• Hindu devotees take part in a traditional gathering to celebrate Holi, the spring festival of colours, at a temple in the Barsana village of India’s Uttar Pradesh state. AFP
    Hindu devotees take part in a traditional gathering to celebrate Holi, the spring festival of colours, at a temple in the Barsana village of India’s Uttar Pradesh state. AFP
  • The moon rises above a building covered in hieroglyphics outside Wafi mall in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak/The National
    The moon rises above a building covered in hieroglyphics outside Wafi mall in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak/The National
  • Waterfalls tumble over the surface of Uluru in the Northern Territory, Australia. Reuters
    Waterfalls tumble over the surface of Uluru in the Northern Territory, Australia. Reuters
  • An aerial view of traffic in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    An aerial view of traffic in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier of the USA practise during a training session prior to the 2021 ISU World Figure Skating Championships at the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. The event is scheduled to be held from March 24 to March 28, 2021. AFP
    Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier of the USA practise during a training session prior to the 2021 ISU World Figure Skating Championships at the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. The event is scheduled to be held from March 24 to March 28, 2021. AFP
  • A Palestinian man bathes his camel in the sea during a dust storm in Gaza City. AFP
    A Palestinian man bathes his camel in the sea during a dust storm in Gaza City. AFP
  • German Flores, founder of Burrolandia-Donkeyland embraces a donkey at the sanctuary dedicated to the protection of donkeys saved from mistreatment and abandonment in Otumba, Mexico. Reuters
    German Flores, founder of Burrolandia-Donkeyland embraces a donkey at the sanctuary dedicated to the protection of donkeys saved from mistreatment and abandonment in Otumba, Mexico. Reuters
  • Fiammetta, 10, attends online lessons surrounded by her shepherd father's herd of goats in the mountains, while schools are closed due to Covid restrictions, in Caldes, northern Italy. Reuters
    Fiammetta, 10, attends online lessons surrounded by her shepherd father's herd of goats in the mountains, while schools are closed due to Covid restrictions, in Caldes, northern Italy. Reuters
  • A mahout walks next to his elephant through a busy street in Horana, a suburb of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo. AFP
    A mahout walks next to his elephant through a busy street in Horana, a suburb of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo. AFP
  • French national cycling team members train on a track as patients are vaccinated with the Moderna shot at the velodrome national used as a Covid-19 vaccination centre in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, southwest of Paris. AFP
    French national cycling team members train on a track as patients are vaccinated with the Moderna shot at the velodrome national used as a Covid-19 vaccination centre in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, southwest of Paris. AFP
  • A man shields himself from women, who playfully beat him with bamboo sticks during Lathmar Holi celebrations, in the town of Barsana, Uttar Pradesh, India. Reuters
    A man shields himself from women, who playfully beat him with bamboo sticks during Lathmar Holi celebrations, in the town of Barsana, Uttar Pradesh, India. Reuters
  • Supporters of Congo's re-elected President Denis Sassou Nguesso gather to celebrate the election results outside the headquarters of the ruling Congolese Labour Party in Brazzaville. Nicknamed the "Emperor" by some peers, the veteran leader won on March 23 another five-year term that will see him steering his country for over four decades. Sassou Nguesso, 77, has already accumulated more than 36 years in office. AFP
    Supporters of Congo's re-elected President Denis Sassou Nguesso gather to celebrate the election results outside the headquarters of the ruling Congolese Labour Party in Brazzaville. Nicknamed the "Emperor" by some peers, the veteran leader won on March 23 another five-year term that will see him steering his country for over four decades. Sassou Nguesso, 77, has already accumulated more than 36 years in office. AFP

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From hillside lessons in Italy to waterfalls at Australia's Uluru - today's best pictures

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

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March 24, 2021

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Director: Laxman Utekar

Cast: Vicky Kaushal, Akshaye Khanna, Diana Penty, Vineet Kumar Singh, Rashmika Mandanna

Rating: 1/5

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Anxiety and work stress major factors

Anxiety, work stress and social isolation are all factors in the recogised rise in mental health problems.

A study UAE Ministry of Health researchers published in the summer also cited struggles with weight and illnesses as major contributors.

Its authors analysed a dozen separate UAE studies between 2007 and 2017. Prevalence was often higher in university students, women and in people on low incomes.

One showed 28 per cent of female students at a Dubai university reported symptoms linked to depression. Another in Al Ain found 22.2 per cent of students had depressive symptoms - five times the global average.

It said the country has made strides to address mental health problems but said: “Our review highlights the overall prevalence of depressive symptoms and depression, which may long have been overlooked."

Prof Samir Al Adawi, of the department of behavioural medicine at Sultan Qaboos University in Oman, who was not involved in the study but is a recognised expert in the Gulf, said how mental health is discussed varies significantly between cultures and nationalities.

“The problem we have in the Gulf is the cross-cultural differences and how people articulate emotional distress," said Prof Al Adawi. 

“Someone will say that I have physical complaints rather than emotional complaints. This is the major problem with any discussion around depression."

Daniel Bardsley

RESULTS

Bantamweight: Victor Nunes (BRA) beat Azizbek Satibaldiev (KYG). Round 1 KO

Featherweight: Izzeddin Farhan (JOR) beat Ozodbek Azimov (UZB). Round 1 rear naked choke

Middleweight: Zaakir Badat (RSA) beat Ercin Sirin (TUR). Round 1 triangle choke

Featherweight: Ali Alqaisi (JOR) beat Furkatbek Yokubov (UZB). Round 1 TKO

Featherweight: Abu Muslim Alikhanov (RUS) beat Atabek Abdimitalipov (KYG). Unanimous decision

Catchweight 74kg: Mirafzal Akhtamov (UZB) beat Marcos Costa (BRA). Split decision

Welterweight: Andre Fialho (POR) beat Sang Hoon-yu (KOR). Round 1 TKO

Lightweight: John Mitchell (IRE) beat Arbi Emiev (RUS). Round 2 RSC (deep cuts)

Middleweight: Gianni Melillo (ITA) beat Mohammed Karaki (LEB)

Welterweight: Handesson Ferreira (BRA) beat Amiran Gogoladze (GEO). Unanimous decision

Flyweight (Female): Carolina Jimenez (VEN) beat Lucrezia Ria (ITA), Round 1 rear naked choke

Welterweight: Daniel Skibinski (POL) beat Acoidan Duque (ESP). Round 3 TKO

Lightweight: Martun Mezhlumyan (ARM) beat Attila Korkmaz (TUR). Unanimous decision

Bantamweight: Ray Borg (USA) beat Jesse Arnett (CAN). Unanimous decision

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