GPs giving antidepressants to children against guidelines
Read More GPs are breaching medical guidelines by prescribing antidepressants for children as young as 11 who cannot get other help for their mental health problems, NHS-funded research reveals. Official guidance says that under-18s should only be given the drugs in conjunction with talking therapies and after being assessed by a psychiatrist. But family doctors […]
US, South Korea Vow to ‘End’ Kim Regime If North Korea Uses Nukes
Read More A TV screen showing a news program reporting about North Korea’s missile launch with file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 4, 2022. (Lee Jin-man/AP Photo) The United States and South Korea have vowed to mount an “overwhelming response” that […]
Tapping into Africa’s vast potential to become a leader in the global maritime market
Read More It has been over a decade since the AU signed the 2050 Africa’s Integrated Maritime strategy (2050 AIM) to strengthen the continent’s regional and international partnerships and advance individual countries’ economic well-being. Have the 2050 AIM objectives, such as promoting African vessel ownership, been achieved? The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) in […]
UNISA’s School of Business Leadership pioneers integrated, future-focused, continental business model
Read More South Africa is not a silo, and a world of business opportunities lies just beyond our borders. According to Professor Pumela Msweli, this is something that many South African entrepreneurs and business leaders must still realise. As the Executive Dean and chief executive of The University of South Africa (UNISA) School of Business […]
Ancient yew in Surrey ruins crowned UK tree of the year
Read More A gnarled yew whose twisted trunk has been growing for more than half a millennium has been crowned tree of the year. The roots of the yew snake around the ruins of Waverley Abbey in Surrey, which was the first monastery founded in Britain by the Cistercian religious order in 1128. The ancient […]
Russia-Ukraine war live news: Ukraine can retake Kherson, US defence secretary says; 4.5m without power after strikes
Read More Due to low morale and reluctance to fight, Russian forces have probably started deploying units threatening to shoot their own retreating soldiers, according to the UK Ministry of Defence. An intelligence report released early this morning described these Russian units as “barrier troops” or “blocking units” used to compel offensives. The report reads: […]
Gov. Kathy Hochul idle on 420 bills ahead of midterm election as race with Rep. Lee Zeldin tightens: report
Post Content New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is playing it safe ahead of her election with Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin by refusing to act on hundreds of bills that have already cleared the state legislature, according to a report. Hochul’s alleged inaction on more than 420 pieces of legislation — whether to sign into law […]
Obama, Clintons hit midterm campaign trail while Biden keeps light schedule
Post Content Vulnerable Democrats this cycle are increasingly relying on former President Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail as President Joe Biden keeps a light schedule less than a week from the midterm election. Obama, who left office six years ago, is campaigning hard […]
Schumer-aligned group pumps nearly $50M in secretive donations into midterms to save Senate majority
Post Content A dark money nonprofit associated with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has pumped nearly $50 million in secretive donations into the midterm elections as Democrats attempt to hang on to the Senate majority, filings reviewed by Fox News Digital show. Majority Forward, a dark money nonprofit that hides its funders, on Oct. 12 […]
Can courts choose between the law and its consequences?
Read More ‘Hard cases make bad law” is an old saying. Should courts consider the possible disastrous practical consequences of an order that results from thorough and proper constitutional and legal reasoning? Must a “safer” but legally imperfect route sometimes rather be followed? Awaiting the supreme court of appeal judgment on former president Jacob Zuma’s […]