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Limited healthcare access leaves Makoko dependent on alternative medicine for malaria
The lagoon in Makoko, one of Nigeria’s largest informal settlements, commonly referred to as Nigeria’s Venice, lay so dark it was almost impossible to see the reflection of the sun. The creek’s colour was a reminder of decades of pollution and informal waste disposal that have stained the water. It was a Tuesday afternoon in late November. The waterway was…
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How a Family Emergency Deepened My Respect for Health Care Workers
Over the holiday break my wife and I experienced one of those ordeals that all parents dread: a young child in the ER, hooked up to an IV, for an adverse response to medication to treat an illness. Though we are fully past it, the sense of near-disaster underscored for me the centrality of great emergency care for all Americans—and…
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Bitcoin Battles for a New Bull Trend Amid Venezuela Volatility
Bitcoin (BTC) launches its first launches its first meaningful rebound in weeks as geopolitics excites world assets. Bitcoin price gains see a return to $93,000 after a nearly month-long absence, but traders are skeptical. A key golden cross is almost here on the four-hour chart, paving the way for further market strength. Venezuela reactions form the key focus for risk-asset…
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Ab yahi zindagi hai, says Umar Khalid after SC denies bail
New Delhi: After his bail petition was rejected by the Supreme Court on Monday, January 5, in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, while five others were granted bail, activist Umar Khalid reportedly told his partner, Banojyotsna Lahiri, “this is my life now.” “I am really happy for the others, who got bail! So relieved,” Umar said. When she said…
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To Knock Down Health-System Hurdles Between You And HIV Prevention, Try These 6 Things
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: A couple of years ago, Matthew Hurley got the kind of text people fear. It said: “When was the last time you were STD tested?” Someone Hurley had recently had unprotected sex with had just tested…
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Golden Globe nominees, SXSW, Austin standouts
Juan Martinez, from left, Ricardo Chavira, Madison Taylor Baez, Seidy Lopez and Daniela Estrada star as the Quintanilla family in “Selena: The Series.” Contributed by Sara Khalid/NETFLIX It was a year when movies felt restless, urgent and deeply personal — shaped by politics, grief, memory and the simple pleasure of watching great actors do great work. As awards season ramps…
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7 takeaways from Trump’s action in Venezuela : NPR
President Trump, alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks to the press at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday following U.S. military actions in Venezuela. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images It would be hard to blame someone who woke up Saturday morning…
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The Illusion of Isolationism | Foreign Affairs
Citing his contempt for allies and his hostile attitude toward immigration, analysts and commentators often paint U.S. President Donald Trump’s leadership style as a throwback to the isolationist ways of the nineteenth-century United States. This argument is half right. The essence and emphasis of Trump’s national security policy does hark back to a number of early U.S. presidents, including James…
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SC dismisses PIL challenging PM’s ceremonial chadar offering at Ajmer Dargah
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the “continued state-sponsored honours, official patronage, and symbolic recognition” extended to Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti and the Ajmer Dargah. Observing that the reliefs sought were not justiciable, a Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said that such issues…
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Will 2026 be a year of war?
The year 2026 could be the first in my life which holds the non-trivial probability of a broader war in Europe: and the risks have just increased. Donald Trump’s incursion into Venezuela, and the arrest of Nicolás Maduro, is the clearest evidence yet that geopolitics has reverted to the Cold War doctrine of spheres of influence. For the US, their…
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