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Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, shared how her husband, Prince Harry, gave her the number of a mental health professional to call during her “worst point.”On the Oct. 11 episode of her podcast “Archetypes,” titled “The Decoding of Crazy,” the former Meghan Markle revealed how Harry found a professional for her to call.”I mean, I think at my worst point, being finally connected to someone that, you know, my husband had found a referral for me to call,” Meghan said. “And I called this woman. She didn’t know I was even calling her.”And she was checking out at the grocery…

If you’re at the age where colorectal screening is recommended to prevent colon cancer (between 45 and 75), you might see the new, landmark study published in the New England Journal of Medicine as somewhat of a reprieve since it found little to no decreased death risk from the screening method.Not so fast, experts say. There are some reasons why this study — the first randomized controlled trial of colonoscopy — might have not have answered that question.First, some details about the study if you haven’t already read about it.New study finds colonoscopy has little impact on risk of death…

Public policy and education researchers found that higher social media exposure may contribute to depression, regardless of personality traits.In their recent study, high neuroticism was associated with an increased risk of developing depression within six months.On the other hand, low agreeableness was associated with a greater depression risk within that period.The study’s authors suggest that interventions should encourage reduced social media use for all personality types, especially high neuroticism, and low agreeableness.The World Health Organization estimates that one in 20 adults lives with depression, a leading cause of disability around the world.This common but serious mood disorder leads to chronic…

The euro area’s economy is now expected to grow by just 0.5% in 2023 as factors including the war in Ukraine, record inflation and the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic weigh on the outlook, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday.The 19-country eurozone — which will grow to 20 members from 1 January 2023 with the adoption of the single currency by Croatia — is now projected to post the slowest growth of any region worldwide next year after the IMF cut its forecast by 0.7 percentage points from its previous outlook delivered just three months ago.Germany, the European Union’s…

As the cost of living crisis bites, a controversial trend is emerging: parents taking their kids out of school to take advantage of low season rates.“There’s definitely a trend of parents willing to face the wrath of schools to get the better deal,” says Liz Mathews, general manager at Flight Centre UK.After surveying parents on the phenomenon, the travel agent found that 67 per cent were considering taking their children out of school to secure a cheaper holiday.But what are the consequences?In the UK, parents can be fined between £60 (€68) and £2,500 (£2,846) for taking their kids out of…

Dnipro, Ukraine CNN  —  The barrage of Russian strikes that rained down across Ukraine on Monday made the country’s cities all feel so much closer to the war than they had for months. At least 19 people died and dozens were injured in the missile strikes, which were backed up by Iranian-made attack drones. Infrastructure was damaged, and homes ahead of winter plunged into blackout. Yet Ukrainian officials said about half the 84 missiles had been intercepted. Russian commentators even suggested 150 had been launched, indicating that the damage could have been worse. It was a different level of force…

The German government pledged on Tuesday to provide more support to cities and towns struggling to house the more than 1.1 million refugees and migrants who have arrived in the country this year, mostly from war-torn Ukraine but also other countries such as Syria and Afghanistan.After meeting with state and local officials, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said while the government already allocated federal real estate for tens of thousands of refugees earlier this year, it would immediately provide additional property for about 4,000 refugees to ease the current housing crisis. Faeser also promised financial support but did not give any…

Italy’s new parliament is convening this week to install its 68th government since the end of World War IIAveraging a new cabinet every 13 months, it seems that having a new government has become something of an annual tradition in Italy. Here we look at why the country has such a high turnover of governments. A brief outline of Italy’s political historyItaly has been a constitutional republic ever since an institutional referendum in 1946 decided to eliminate the monarchy.In the first few years after World War II, the beleaguered country emerged weakened and humiliated due to its wartime alliance with Nazi…

The Belgian government is stepping up its fight against organised crime and the drug smuggling that goes with it by hiring more customs agents at the Port of Antwerp.As Europe’s second largest port, millions of shipping containers pass through its gates every year, which is why it is often called the gateway to the continent, alongside the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.”For the last five years, we have been breaking (drugs) records here in Antwerp,” Florence Angelici, spokesperson for the Belgian Federal Public Finance Service told Euronews. “Last year, there were 89 tonnes of cocaine seized here in Antwerp. It…

CNN  —  British Cycling is facing criticism from environmental campaign groups after signing a long-term partnership deal with Shell. The partnership, which was announced on Monday and runs until the end of 2030, will help by “accelerating British Cycling’s path to net zero,” according to a press release from the governing body. But environmental groups have condemned the move as an attempt by Shell to “greenwash its harmful activities.” “The idea of Shell helping British Cycling reach net zero is as absurd as beef farmers advising lettuce farmers on how to go vegan,” said Greenpeace UK policy director Doug Parr.…