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Iran crisis live: US citizens should ‘leave Iran now’, says US state department | Iran
US citizens should ‘leave Iran now’, says US state department The US state department has said US citizens should leave Iran now and “if safe to do so, consider departing Iran by land to Armenia or Türkiye”. The US virtual embassy for Iran says citizens should “plan alternative means of communication” due to “continued internet outages” and “have a plan…
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Health Minister Raja Narasimha distributes appointment letters to 1,257 lab technicians
Hyderabad: Appointment letters for 1,257 Grade-II lab technicians were distributed by health minister C Damodar Raja Narasimha at Osmania Medical College Grounds in Koti on Tuesday. The Health Minister was accompanied by Transport Minister Poonam Prabhakar and MP Anil Yadav as they handed over the orders to the selected candidates. Minister Narasimha said, “This is the largest recruitment drive in…
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Will Semaglutide Prevent Heart Attacks, Strokes & Cravings?
, buOzempic for diabetes and Wegovy for weight loss are now familiar brand names for the pharmaceutical compound semaglutide. Seven years ago, when Ozempic was first introduced to treat type 2 diabetes, doctors expected it to help people maintain healthy blood sugar levels. Since then, we have learned that it can do far more than that. Recently, scientists have uncovered…
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UN concerned over worsening situation due to storm in Gaza
The United Nations on Monday, January 12, expressed concerns over the worsening situation in Gaza as the enclave faces storms while being in a fragile condition. Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric issued a statement, “To help address immense shelter needs, during the past week our partners delivered supplies to 28,000 families, including 1,600 tents, 16,000 tarpaulins and 27,000 blankets.” Despite the aid,…
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Russia’s Growing Resolve to Fight On in Ukraine
During the Cold War, few senior Soviet officials understood the dynamics of Soviet relations with the West as well as Valentin Falin. A diplomat and adviser to several Soviet leaders, Falin was instrumental in improving relations between the Soviets and West Germany in the early 1970s. It was part of the détente that culminated in the Helsinki Accords, the breakthrough…
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‘Bugonia’ Writer on Tackling America’s Troubled Present With Thriller
Remaking a Korean cult film once known as “the cursed masterpiece” could easily have seemed like a reckless bet in today’s variously challenged movie business. But for Yorgos Lanthimos and his stars, Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, former Succession writer Will Tracy’s script was simply so good that taking a swing at the uncategorizably strange premise that would become Bugonia…
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Is choosing food and medicine based on naturalness a good idea?
Most of us love natural things: the taste of raw fruits and vegetables, the warmth of the sun on our skin, the sounds of waterfalls or waves at the beach. Some of us pay handsome sums of money to take vacations near parks, wildlife, and bodies of water. There is good reason for this attraction to nature. For example, exposure…
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Scientists discover how the uterus knows when to push during childbirth
Successful childbirth depends on the uterus producing steady, well-organized contractions that move the baby safely through delivery. Hormones such as progesterone and oxytocin play a major role in controlling this process. For years, however, researchers have also suspected that physical forces involved in pregnancy and birth, including stretching and pressure, contribute in important ways. New research from Scripps Research, published…
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The trans youth athletes in the US fighting for their rights: ‘Playing is an act of resistance’ | US news
The US supreme court on Tuesday is considering state laws banning transgender athletes from school sports. The cases were brought by trans students who challenged bans in West Virginia and Idaho barring trans girls from girls teams. The outcome could have wide-ranging implications for LGBTQ+ rights. A total of 27 states have passed sports bans targeting trans youth while more…
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‘We were tricked’: How one woman lures foreign men to fight on Russia’s front line
Flames lick around the edges of Omar’s passport. “It’s burning well,” an unseen woman says in Russian in the video. Omar, a 26-year-old Syrian construction worker, had been deployed for about nine months on the front line of Russia’s war in Ukraine when the clip arrived on his phone. He knew the woman’s voice. It was Polina Alexandrovna Azarnykh, who…
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