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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".
Australia legalises psychedelics for medical use
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/07/2023
» Psychedelics can now be legally used as medicine in Australia in a world-first approval that is aimed at treating acute mental health conditions.
'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".
Hong Kong students showing signs of depression as new school year brings heavier workload
South China Morning Post, Published on 03/11/2021
» HONG KONG: More than half of some 3,600 Hong Kong secondary school pupils questioned by a youth group showed signs of depression, researchers said on Tuesday.