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Rower's family says abusive coach pushed athlete to suicide

The family of a former University of California-San Diego rower who committed suicide in January 2021 says he was pushed too far by his coach

The Independent UK

Suicide bomber attacks police station in Indonesia, kills 1

A policeman was killed and 10 others were injured Wednesday when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside the compound of a police station on Indonesia's Java Island, police said.

Bangkok Post

Suicide doesn't increase during the holidays, but the media perpetuates that myth, new study finds

(This story contains references to suicide. If you or someone you know is thinking of suicide, call or text 988.)

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‘Humanity has become a weapon of mass extinction’: UN

UN chief Antonio Guterres says the COP15 talks on biodiversity must stop humanity from ‘committing suicide by proxy’.

Al Jazeera

Bombing at Indonesian Police Station Kills Officer, Hurts Several

A man blew himself up Wednesday at a police station on Indonesia’s main island of Java, killing an officer and wounding seven people, officials said, in what appeared to be the latest in a string of suicide attacks blamed on militants. The attacker entered the Astana Anyar police station with…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Indonesian police station attacked in suspected suicide blast

One police officer was killed and eight people wounded after a man detonated a device during morning roll call.

Al Jazeera

Explosion outside Indonesian police station injures several

A man blew himself up Wednesday outside a police station on Indonesia’s main island of Java in what appeared to be the latest in a string of suicide attacks in the world’s most populous Muslim nation

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Republicans launching investigation into handling of U.S. Afghanistan withdrawal

The operation was clouded by a suicide attack that left 13 Americans and roughly 200 Afghans dead.

Axios

What to stream: Heineman’s new documentary 'Retrograde' examines US withdrawal from Afghanistan

Documentarian Matthew Heineman’s sixth documentary feature, “Retrograde,” arrives on streaming services this week, hitting Disney+ on Friday and Hulu on Sunday. The film is stunning, visceral and startlingly immersive look at the United States’ chaotic and tragic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. The filmmakers, who start out embedded with the…

Tribune News Service

Suicide rates in war-torn Syria triple as the hopeless turn to deadly gas pills

WARNING UPSETTING CONTENT: Suicide cases in north-west Syria more than tripled in the first half of 2022 as the deadly use of “gas pills” becomes more widespread and youths see no hope for the future

Daily Mirror

Strictly's Shirley Ballas urges fans to ‘check in’ on loved ones as she remembers late brother

The Strictly head judge lost her brother, David, to suicide

Wales Online

Brickbat: Our Final Offer

Christine Gauthier, a paraplegic former member of the Canadian army, told members of the House of Commons that she contacted Veterans Affairs Canada trying to find out why it was taking so long to get a wheelchair ramp in her home. She said she got a letter back offering her…

Reason

Martin Lewis charity highlights mental toll of cost of living crisis

Survey finds nearly a fifth of respondents have had suicidal ideation about financial problems

The Guardian - UK

More limits should be put in place over debt collector contact, says charity

The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute is urging the Government to charge regulators with limiting how often debt collectors can contact people.

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Healthcare workers sound the alarm on a mental health crisis in the industry

A study of over 7,000 frontline healthcare workers shows one-in-10 had thoughts of suicide or self-harm during the pandemic.

Bangkok Post

End graft in public works

About 4,500 people commit suicide each year in Thailand, or about 12 people every day. But the suicide of a 27-year-old engineer last week garnered massive public and media attention, after his three-page farewell note -- in which he wrote about the rampant corruption in his workplace -- was published…

Reason

After a Crackdown on a Pain Clinic, a Tragic Double Suicide

After losing access to opioids, many patients can’t live with constant pain.

Radio France Internationale

Defendant slams security conditions on first day of Brussels terror attacks trial

The largest trial in Belgian history got underway on Monday with 10 men accused of involvement in Islamist suicide bombings in Brussels in 2016 that killed 32 people and injured over 300. It began with an outburst from Mohamed Abrini, a key defendant, who threatened to remain silent if security…

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Daily Record

Motherwell launch new third kit to support suicide prevention message

The Steelmen's luminous kit is out now and will help four charities

The Independent UK

Trial of 10 accused over Brussels suicide attacks underway

The trial of 10 men accused over the 2016 suicide bombings at Brussels airport and a subway station in the city has started in earnest under high security

Asharq Al-Awsat

Belgium Starts Trial into Brussels Bombings

Belgium begins proceedings on Monday in its largest ever trial to determine whether 10 men played a part in the extremist suicide bombings in Brussels in 2016 that killed 32 people and injured over 300. More than six years after the attacks, presiding judge Laurence Massart will confirm on Monday…

WEKU

Survivors of the Brussels suicide attacks seek closure as the trial starts Monday

More than six years since the deadliest peacetime attacks on Belgian soil, survivors seek closure as the trial of 10 men accused over the suicide bombings starts in earnest Monday.

Reuters

Brussels bombing trial opens with strong emotions

The largest trial in Belgian history kicked off on Monday with 10 men accused of involvement in a triple Islamist suicide attack in Brussels in 2016 that killed 32 people and injured more than 300.

Los Angeles Times

Golden Gate Bridge 'suicide net' could cost $400 million, double the original estimate

A net designed to prevent suicides from the Golden Gate Bridge could cost nearly $400 million — double what was originally estimated for the project, according to the two construction firms in charge of the project.

The Times of India

NRI businessman jumps to death from 10th floor balcony of his Mumbai flat

MUMBAI: A 58-year-old NRI businessman committed suicide by jumping off the 10th-floor balcony of his residence at Colaba in south Mumbai, police said on Sunday. The businessman was prima facie depressed due to losses he suffered in business, an official said.

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