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When a wave of depression hits, exercise may sound like the last thing you want to do. But a new study says it could be crucial to feeling better. Many types of exercise — including walking, jogging, yoga, tai chi, aerobic exercises and strength training — showed benefits as strong as therapy when it came to treating depression, according to the study published Wednesday in the BMJ. “Depression (affects) somewhere between (10%) and 25% of people. It hurts wellbeing more than debt, divorce, or diabetes,” said lead study author Dr. Michael Noetel, senior lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of…

India’s main opposition Congress party says its bank accounts have been frozen by the income tax (IT) department just months before the country holds general elections. The party later said that IT officials had given them access to funds in the accounts pending a hearing in court. Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge called the freezing of funds as an “assault on democracy”. The government or the IT department have not responded to the allegations. Congress leader Ajay Maken told reporters on Friday morning that the party had been informed two days ago that the cheques it was issuing were “not being honoured” by…

The future of Donald Trump’s family business may be decided on Friday when a New York judge is expected to deliver a verdict in his civil fraud trial. The former president, his adult sons and his namesake company have already been found liable for fraudulently inflating the value of assets in statements to lenders. Prosecutors have asked the judge to fine Mr Trump $370m (£291m) and to put restrictions on his ability to conduct business in the state. That’s a lot of money, even for a billionaire. Legal experts told the BBC that a penalty that large, coupled with a…

With a National Television Awards nomination for Best New Drama and a slew of five star reviews, 2023 was a good year for Blue Lights. Set in Belfast, the BBC One drama followed a batch of new constables as they navigated policing in a post-conflict Northern Ireland. Before the first series ended its run, a second had been commissioned. The brainchild of Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson, the writers and directors said they were excited for season two. “Blue Lights is a very personal project for us, set in the city where we live, so for us making this show…

Saltburn has been a slow-burn success story of awards season, having far more impact on streaming than it did in cinemas. Gross-out scenes involving bathtubs and graveyards helped it go viral, ultimately scoring it five nominations at this Sunday’s Bafta Film Awards. Over the past few weeks, home film viewing took a spicier turn for many. Alongside the usual festive favourites, those slumped on the sofa could also pick from director Emerald Fennell’s latest feature, Saltburn. A modern ode to Brideshead Revisited and The Talented Mr. Ripley, it sees Barry Keoghan star as Oliver, an Oxford student who becomes depravedly…

Research has long found that medication abortion is safe and effective, but a new study shows that to be true even when the patient gets the medicine through a telehealth appointment. Medication abortion, also known as medical abortion, is the method by which someone ends their pregnancy using pills rather than a surgical procedure. It’s the most common form of abortion in the United States. It’s also come under fire recently. In April, a Texas judge suspended the US Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, one of the drugs used in the practice in the United States. The medication is still available while the ruling is under…

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sold off 10 million shares of Apple stock in the final three months of 2023, representing about 1% of its holdings in the company. The tech titan has become a major holding for the Oracle of Omaha’s company and is known as one of the so-called “four giants” – alongside its insurance, railroad and energy operations – that Buffett says drives most of Berkshire’s value. But the Omaha-based conglomerate announced on Wednesday it had slightly trimmed its position in Apple in a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The selloff is notable for Buffett, who is known to…

Egypt is building a massive miles-wide buffer zone and wall along its border with southern Gaza, new satellite images show, as fears grow over Israel’s planned ground offensive in Rafah where more than half of Gaza’s population is sheltering. The images, taken in the past five days by Maxar Technologies, show a significant section of Egyptian territory between a roadway and the Gaza border has been bulldozed. If the buffer zone — which stretches from the end of the Gaza border to the Mediterranean Sea — is completed, it will completely engulf the Egyptian-Rafah border crossing complex. At the actual border,…

Every Lunar New Year, China ushers in a new zodiac sign from a cycle of 12 auspicious animals. This year, it’s the Year of the Dragon, or more accurately, the “Year of the Loong,” says Chinese state media, using its preferred term for the mythical beast. “Loong” has been used in the past to describe dragons, but this year it’s been popularly embraced as the preferred translation of the Mandarin word for a creature long revered in Chinese culture. The word dragon, state media says, is heavily associated with the Western image of a vicious and fire-breathing beast, unrepresentative of…

A South Korean pastor once hailed as a hero for smuggling out hundreds of North Koreans has been jailed for sexually abusing teenage defectors. Chun Ki-won, 67, has been sentenced to five years for molesting minors at his boarding school in Seoul. The pastor had been viewed as a saviour figure for decades with people calling him an “Asian Schindler” and his operations an “Underground Railroad” for those fleeing the North’s regime. He was arrested in Seoul in September. Police accused him of molesting six North Korean teenagers, including defectors sleeping in the dormitories of the alternative school he had…