Tag: response

Russian President Putin says response to Ukrainian attacks will be ‘severe’

Moscow, Russia | AFP | President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Russia’s response to any further Ukrainian attacks would be “severe”, after Moscow’s forces carried out retaliatory missile strikes across Ukraine. “It was not possible to leave (Ukrainian attacks) unanswered. If attempts at terrorist attacks continue, the response from Russia will be severe and correspond to the level of threat,” Putin said at the start of a televised meeting of his security council. “Let there […]

Maternal response to crying baby exists across cultures: study

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A baby’s cries activate specific areas of a mother’s brain related to movement and speech, a study of mothers in several countries published Monday revealed, reinforcing the idea of biological maternal instinct. The National Institute of Health study showed regardless of culture, mothers were likely to react to their infant’s cries by showing affection, distracting, nurturing, picking up and holding. The researchers carried out a series of studies into maternal […]