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• एक नई आत्महत्या रोकथाम रणनीति अपना ध्यान crisis intervention से हटाकर upstream नीतियों की ओर स्थानांतरित करती है, जिन्हें लोगों को जीने की वजह देने और आत्महत्या के जोखिम के मूल कारणों को संबोधित करने के लिए डिज़ाइन किया गया है। • इस दृष्टिकोण ने गंभीर संकट में फंसे व्यक्तियों की मदद करने में प्रभावशीलता दिखाई है, जिसमें CBS News द्वारा दिखाया गया एक किसान भी शामिल है, जिसे इस व्यापक हस्तक्षेप मॉडल से लाभ हुआ। • यह रोकथाम दर्शन मानसिक स्वास्थ्य हस्तक्षेप की एक विकसित होती समझ का प्रतिनिधित्व करता है जो तत्काल संकट प्रबंधन के बजाय दीर्घकालिक resilience और जीवन संतुष्टि पर जोर देता है।

चीन में लगभग हर तीन में से एक कर्मचारी अब लचीली नौकरियों में है, जिसका नेतृत्व वह युवा पीढ़ी कर रही है जो कुछ समझौतों के बावजूद अधिक स्वायत्तता चाहती है। इस दो-भाग की श्रृंखला का दूसरा भाग उन लोगों पर केंद्रित है जो स्वेच्छा से काम करने के इस तरीके की ओर आकर्षित हुए हैं, न कि उन पर जिन्हें ऐसी भूमिकाओं में धकेला गया है।

लेबनान के स्वास्थ्य मंत्रालय ने कहा कि रविवार को इजरायली हमलों में 14 लोग मारे गए और 37 घायल हो गए, वहीं इजरायली सेना ने निवासियों को उन सात शहरों को छोड़ने की चेतावनी दी है जो उस "बफर जोन" से बाहर हैं जिस पर उसने एक ऐसे युद्धविराम से पहले कब्जा किया था, जो शत्रुता को पूरी तरह से रोकने में विफल रहा है।

• Scientists using the Rubin Observatory identified over 11,000 new asteroids in our solar system. • Discoveries include hundreds of distant objects beyond Neptune, expanding knowledge of outer solar system. • This US-based telescope project enhances planetary defense and solar system mapping efforts.

NSW housing and homelessness minister says Bikram Lama’s death shows the ‘gaps’ that people without residency can fall throughGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFederal and state housing ministers have described the death of a young homeless man in Sydney’s Hyde Park as “beyond tragic” and say it reinforces the need to stop vulnerable rough sleepers from falling through the cracks.Bikram Lama, 32, was found dead on 7 December last year near the entrance to St James tunnel where he had been sleeping rough. Continue reading...

A documentary about Peter Sichel – the ‘Jewish James Bond’ who died in 2025 – includes striking mea culpas about the cost and efficacy of US involvement in the Middle EastIn New York social circles, he was known as the “Jewish James Bond”: a refugee from Nazi Germany whose gratitude to his American hosts was such that he volunteered to join the US army and became the CIA’s first station chief in Berlin as a mere twentysomething, filing early warnings about Soviet activity that have been credited with ringing in the cold war.Like 007, Peter Sichel also appreciated a fine tipple, and after leaving the US foreign intelligence service it was he who briefly turned a sweet German white, Blue Nun, into one of the best-selling wines in the world. Continue reading...

• SpaceX's Starlink division announced commercial availability of direct-to-cell satellite service to US carriers including T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T beginning May 1, 2026, expanding beyond its existing emergency SOS functionality. • The service enables SMS and data connectivity in rural and remote areas where terrestrial networks are unavailable, with initial pricing set at $5 per month for basic coverage and $15 monthly for premium data tiers. • Industry observers note this development challenges traditional carrier infrastructure investments and could accelerate satellite communications adoption, though regulatory approval from the FCC is still pending final confirmation.

Developing countries face possible shelving of crucial green action plan at IMF and World Bank spring meetingsGovernments desperate for cash to protect their citizens from the growing impacts of the climate crisis are being put in a “beyond absurd” situation this week at global finance talks: they are being urged not to mention the climate, even as they address the current oil crisis.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) spring meetings take place this week amid a fragile ceasefire in Iran and upended geopolitics. One of the priorities was to forge a new “climate change action plan” (CCAP) for the world’s biggest provider of funds to developing countries, to replace the current strategy, which expires in June. Continue reading...

• Anthropic launched specialized tools for legal, financial, and HR tasks, disrupting traditional software markets as reported on April 12, 2026. • The expansions impact partner companies in the US, challenging established tech giants. • This move broadens Anthropic's influence from core AI to enterprise applications nationwide.

PM gets widespread backing after president’s mocking impersonation takes US-UK relationship to new lowKeir Starmer has been warned his relationship with Donald Trump may be beyond repair after the US president derided the prime minister for consulting his team about military decisions, in a mocking impersonation.In a new low for UK-US relations, Trump appeared to imitate Starmer in a weak voice during an Easter lunch speech at the White House, and said the UK was “not our best” as an ally. Continue reading...

News that chickpea dip is to join list of products used for UK inflation basket confirms its move into the mainstreamThe best (and worst) supermarket hummus tasted and ratedIt is a sign of the times. This week it was revealed that hummus is joining the list of foods used to measure the cost of living in Britain as the ubiquity of the dip at mealtimes sees it billed as the “new ketchup”.The decision to drop a pot of hummus in the inflation basket is a moment for the all-conquering chickpea dip, which arrived on supermarket shelves on the late 1980s. Since then Britons have gone from spending virtually nothing to £170m a year on the versatile stuff. Continue reading...

• Key stock indexes broke or are testing long-term support levels, with the Dow Jones closing below its 200-day moving average for the third consecutive day. • Market weakness has shifted from selective rotation to broader deterioration, with participation narrowing and leadership concentrating in defensive and commodity-driven sectors. • Technical analysts warn that previous orderly rotation patterns have given way to genuine breakdown, signaling potential for sustained market pressure if support levels fail.