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The vision of a mother’s heart

Watching kids growing up in front a mother’s eyes is considered as the best part of motherhood and the best gift a mother can ever receive in the earth. But

The vision of a mother’s heart

Shawdesh Desk: Watching kids growing up in front a mother’s eyes is considered as the best part of motherhood and the best gift a mother can ever receive in the

Why has Australia switched tack on Covid zero?

Australia has changed its Covid strategy: it’s time to leave lockdowns and “come out of the cave”, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said. With vaccinations accelerating, he says Australians will

Will Hurricane Ida cause a spike in Covid-19?

Problems caused by Hurricane Ida in southern US states are being compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic. Fortune has not been kind to Joey Cirilo of late. In March 2020,

Covid crisis causes fury in Aboriginal communities

“I am angry. The government did nothing to protect us. They sit in their ivory towers and make decisions on Aboriginal issues.” Monica Kerwin is a Barkindji (First Nation) mother-of-six

‘Ma-Telehealth’ service emerges as blessing for pregnant women

Shawdesh Desk: A six-month pregnant woman of Mohongonj upazila in Netrokona district felt sick amid the Covid-19 pandemic when all the hospitals and healthcare centers were busy with coronavirus patients

Fleeing the Taliban over land into Pakistan

With the Taliban taking control of Afghanistan, thousands have fled their homes in fear. While much of the attention has focused on the crowds thronging Kabul airport, thousands of others

John Simpson on Afghanistan: A country abandoned

Shawdesh desk: Right across the globe, countries which have traditionally relied on American backing are suddenly starting to wonder if they should get themselves some re-insurance. Taiwan, which is almost