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New Zealand approves medicinal use of 'magic mushrooms'
AFP, Published on 18/06/2025
» WELLINGTON - New Zealand on Wednesday approved the medicinal use of psilocybin, a hallucinogenic compound notably found in so-called "magic mushrooms".
'No job for humans': the harrowing work of content moderators in Kenya
AFP, Published on 15/06/2023
» NAIROBI - Trevin Brownie's first day as a content moderator for Facebook is etched in his memory, working out of a subcontractor's nondescript office in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
French teen charged with murder in teacher killing
AFP, Published on 24/02/2023
» BAYONNE, France: Prosecutors on Friday charged a 16-year-old boy with murder over the fatal stabbing of his Spanish teacher during class earlier this week in southwest France, his lawyer said.
Anger and grief in Quebec after bus rams day care, killing two
AFP, Published on 10/02/2023
» LAVAL (CANADA) - The driver who Canadian police believe deliberately crashed his bus into a day care, killing two children, was being evaluated by psychiatrists Thursday, officials said as mourners laid flowers and lit candles at the site.
Fear and propaganda: Russian tactics in captured lands
AFP, Published on 09/11/2022
» ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine: The first Ukrainian woman emerged from the evacuation bus shaking with sobs so violent she could barely speak.
Bangladeshi mystic fights demons with psychiatry
AFP, Published on 15/09/2022
» MAIZBHANDAR (BANGLADESH) - Evil spirits bedevil the families that seek blessings from an elderly Bangladeshi mystic -- but he knows his prayers alone are not enough to soothe their troubled minds.
Masks in class -- how damaging to child development?
AFP, Published on 11/02/2022
» WASHINGTON - Two years into the pandemic, concerns around the effect of masks on the linguistic, emotional and social development of children are taking center stage.
Singapore death row man's family pleads for his life
AFP, Published on 15/11/2021
» TANJUNG RAMBUTAN, Malaysia: The sister of a Malaysian man facing imminent execution despite concerns he is mentally disabled has pleaded with Singapore to give him a "second chance".
Post and present trauma time bomb hangs over Gaza
AFP, Published on 13/06/2021
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Her eyes glued to a cellphone photo of her sister and four children killed in an Israeli strike on Gaza, Ola lets out the painful words: "I was hoping we'd find them alive."
Have a good cry but no boozing: expert tips for virus-stressed China
AFP, Published on 04/02/2020
» BEIJING - Feeling stressed by the deadly coronavirus? Have a good cry, say Chinese health experts. If that does not work, buy a punching bag for the office or try singing.