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Women at higher heart disease risk than men, especially in the years leading up to menopause: Study
Updated on Dec 01, 2020 10:26 AM IST
A new research has revealed that women are more vulnerable to heart failure or stroke than men and to prevent it, early intervention strategies for good cardiovascular health are important during midlife and during menopause
Dallas [US] | Asian News International | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz
Singer Elton John calls for wider HIV testing to curb transmissions amid Covid-19 and end new cases in England by 2030
To mark Worlds AIDS Day on Tuesday amid concerns that Covid-19 has affected access to tests and medication, England’s first HIV Commission - established by the Terrence Higgins Trust, National AIDS Trust and Elton John AIDS Foundation - will publish 20 recommendations to eradicate new HIV cases by 2030.
Updated on Dec 01, 2020 10:10 AM IST
London | Reuters
Football in hijab: Thai Muslim lesbians tackle stereotypes
Thailand, a largely conservative Buddhist society, is known for its relaxed attitude towards gender and sexual diversity, with homosexuality decriminalised as early as 1956. Yet LGBT+ people face widespread discrimination, particularly outside the country’s capital Bangko.
Updated on Nov 30, 2020 08:02 PM IST
Pattani, Thailand | Reuters | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta
Serotonin promotes patience in parts of brain. Here’s how
Serotonin, the hormone which determines the level of patience, has been found by a study done on mice to also dictate whether one will crave instant gratification or will calmly anticipate the reward.
Updated on Nov 30, 2020 02:04 PM IST
Okinawa, Japan | Asian News International | Posted by: Alfea Jamal
Poland’s Warsaw hit by protests against abortion ban
Poland’s feminist organization Strajk Kobiet has organized a protest in downtown Warsaw on Saturday to draw public attention to the decision of Poland’s Constitutional Court to outlaw abortions.
Updated on Nov 29, 2020 02:15 PM IST
Warsaw [Poland] | Asian News International | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta
Tips on how to help a friend, your spouse/partner or another family member going through anxiety
While you are no professional therapist, it is always good to know the basics of mental health and tips on what to say (or not) to your loved one who is feeling completely overwhelmed by their anxiety
Updated on Nov 29, 2020 01:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Zarafshan Shiraz
Pope Francis appoints first African-American cardinal to make the Roman Catholic Church more inclusive
To make the Roman Catholic Church more inclusive, transparent and more focused on defending the most vulnerable members of society after his death, Pope Francis created 13 new cardinals on Saturday including the first African-American
Updated on Nov 29, 2020 08:51 AM IST
Vatican City | Agence France-Presse | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz
Bakhtawar Bhutto gets engaged to Mahmood Choudhry in intimate ceremony in Karachi. Keeps mother Benazir Bhutto close with framed portrait. SEE PICS
Bakhtawar Bhutto, daughter of the late (former) prime minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto and Asif Ali Zardari got engaged to Dubai-based businessmanMahmood Choudhry in a small ceremony at Bilawal House in Karachi, Pakistan.
Updated on Nov 30, 2020 08:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by: Alfea Jamal
‘Women lawyers are hampered by systemic discrimination and gender barriers’ Justice Gita Mittal
While the number of women graduating from the leading law schools and working at junior levels in the legal profession is equal to their male counterparts, this does not translate to equal representation at workplace or later at higher positions.
Updated on Nov 28, 2020 04:46 PM IST
Sonipat | Press Trust of India | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta
Low-income parents lonelier in pandemic, says British royal Kate
Parents living in deprived areas are at higher risk of feeling lonely due to Covid-19, British royal Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, said on Friday as she unveiled research that also highlighted the pandemic’s impact on women’s mental health.
Updated on Nov 28, 2020 09:43 AM IST
Reuters | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta
Scotland becomes first nation in the world to make menstrual sanitary products free in step against ‘period poverty’
Scotland on Tuesday made sanitary products free to all women, becoming the first nation in the world to take such a step against “period poverty.”
Updated on Nov 28, 2020 10:38 AM IST
London | Reuters | Posted by: Alfea Jamal
In prison, with periods and no pads: Life in a Thai jail
Last year, each female inmate at Chaiyaphum Prison, which houses some 2,100 prisoners about five hours north of the capital, got 12 sanitary pads, 10 times less than the 120 inmates are due under an annual quota. Thai law requires all prisons to provide sanitary pads to female inmates free of charge, but does not specify how many.
Updated on Nov 27, 2020 05:13 PM IST
Bangkok | Reuters | Posted by: Alfea Jamal
Babies born extremely preterm are at the greatest risk of hospital admission throughout childhood: Study
A new study has revealed that preterm birth is a strong predictor of childhood illness but the risk declines as these children grow up. However, it remains unclear at what age this begins to happen and how these changes vary by week of gestational age at birth
Updated on Nov 27, 2020 08:46 AM IST
London | Press Trust of India | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz
UN releases USD 25 million to organisations fighting violence against women and to help victims and survivors
UN has released 25 million US dollars from its emergency fund and asked UNFPA and UN Women to channel at least 30 per cent of it to organisations preventing violence against women and help victims and survivors with access to medical care, family planning, legal advice, safe spaces, mental health services and counselling
Updated on Nov 26, 2020 10:47 AM IST
New York [US] | Asian News International | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz
Meghan Markle: three years of highs and lows
Meghan Markle has experienced remarkable highs and lows during a tumultuous three-year period in which she married into royalty and became a mother before souring on life in Britain and returning to the United States.
