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UNITED STATES

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World

Ukraine war: corruption scandals and high-level rifts could become an existential threat as Kyiv asks for more military aid

    By Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham and Tetyana Malyarenko, National University Odesa Law Academy   The latest revelations about corruption in Ukraine tell a complex story. A scandal has engulfed the Ukrainian ministry of defence, where 100,000 mortar shells worth about $40m (£31m) were paid for but never delivered. But within days of this story emerging, Ukraine achieved its best-ever ranking in the annual corruption perceptions index complied […]

today2 February, 2024

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Health / Medical

Surge in Syphilis Cases Leads Some Providers to Ration Penicillin

Vials of injectable penicillin in cold storage at the Metro Public Health Department in Nashville, Tennessee. Injectable penicillin is the go-to treatment for syphilis and the only treatment considered safe for pregnant people with the disease. In mid-2023, the health department began rationing the injectable to just pregnant women because of a nationwide antibiotic shortage. Patients who test positive for syphilis and are not pregnant are given an oral antibiotic […]

today2 February, 2024

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Guyana, Leading the UN Security Council, Is Not Giving Up on a Ceasefire in Gaza

Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, permanent representative of Guyana, photographed at the country’s mission to the UN, Jan 22, 2023. “We would very much like to see a ceasefire for the people to receive the necessary humanitarian aid,” she said about Gaza in an interview. “We are not at that point yet, and that is really regrettable.” JOHN PENNEY/PASSBLUE By Damilola Banjo via PassBlue The United Nations Security Council’s continuing failure to agree […]

today1 February, 2024

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Health / Medical

How Fringe Anti-Science Views Infiltrated Mainstream Politics — And What It Means in 2024

People protest against covid-19 vaccine mandates outside of Los Angeles Unified School District's offices on May 10, 2022. (DAVID CRANE/MEDIANEWS GROUP/LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS VIA GETTY IMAGES) By Amy Maxmen via KFF Health News Rates of routine childhood vaccination hit a 10-year low in 2023. That, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, puts about 250,000 kindergartners at risk for measles, which often leads to hospitalization and can cause death. In recent […]

today29 January, 2024

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UN launches full scale investigation into UNRWA staff participation in Oct 7th attacks on Israel

The United Nations Secretary General has expressed alarm at allegations that several UNRWA staff were involved in the October 7th attacks on Israel. The UN's aid agency in Gaza is launching an urgent and comprehensive independent review of all staff. Meanwhile, the United States has for now ended all funding to the agency that's tasked with supporting Palestinian refugees. Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations in New York.  

today29 January, 2024

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With Trump Front of Mind, New Hampshire Voters Cite Abortion and Obamacare as Concerns

Voters in Bedford, New Hampshire, wait in line to cast their ballots on Jan. 23, as the state holds its primary. (JOE RAEDLE/GETTY IMAGES) By Phil Galewitz via KFF Health News Health care issues are important to Lana Leggett-Kealey, who works as a genetic genealogist. But on Tuesday, as she walked out of her polling place at a local high school and into a frigid New England morning, she said she […]

today25 January, 2024

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Biden wobbles under weight of multiple open fronts around the world

Long gone is the Joe Biden of February 2023, strolling confidently through the streets of Kyiv, basking in the role as champion of the Ukrainian cause in the fight against Vladimir Putin's Russia. Nearly one year after that triumphant appearance, the US president is instead facing the harsh realities of running for re-election while bogged down in one stagnant war and navigating the volatility of another, as the conflict in […]

today25 January, 2024

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Africa

Blinken sees growing partner in Angola on Africa democracy tour

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday will explore greater coordination with emerging regional partner Angola, capping a tour of Africa to champion US-friendly democracies as global crises mount. After years of estrangement with Washington during the Cold War, Angola has seen growing common ground with the United States including by working together to address violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Blinken arrived late Wednesday in the oil-rich […]

today25 January, 2024

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US support for Taiwan ‘firm’ lawmakers tell president-elect Lai

Two US lawmakers met with Taiwanese president-elect Lai Ching-te on Thursday to reaffirm Washington's support for the self-ruled island, which China claims as part of its territory. Despite warnings from Beijing that Lai would bring "war and decline" to Taiwan, he won the January 13 poll, securing a third term for the Democratic Progressive Party -- which rejects China's claim to the island. Democrat Ami Bera of California and Florida […]

today25 January, 2024