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WHO Executive Board Adopted New Efficiency Measures; Can They Stick?
news/who-executive-board-adopted-new-efficiency-measures-can-they-stick/egypt-non-state-actors/” data-orig-file=”https://i0.wp.com/healthpolicy-watch.news/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Egypt-Non-state-actors-.png?fit=1231%2C708&ssl=1″ data-orig-size=”1231,708″ data-comments-opened=”0″ data-image-meta=”{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}” data-image-title=”Egypt Non state actors” data-image-description=”” data-image-caption=”<p>Egypt leads the charge Friday against renewing WHO relations with NGOs in the sexual and reproductive health rights space. </p> ” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/healthpolicy-watch.news/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Egypt-Non-state-actors-.png?fit=300%2C173&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/healthpolicy-watch.news/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Egypt-Non-state-actors-.png?fit=640%2C368&ssl=1″ class=”size-full tie-image131804″ alt=”” width=”1231″ height=”708″ srcset=”https://healthpolicy-watch.news/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Egypt-Non-state-actors-.png 1231w, https://healthpolicy-watch.news/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Egypt-Non-state-actors–300×173.png 300w, https://healthpolicy-watch.news/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Egypt-Non-state-actors–1024×589.png 1024w, https://healthpolicy-watch.news/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Egypt-Non-state-actors–768×442.png 768w” sizes=”(max-width: 1231px) 100vw, 1231px”/>Egypt leads the charge Friday against renewing WHO relations with NGOs working…
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3 new movies to see, stream or skip in February 2026 – 828reviewsNOW
This February, we review a zany new sci-fi adventure from the director of “Pirates of the Caribbean,” an Oscar-nominated documentary about senior opera singers and the concluding installment of a horror movie trilogy. Which should you see, stream or skip? Find out in our review. ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — This February, we review a zany new sci-fi adventure from the…
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Mexican cartels overpower police with ammunition made for the US military
On the morning of Nov. 30, 2019, a convoy of pickup trucks carrying men armed with a heavy machine gun and powerful .50-caliber rifles entered the Mexican town of Villa Unión and opened fire. The men had been sent on a mission of intimidation: They planned to set fire to the town hall. Their superior firepower pinned down state and…
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Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to 7 more years
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to over seven more years in prison after she began a hunger strike, supporters said Sunday, as Tehran cracks down on all dissent following nationwide protests and the deaths of thousands at the hands of security forces. The new convictions against Mohammadi come as Iran tries…
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15 International News Stories You Missed In January
15 International News Stories You Missed In January Most global stories that reach American audiences fall into a few familiar buckets — things the US is directly involved in, elections that move markets, and crises dramatic enough to break through the noise. But many of the most consequential shifts happen elsewhere, like quieter policy decisions, regulatory fights, climate disruptions, and…
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New Zealand mosque shooter seeks to withdraw guilty pleas
Wellington: The man who killed 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in New Zealand’s deadliest mass shooting told an appeals court Monday, February 9, that he felt forced to admit to the crimes because of “irrationality” due to harsh prison conditions, as he sought to have his guilty pleas discarded. A panel of three judges at the Court of Appeal…
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10 Crime Fiction Movies That Are 10/10 But Nobody Remembers
There have been crime movies coming out of Hollywood since the silent era, and many of them are 10/10 efforts that no one seems to talk about anymore. The earliest crime movies included silent era releases like Intolerance and Golden Age masterpieces like Public Enemy and Scarface. Even the noir movies of the 40s fit in this genre. However, there…
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Application against CM Mamata’s personal appearance in SC
An application has been filed against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s personal appearance in the Supreme Court in relation to last week’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing against the Election Commission of India. Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHS) Vice President Satish Kumar Aggarwal filed the application seeking intervention in the matter. According to his application, the Bengal CM’s petition…
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After years spent documenting state terror, I know it when I see it. And I see it now in the US and Israel | Janine di Giovanni
In Syria, where I worked during the years of Bashar al-Assad’s terror, people were often taken away to torture cells before dawn by masked men. The timing was deliberate. It disoriented them at their most vulnerable, ensuring the torture to come would be even more agonising. The testimonies I recorded from survivors almost always contained the same phrase: “The morning…
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Does Medicare Cover Ozempic and Other Weight Loss Drugs?
About 9 percent of adults 65 and older are now using GLP-1s, a lower rate than the 22 percent of adults age 50 to 64, according to a KFF poll released Nov. 14. The lower usage is likely because Medicare doesn’t cover prescriptions specifically for weight loss, the nonpartisan health policy nonprofit says. Administration officials expect that percentage to rise to 10…
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