of the city ahead of the Tet Festival holiday. The Linhs joined a lineup of other travelers, nervously waiting for their turn in t...

Why and How to use Baidu for Ecommerce Success in China March 9, 2021 at 8:50 AM EST By Marcus Pentzek, Searchmetrics Share on email While Western firms might see China as a source of competition, the flipside is that it also provides a huge ecommerce opportunity for U.S. retailers and brands. Analyzing the Scale and Breadth of the Opportunity The Chinese ecommerce market was forecast to hit $1.62 trillion by the end of 2020 — that’s over double the size of the U.S. And thanks to rapid urbanization and the rise of the middle class, there are now 900 million internet us...

The prisoner swap deal envisaged exchanging an Israeli woman, whose identity was not disclosed, for two Syrian citizens, Nihal al-Maqt and Dhiyab Qahmuz, one of whom...