Updated on Nov 25, 2020 11:21 PM IST
London | Agence France-Presse | Posted by: Alfea Jamal
Indian teenage sex trafficking survivor sold to a brothel in Sonagachi wins ‘unprecedented’ compensation
A teenage trafficking survivor in India has won ₹9 lakh ($12,165) in a rare payout that lawyers said was “unprecedented” in size under the country’s compensation schemes for victims. The survivor was 13 when she was trafficked from eastern Odisha state and sold to a brothel in Sonagachi, India’s largest red-light district in the city of Kolkata, her lawyer said.
Updated on Nov 25, 2020 09:45 AM IST
Chennai | Reuters| Posted by: Alfea Jamal
Neuroscientists find social isolation provokes brain activity similar to that seen during hunger cravings. Here’s how
The researchers found that after one day of total isolation, the sight of people having fun together activates the same brain region that lights up when someone who hasn’t eaten all day sees a picture of a plate of cheesy pasta.
Updated on Nov 26, 2020 09:36 AM IST
Massachusetts | Asian News International | Posted by: Alfea Jamal
‘Happiest Season’ spotlights LGBT love in Christmas rom-com
“Happiest Season,” out on Hulu on Friday and starring Kristen Stewart, breaks the mold as a romantic comedy about a lesbian couple set around the holidays.
Updated on Nov 24, 2020 08:03 PM IST
Los Angeles | Reuters | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta
‘Whole new kind of busy and tired’, says Gigi Hadid, gives sneak peak of holiday decor as she gears to celebrate with Zayn Malik and their daughter, baby ‘Zigi’. SEE PICS
Ever since her birth in September, Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik have been very secretive about their daughter, so much so that fans came up with the name ‘Baby Zigi’ for the little one since the couple never shared any details about her, let alone a name.
Updated on Nov 24, 2020 06:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by: Alfea Jamal
Kareena Kapoor Khan-Taimur bonding over pottery making in Dharamshala is cutest thing on the Internet today
‘Brilliant struff’: Mommy-to-be Kareena Kapoor Khan trying a hand at pottery with her ‘lil man’ Taimur, during their Dharamshala trip, will brush aside your weekday blues in a jiffy
Updated on Nov 25, 2020 10:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Zarafshan Shiraz
Children more willing to punish if wrongdoer is ‘taught a lesson’: Study
Many children are willing to make personal sacrifices to punish wrongdoers -- and even more so if they believe punishment will teach the transgressor a lesson.
Updated on Nov 24, 2020 02:23 PM IST
Washington [US] | Asian News International | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta
‘Nice try, daddy’: Irfan Pathan’s 3-year-old son compliments him ahead of Lanka Premier League, here are 5 videos of the cricketer in making
Ahead of Lanka Premier League, Indian cricket all-rounder Irfan Pathan gave fans a sneak peek of his training session with his 3-year-old son Imran Khan Pathan who turned bowler for daddy and we can’t stop watching their awwdorable camaraderie on loop in these 5 videos | Watch
Updated on Nov 24, 2020 01:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Zarafshan Shiraz
DC Comics adds Kid Quick to list of non-binary superheroes
DC Comics is introducing its newest non-binary character in Kid Quick, who can move at super speed like The Flash.
Updated on Nov 24, 2020 11:50 AM IST
Los Angeles | Press Trust of India | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant launches a Whatsapp helpline for women in distress
In an additional measure of safety for women in the state, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant along with Goa Police launched an exclusive Whatsapp helpline number which ‘will be functional round the clock at the State Police Control Room, Panaji to redress grievances of women in distress’
Updated on Nov 24, 2020 10:28 AM IST
Panaji (Goa) [India] | Asian News International | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz
Vintage snapshots show Diana’s visit to Pakistan in the 1990s
The Instagram handle Brown History shared some moments of Diana from her visit to Pakistan.
Updated on Nov 23, 2020 11:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Zarafshan Shiraz
BMTC to teach self-defence skills to women employees
In a bid to empower its women staff to be the custodians of their own safety, the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is preparing to teach it women employees, especially conductors, self-defence courses.
Published on Nov 23, 2020 05:39 PM IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] | Asian News International | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta
Tbilisi audio tour puts Georgian trans people on the map
Shunned by their families, trans people in Georgia often rely on sex work to make a living as discrimination and the lack of regulations on legal gender recognition make it difficult find regular jobs.
Updated on Nov 23, 2020 02:11 PM IST
Tbilisi | Reuters | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta
‘My biggest dream is growing old with you’: Justin Bieber’s wish on wife Hailey Bieber’s birthday is too mushy to miss
As American model Hailey Bieber turned 24 years old, singer Justin Bieber flooded the Internet with her alluring pictures, also featuring their intimate moments, along with a lovely romantic message that got over 5 million fans obsessed
Updated on Nov 23, 2020 12:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Zarafshan Shiraz
Alia Bhatt brings your cute and cuddly dose of the day, shares pic with her cat and ‘muse’ Edward
Alia Bhatt has shared a new picture with her white Persian cat Edward. The photo shows Edward in Alia’s lap, looking intently at her face. Check out the photo here.
Updated on Nov 23, 2020 10:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Entertainment Desk
Kriti Sanon’s sizzling look and sultry poetic vibes are all we need to be date-ready this Sunday
‘Hug me like the wind does’: Kriti Sanon sets fans on frenzy with her romantic mood and poetic turn this Sunday
Updated on Nov 24, 2020 10:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Zarafshan Shiraz
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