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Hands heal, minds suffer: an alarming diagnosis for European medicine

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October 10, 2025 Healthcare

This Friday, World Mental Health Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) presented the results of the largest study to date on the mental health of European healthcare workers. Its findings are staggering: one in three healthcare workers suffers from depression or anxiety, and one in ten has experienced passive suicidal ideation in the past two weeks.

The survey covered more than 90,000 doctors and nurses from all European Union countries, as well as Iceland and Norway. Its findings highlight a systemic crisis caused by years of underfunding of healthcare and a disregard for the well-being of those who save lives every day.

Anxiety and suicidal thoughts

Doctors and nurses work in conditions that undermine their mental health: a third of them experience threats or bullying, and one in ten experiences physical violence or sexual harassment. A quarter of doctors work more than 50 hours a week; a significant portion of medical staff live in constant anxiety due to temporary employment contracts.

Particularly alarming is the fact that 10 percent of respondents admitted to occasionally having thoughts of suicide or self-harm. These "passive" suicidal thoughts are not just fleeting experiences, but harbingers of potential tragedies. Healthcare workers working in violent environments, with grueling shifts and night shifts, are twice as likely to experience such thoughts as the average person.

"The survey results are a stark reminder: the effectiveness of our health systems depends directly on the health of those who work within them," said Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, emphasizing that the current situation can be changed. Suggested measures include zero tolerance for violence and harassment, revised shift schedules and overtime, reducing workload through effective recruitment and digitalization, and ensuring access to confidential psychological support.

Enthusiasm in spite of stress

Despite external pressures and fatigue, most healthcare workers continue to find meaning in their work. Three out of four doctors and two out of three nurses surveyed said they are satisfied with their profession and feel its significance. This speaks to a deep commitment to their work, but also highlights the need for systemic support to maintain this enthusiasm and prevent burnout, the report's authors note.

Mélanie Desbarrey, a radiology specialist from France, says fatigue and overwork often lead to mistakes. According to her, 66 percent of medical students in France have experienced depression at least once, and 21 percent have had suicidal thoughts. She believes that enforcing working hours laws and adequate funding are key to protecting the mental health of medical professionals.

The problem extends far beyond personal well-being. Mental burnout in healthcare workers directly impacts patients and society as a whole. In some countries, up to 40 percent of doctors and nurses with depressive symptoms have taken sick leave, and up to a third have considered leaving the profession. This means not only a staffing shortage but also a decline in the quality of medical care, longer wait times, and increased workload for those who remain.

Work on mistakes

The WHO is calling on countries to take immediate action. Priority steps include eliminating violence, flexible shift planning, equitable distribution of overtime, overall workload reduction, expanding access to mental health care, and regular monitoring of healthcare workers. All of these measures can be implemented by reallocating existing resources.

"We cannot afford to lose healthcare workers to burnout, depression, or violence," concluded Hans Kluge. "Concern for their well-being is not just a moral obligation. It's the key to ensuring every patient receives timely and high-quality care."

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Joint measures to save the Aral Sea were discussed in Astana.

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Astana, October 10 (Xinhua) — The second meeting of the board of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea was held in Astana under the chairmanship of Kazakhstan. Joint measures for the rational use of water resources and environmental improvement of the region were discussed, the Kazinform news agency reported on Friday.

The meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Kanat Bozumbayev, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Nurzhan Nurzhigitov, Advisor to the President of Uzbekistan Shukhrat Ganiev, Deputy Prime Minister of Tajikistan Sulaimon Ziyozoda, and Minister of Agriculture of Turkmenistan Charyar Chetiev. Kyrgyzstan's Abdybai Djailoobayev attended as an observer.

Meeting participants reviewed preparations for the upcoming meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Fund's Founding Members, the implementation of the Executive Committee's Work Plan for Kazakhstan's 2024-2026 chairmanship, and the implementation of regional environmental programs. According to the Fund, 42 environmental projects are being implemented in the Aral Sea basin, and two new grant initiatives are being developed with World Bank support.

During the meeting, the Fund’s Executive Committee’s proposal to declare March 26 as the International Day of the Aral Sea and the Amu Darya and Syr Darya Rivers was supported. –0–

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The Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China attended celebrations to mark the 80th anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea.

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Pyongyang, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang attended celebrations to mark the 80th anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang on Oct. 9 and 10.

Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, attended the ceremony and watched large-scale gymnastic and artistic performances, as well as a military parade.

On the sidelines of the event, Li Qiang spoke with General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam, Chairman of the United Russia Party and Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, and other representatives. –0–

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China's Vice Premier called on multinational companies to expand investment in China.

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BEIJING, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) — Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on Friday called on multinational companies to expand their investment in China, pledging that the country will continue to enhance high-level opening-up.

He Lifeng, also a member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, made the relevant statements at a meeting with the leaders of three multinational companies: the American Abbott Laboratories, the British Prudential, and the South Korean SK Group.

The Vice Premier of the State Council stated that the Chinese economy has a stable foundation, numerous strengths, great resilience, and enormous potential, noting that the favorable conditions and underlying trend of long-term positive development remain unchanged. He called on multinational enterprises to expand their investment in China, deepen cooperation with China, and share development opportunities.

Company executives, for their part, expressed optimism about China's economic prospects, declaring their readiness to strengthen their presence in the Chinese market and further expand cooperation with China. –0–

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Almaty is stepping up digitalization of urban governance using AI.

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Almaty, October 10 /Xinhua/ — Almaty is actively developing artificial intelligence technologies and its smart city digital infrastructure, which will improve security. This was reported on Friday by the Kazinform news agency, citing the Almaty City Digitalization Department.

According to the department, the Unified Video Surveillance System project was launched in 2023. This is the first such project not only in Kazakhstan but also in all of Central Asia. Currently, over 50,000 public surveillance cameras are connected to the system, more than 2,000 of which are equipped with facial recognition. By the end of the year, this number is planned to increase to 70,000.

In 2025 alone, police officers used this system to make more than 150 arrests, including those on the international wanted list. –0–

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Ukraine: The number of civilian deaths and injuries continues to rise.

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October 10, 2025 Peace and security

At least 214 civilians were killed and nearly 1,000 wounded across Ukraine in September 2025, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) reported today. People in frontline areas, particularly women and the elderly, are particularly hard hit.

“The high number of civilian casualties last month confirms a worrying trend this year – hardly a day goes by without civilian deaths or injuries, particularly in frontline areas,” said Head of Mission Danielle Bell.

Victims among the elderly

According to the HRMMU's monthly report, 69 percent of all civilian casualties in September occurred in areas located near the front line, particularly in the Donetsk and Kherson regions. At least 87 of the dead were over 60 years old. Elderly Ukrainians often remain in their hometowns and are hesitant to evacuate.

So, on September 9 as a result Russian attack in Yarovaya, Donetsk region Twenty-five civilians were killed (16 women and nine men) and at least 19 were wounded (13 women and six men). Most of the victims were collecting their pensions at a post office in the city center when the bomb fell nearby: 21 of the dead and 13 of the wounded were over 60 years old.

Strikes on populated areas and infrastructure

The Mission also notes that the main cause of civilian casualties was short-range drone strikes, which accounted for approximately 30 percent of all deaths and injuries in September. Another 30 percent of casualties were caused by long-range missile attacks and loitering munitions launched against Kyiv and 16 other regions of Ukraine, including cities located hundreds of kilometers from the front line. Ninety-seven percent of civilian casualties were recorded in government-controlled areas.

In September, Ukrainian energy infrastructure was attacked At least 31 times. In the Chernihiv region, power grid facilities were attacked at least 12 times, leading to temporary power and water outages, as well as rolling blackouts in October.

Just the previous night, another massive strike on energy facilities resulted in the death of a seven-year-old boy and the injury of 34 people, the Mission said in a statement.

In the first nine months of 2025, the number of civilian deaths and injuries increased by 31 percent compared to the same period last year. Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, the UN Mission has documented at least 14,383 civilian deaths and 37,541 civilian injuries, including 738 children killed and 2,318 injured.

Ukrainian women at the center of humanitarian efforts

Meanwhile, at a briefing in Geneva today, UN Women representative Sabine Fraser stated that more than three and a half years after the full-scale invasion and eleven years since the conflict began, the war "continues to claim lives, destroy cities, displace millions of people, and turn lands into minefields." Since February 2024, according to the UN agency, at least 4,403 women and 314 girls have died across Ukraine.

Fraser also reported that this morning in Kyiv, after new strikes, people were again left without power and water. Large-scale attacks on energy facilities are becoming more frequent, while people are preparing for a fourth winter of full-scale war. She also noted that attacks on infrastructure and transport have a particularly strong impact on women, as they spend more time at home and use public transport more often.

