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GuardianSep 27Preview

When a celebrity dies, it can feel like losing a loved one. Why do we get so invested in parasocial relationships? | Bianca Denny

These one-sided connections with famous people are a normal part of modern life. But sometimes they can lead to emotional distressThe modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their work“It came as such a shock. I just can’t believe he’s gone.”Psychologists are accustomed to seeing bereaved individuals. But working with Jodie* presented a unique challenge – she’d never met the person she was grieving. Jodie was reeling after the recent death of a well known singer. Despite not knowing the singer personally, Jodie’s grief and loss seemed as palpable as other patients speaking about the deaths of family members or loved ones. Jodie reported that weeks after the singer’s death, she was struggling to attend work and was sleeping poorly, describing herself as consumed with thoughts of the singer. Continue reading...

Bianca DennyMental healthHealth

NPRSep 27Preview

5 arrested near a U.K. air base used by U.S. on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act

Police evacuated homes Sunday near an air base in England used by the U.S. and arrested several men over suspected explosives offenses.(Image credit: Ben Birchall)

The Associated Press

NYTSep 26Preview

Carney Seeks New Trade Partners for Canada, But Knows the Limits

Canada’s prime minister is pursuing deeper trade, defense and cultural ties with China, India and the European Union, but none are likely to replace ties to the United States.

Matina Stevis-GridneffCarney, Mark JCanada

GuardianSep 26Preview

Greek authorities seek answers after six killed in Athens apartment block explosion

Emergency teams discovered victims after two-storey building in historic Plaka district collapsed ‘in seconds’Greek authorities say they are trying to discover what caused a two-storey apartment block in the heart of ancient Athens to collapse “in a matter of seconds”, killing six people.Emergency teams found the victims, including four American tourists, on Saturday, more than 24 hours after the early morning explosion in the historic Plaka district. Continue reading...

Helena Smith in AthensGreeceEurope

NPRSep 26Preview

Why this island paradise has the world's fastest-growing HIV epidemic

In mid-September, Fiji's government declared a national emergency because of a startling rise in HIV infections. The country's crystal meth epidemic is a strong contributing factor.(Image credit: Ian Cheibub for NPR)

David Cox

GuardianSep 26Preview

Lamine Yamal: ‘Football is mechanised but players like me have that special spark’

Spain and Barcelona wonderkid has won World Cup and European Championship but says there are no limits for his careerLike the kid he is, Lamine Yamal just wanted to keep playing. This wasn’t Plaça Joan XXIII, wasn’t El Parque de Rocafonda either; it wasn’t the Mataró neighbourhood where it all began, but it might have been. “We’re in a World Cup final and I wanted to carry on,” he says, and there’s the smile again, the braces. Really? “Yes”. No nerves? “No. I never thought: ‘Just blow the whistle’. I was enjoying it.” No fear, just fun: 19 July, New Jersey and he knew: this 19-year-old who had happily been asleep on the bus to the biggest match of his life.And now he sits in a first-floor office in Las Rozas, surrounded by tactics boards and stats sheets. There’s a Spain keyring hanging from the door and a second star on his shirt. In the corridor, crates loaded for London. Son of Mounir

Sid LoweSpainBarcelona

NPRSep 26Preview

Pope warns a 'paradise of machines' could undermine humanity as he opens France trip

Pope Leo XIV has warned that a "paradise of machines" could undermine humanity. He raises concerns about artificial intelligence, nuclear arms, and human rights during his visit to France.(Image credit: Teresa Suarez)

The Associated Press

NYTSep 25Preview

This Tiny Village Is Picture Perfect, Apart From All the Tourists

The residents of Vlkolinec in Slovakia — there are 17 — say that since the place was named a world heritage site, gawking hordes have made it unlivable.

Andrew HigginsTravel and VacationsWorld Heritage Sites

NYTSep 25Preview

Once Sentenced to Death, Mary Jane Veloso Receives Pardon in the Philippines

Mary Jane Veloso was convicted of drug smuggling and nearly killed by a firing squad in Indonesia. On Friday, more than a decade later, she was pardoned in the Philippines.

Jason GutierrezAmnesties, Commutations and PardonsVeloso, Mary Jane Fiesta

GuardianSep 25Preview

Pakistan locks down Islamabad as Imran Khan’s party vows to march on capital

Tens of thousands of police deployed and roads barricaded as PTI party demands release of jailed former PMLeaders from Imran Khan’s party have vowed to go ahead with a nationwide demonstration in Pakistan to demand the former prime minister’s release, even as the government deployed tens of thousands of police to Islamabad, barricaded highways and issued arrest warrants to try to stop the march.The state has taken extreme measures to prevent Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party from proceeding with the march. It was announced after mounting concerns of the treatment of Khan, who has been in jail since 2023 on corruption charges. Continue reading...

Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in DelhiPakistanImran Khan

GuardianSep 25Preview

Revealed: the undisclosed safety data emerging as weedkiller maker faces Parkinson’s lawsuits in US

Syngenta denies keeping relevant data from the EPA as paraquat stays in the US market despite global bansSweden started ringing the alarm bell more than 20 years ago, calling for a ban on the weedkilling chemical paraquat in 2004. One by one, dozens of other countries did the same as evidence of paraquat risks to human health mounted. Even the Chinese government, which owns the longtime paraquat maker Syngenta, halted domestic use of the pesticide a decade ago after conducting its own studies on paraquat safety and finding troubling results.In the US, two states – Vermont and California – have recently also banned paraquat, citing risks that include an association between paraquat and Parkinson’s disease shown in years of scientific research. And California regulators announced in August that paraquat makers voluntarily agreed to stop selling the chemical after the state identified healt

Carey GillamPesticidesUS news

BBCSep 23Preview

Farmers' fury as race for £233m funding compared to 'scramble for Oasis tickets'

Farmers fear they may not be able to carry out environmental work because they lost out on funding.

GuardianSep 22Preview

Control Resonant review – save New York from paranormal phenomena

PlayStation 5, Xbox, PC; RemedyA surprisingly conventional game from a famously weird developer, this sequel to 2019’s Control is accomplished but safeThis is an arthouse action game from Finnish developer Remedy, masters of exactly this type of thing. It’s a sequel, however, so not only must it clear the high bar that its strikingly distinctive predecessor has set – it must also ideally arrive with a bushel of new ideas. There are clear and valuable strengths here in character progression and the lustrous presentation of its paranormal world, but Resonant doesn’t feel as enjoyably recondite or expansive in its influences as 2019’s Control did. As you wander New York brandishing supernatural abilities against glowing orange foes, the sad sense creeps in that you might be playing any number of games.As paranormal event survivor Jesse Faden, your journey through the original Control was li

Phil IwaniukGamesCulture

Al JazeeraSep 27Preview

Giant pandas arrive in Atlanta as part of 10-year US-China agreement

The two pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, arrived from southwestern China.

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