December 2020
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Stephen Tee, Yeter Sinem Üzar Özçetin, and Michele Russell-West head “Workplace violence experienced by nursing students: A UK survey”, Nurse Education Today, 2016, vol. 41 pp.30–35 The evidence-based practice, which generally refers to the direct application of scientific, quantitative/experimental research findings to professional practice has been underway in nursing for over two decades (Sarah, Walls…
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Justin Bieber will perform his brand new single ‘Anyone’ during tonight’s New Year’s Eve performance. The “Yummy” hitmaker is set to ring in 2021 in style with a special, state-of-the-art live stream event, and fans will also be treated to the first ever performance of his brand new track. Confirming the exciting news this week,…
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Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani has been suspended for three games and fined after he admitted a Football Association (FA) charge for using a racial term, the soccer governing body said on Thursday. The 33-year-old Uruguayan used the word “negrito” in an Instagram post last month after beating Southampton on Nov. 29, before taking it…
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Read the sombre New Year’s Day message presented by President Cyril Ramaphosa to South Africans My fellow South Africans, As we reflect on the year that now draws to a close, we see a world that is fundamentally different to anything we have known before. There is no corner of the earth, nor any part…
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If you have allergies or asthma, keeping them under control might be a good New Year’s resolution, experts suggest. “In 2021, along with your allergy and asthma symptoms, you’ll still need to keep COVID prevention top of mind,” said Dr. Luz Fonacier, president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI). “It’s always…
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Pierre Cardin, the French designer whose famous name embossed everything from wristwatches to bedsheets after his iconic Space Age styles shot him into the fashion stratosphere in the 1960s, has died, the French Academy of Fine Arts said Tuesday. He was 98. A licensing maverick, Cardin’s name went on thousands of products and in the…
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President Donald Trump’s continued effort to overturn the Nov. 3 election results got a front-page rebuke from one his most loyal backers: the New York Post. “Mr. President, it’s time to end this dark charade,” the New York City tabloid’s editorial board wrote in Monday’s edition. The paper, which endorsed Trump for president, tells Trump…
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China expressed anger on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law measures to further bolster support for Taiwan and Tibet, which had been included in a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package. China has watched with growing alarm as the United States has stepped up its backing for Chinese-claimed Taiwan and its…
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Manchester United have triggered the one-year option on Paul Pogba’s contract in a move that will keep the France midfielder at Old Trafford until 2022. Pogba was due to be out of contract at the end of this season and recently ramped up speculation that he could leave United by admitting it would be a…
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Globalization, technological developments (e.g. in transport and communication), urbanization, migration and changing gender norms are influencing the lives of older people in direct and indirect ways. For example, although the number of surviving generations in a family has increased, today these generations are more likely than in the past to live separately. A public health…
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NBA veteran Nick Young is headed to the Chinese Basketball Association to play with the Zhejiang Lions, The Athletic reported Monday. Young, 35, has been out of the NBA since a four-game stint with the Denver Nuggets in the 2018-19 season. As the No. 16 overall pick by Washington in the 2007 NBA Draft, he…
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The MI-6 operative was one of those double agents of the Cold War era, who worked for the USSR in service of an idea – not money. And neither the breakup of the Soviet Union, nor that of the socialist regimes across the globe as a whole, could deter him from his faith in communism.…
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Switching to decaf could save your sight, claims the Daily Mail. The newspaper reports that drinking three or more cups of coffee a day is linked with vision loss and blindness. The story is based on a study that looked at the association between caffeine consumption and exfoliation glaucoma. Exfoliation glaucoma is a condition in…
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The experts on Australia-China relations have predicted that the ties between the two nations will worsen in the coming 2021. Although Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has stressed his openness to dialogue for resolving tensions, few observers see a diplomatic breakthrough on the horizon as Canberra and Beijing show no sign of budging on what…
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Barcelona are not clear about signing Memphis Depay. At the moment, with the transfer window about to open, the arrival of the Dutch forward is less likely to happen than it was previously. There are doubts at Barça about investing in another attacker because of the number of forward players already at Camp Nou. The…
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Media reports from France confirm that Mauricio Pochettino will be appointed the new Paris Saint-Germain coach after Thomas Tuhcel was sacked. However, Pochettino doesn’t want to arrive alone and has asked for a list of players, including Lionel Messi, who’s out of contract at Barcelona in June. According to Le Parisien, PSG want to reunited…
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