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The UN agency representative emphasized that women not only suffer from war but also play a leading role in humanitarian response and recovery. In Zaporizhzhia, UN Women organized consultations with groups of Ukrainian women whose stories demonstrate strength and resilience. Among them was a combat veteran who, despite her own psychological trauma, fights for the rights of other female soldiers. Also present at the meeting was a displaced woman who opened a scented candle business as a symbol of "warmth and light in the darkness." Thus, Ukrainian women, who themselves need assistance, are playing a leading role in recovery.

Fraser emphasized that less than one percent of reconstruction funds in the country are gender-specific. "Now is the time to support Ukrainian women and girls so they can survive the war with dignity and become leaders capable of building a just and equal future," she stated.

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A meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of State was held in Dushanbe.

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Dushanbe, October 10 (Xinhua) — A meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was held in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. This was reported on the website of the CIS Executive Committee on Friday.

The meeting was chaired by Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon. Also participating were Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and CIS Secretary-General Sergei Lebedev.

The Council members approved, in particular, the Cooperation Program in the Sphere of Countering Terrorism and Extremism for 2026-2028, signed the Cooperation Program of the CIS Member States in Strengthening Border Security at External Borders for 2026-2030, and the Concept of Military Cooperation until 2030.

In order to further develop cooperation in the economic sphere, a Declaration on Cooperation in Ensuring Regional Energy Security was approved at the meeting of the Council of Heads of State.

The next scheduled meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of State is expected to be held in Turkmenistan in October 2026. –0–

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The National Bank of Kazakhstan raised the base rate to 18 percent.

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Almaty, October 10 (Xinhua) — The Monetary Policy Committee of the National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) has decided to set the base rate at 18 percent per annum with a range of plus or minus 1 percentage point. The regulator's press service reported this on Friday.

Against the backdrop of accelerating inflation, signs of demand exceeding supply expansion, and active fiscal policy, measures must be taken to stabilize inflation dynamics and prevent the risk of an inflationary spiral, the National Bank explained.

According to the National Bank, annual and monthly inflation in September exceeded expectations across all components: acceleration was observed in food, service, and non-food inflation.

At the same time, the National Bank notes accelerated economic growth: from January to August of this year, GDP growth in Kazakhstan amounted to 6.5 percent, compared to 3.7 percent for the same period in 2024. It notes that growth is concentrated in sectors dependent on fiscal expansion and domestic consumption.

The regulator also said that it will continue to closely monitor inflation risks and, if necessary, is ready to consider the possibility of further tightening monetary policy. –0–

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China condemns US harassment, interrogation and deportation of Chinese citizens

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Beijing, October 10 (Xinhua) — American agencies are senselessly harassing, interrogating, and deporting Chinese citizens, and China expresses its serious dissatisfaction and resolute condemnation of these actions, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Friday.

Recently, another Chinese citizen was reportedly searched, detained, and deported by the American authorities upon entering the United States, with his personal freedom restricted for more than 48 hours.

Commenting on these reports, Guo Jiakun stated at a regular press briefing that despite China's repeated and stern warnings, US agencies are senselessly harassing, interrogating, and deporting Chinese citizens using harsh law enforcement methods.

These actions seriously harm the legitimate rights, interests, and dignity of the affected Chinese citizens and significantly impede normal humanitarian exchanges between China and the United States. China expresses its grave dissatisfaction with this and strongly condemns such actions, the official spokesperson noted.

“We call on US law enforcement agencies to immediately cease this misguided practice, return to the right path of implementing the important agreements between the leaders of the two countries and maintaining friendly exchanges between the peoples of the two countries, and take effective steps to prevent the recurrence of such incidents,” he said.

“China will remain firmly committed to protecting the just and legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens overseas and once again reminds those traveling to the United States to remain vigilant about relevant risks,” Guo Jiakun concluded. –0–

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Emergency power outages have been introduced in Ukraine, according to Ukrenergo.

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Kyiv, October 10 /Xinhua/ — A massive attack on Ukrainian power facilities has resulted in emergency power outages in Kyiv and nine regions, Ukrenergo, the operator of the Ukrainian power grid, reported on Telegram.

The company emphasized that power engineers are working to restore power supplies as soon as possible. Emergency outages will be lifted once the power grid stabilizes.

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