A Norwegian review and analysis funded by the Norwegian Competence Center for Gambling and Gaming Research found a significant link between problem gaming and suicidality, reflected in problem gaming’s association with suicide ideation and attempts. “Although gaming for most is a fun and recreational activity, a small minority is expected to experience problems related to…
Link Found Between Addictive Gaming and Suicidality: Study
March 31, 2022
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Government Should Not Fund Australia Universities to Create More Places: Academic
March 31, 2022
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A distinguished scholar has advised the Australian government against giving the country’s 38 public universities more money to expand the number of places and instead suggested that improving the management of universities’ funding would be a “cost-effective” way to tackle the problem. Salvatore Babones, an Adjunct Scholar at the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) and…
Melbourne Police Announce Community Reset after Heavy Presence During Lockdown and Mandate Protests
The Victorian Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton announced initiatives to strengthen relationships between communities and police following heavy police presence against protestors during the Victorian COVID-19 lockdown and vaccine measures from 2020 to 2021. “The global pandemic took up a lot of our focus over the last two years,” Patton said. “It’s time to reset and…
NASA Preparing for Upcoming SpaceX Mission
NASA is getting ready for the SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station. The mission will be NASA’s latest crew rotation flight involving a U.S. commercial spacecraft carrying astronauts. NASA officials held a press conference Thursday, detailing their efforts and the importance of mission safety. “We are getting ready for our crew rotation missions….
A Budget That Voters Want? We’ll Find Out
March 31, 2022
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The most striking feature of Tuesday’s 2022-23 federal budget is how well the Australian economy is performing. Whereas two years ago we were facing a catastrophe, the outlook now is rosy and enviable. We have passed out of the pandemic storm into calm waters very quickly. The unemployment rate is heading below four percent—its lowest…
Shen Yun’s Music Impresses Singer Brian Hyland
STAMFORD, Conn.—Singing is a beautiful form of communication. As someone who expresses himself through song, Brian Hyland was impressed by how Shen Yun Performing Arts uses song and dance as its expressive tool. Hyland recorded a number one U.S. hit when he was only 16 years old and to this day, he continues to write,…
CIA Director Tests Positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON—CIA Director William Burns has tested positive for COVID-19 and will work from home and quarantine for five days before returning to the office, the intelligence agency’s public affairs office said on Thursday. “He is fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19, and has experienced mild symptoms,” the agency said in a statement. Burns, 65, last…
Student Held Over Teacher’s Machete Killing at Prague School
PRAGUE—Police in the Czech Republic’s capital have arrested a student over the machete killing of a teacher at a Prague vocational school, officials said Thursday. The suspect, a student from the school, was detained after a search that involved hundreds of officers, police said. They did not reveal the suspect’s age or provide details about…
IMF Warns That Sanctions Against Russia Threaten to Weaken the Dominance of the Dollar
The recent financial sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine are threatening to weaken the dominance of the U.S. petrodollar as the world currency, said First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to The Financial Times. The sanctions may result in a more fragmented international monetary system, warned Gopinath….
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Shen Yun Brings ‘Joy, Admiration, Excitement,’ Physician Says
BERLIN, Germany—Dr. Lidia Herrmann a senior physician in an intensive care unit, said she’d waited a long time to see Shen Yun Performing Arts. “I have waited three and a half years, and yes, I’m here,” she said. Dr. Herrmann and her daughter Elona Streicher, were at the Guest Performance at Deutsche Oper Berlin for Shen Yun’s…