President Trump says US and Iran are discussing how to jointly dig out Iran’s nuclear material

President Trump says US and Iran are discussing how to jointly dig out Iran’s nuclear material

Despite recent strikes in the region, he said that the US-Iran ceasefire taking effect in early April remains in place, suggesting that it is possible an interim deal could be reached “over the weekend” as the ongoing talks are advancing.

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Senator bemoans death of ‘serious journalism’ in US as medic links 2024 cancer diagnoses of King Charles III and Princess Catherine to Covid-19 vaccine

Senator bemoans death of ‘serious journalism’ in US as medic links 2024 cancer diagnoses of King Charles III and Princess Catherine to Covid-19 vaccine

Repeated Covid-19 vaccination caused what’s called immunoglobulin class switching, where the immune system switches from a mode of fighting cancer cells to tolerating cancer cells.
But most scientists didn’t look further into the plausible mechanisms by which repeated Covid-19 vaccination might be influencing cancer.

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Understanding why Israel is escalating attacks in Lebanon as opinion polls suggest drop in Netanyahu support

Understanding why Israel is escalating attacks in Lebanon as opinion polls suggest drop in Netanyahu support

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Monday vowed to turn the area of southern Lebanon’s Litani River into a military-controlled zone and continue striking Beirut until Hezbollah stops its attacks.

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Nine members of UN Security Council vote to renew sanctions against South Sudan as three African nations abstain

Nine members of UN Security Council vote to renew sanctions against South Sudan as three African nations abstain

To be adopted, a Security Council draft resolution needs at least nine votes in favour and no veto from any of the council’s five permanent members – Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States.

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Texas response to school shootings teaches world that policing has become a costly twisted civic religion

Texas response to school shootings teaches world that policing has become a costly twisted civic religion

There were no well-researched, pragmatic policy changes around limiting assault rifles, regulating the hyper-destructive expanding bullets that ripped children’s bodies apart, and increasing mental health support — things that could actually stop shootings like in Uvalde, which was carried out by a troubled 18-year-old.

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US considers relocating Ebola-exposed Americans to Kenya as Uganda shuts border with Congo

US considers relocating Ebola-exposed Americans to Kenya as Uganda shuts border with Congo

A local Ebola taskforce made the decision to close the border after a rise in Ugandan health workers exposed to the virus by Congolese patients who crossed before the outbreak was declared on May 15.

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Suspicious residents of eastern Congo region hit by Ebola complicate fight against ravaging disease

Suspicious residents of eastern Congo region hit by Ebola complicate fight against ravaging disease

Trust is hard to find among the traumatised population that is wary of outsiders, even those trying desperately to contain the rapidly spreading outbreak that experts say was discovered weeks late. Surveillance for such diseases has been weakened by US and other aid cuts.

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End of Middle East war imminent as Iran announces ‘conclusion reached on major issues’ with US

End of Middle East war imminent as Iran announces ‘conclusion reached on major issues’ with US

On a recent EU decision to impose sanctions on Iranian individuals and entities involved in Iran’s actions and policies regarding the Strait of Hormuz, Baghaei warned that any hostile action would definitely trigger Tehran’s response.

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US announces criminal charges against Cuban President Raul Castro that’re likely to escalat Washington-Havana tensions

US announces criminal charges against Cuban President Raul Castro that’re likely to escalat Washington-Havana tensions

According to a document released by the US Department of Justice, Castro was indicted on his alleged role in the Cuban military’s 1996 shoot-down of two planes operated by Brothers to the Rescue, a Miami-based group formed by Cuban exiles.

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Why East and Central Africa are on red alert following latest outbreak bola in eastern Congo

Why East and Central Africa are on red alert following latest outbreak bola in eastern Congo

Jean-Jacques Muyembe, director of the DRC’s National Institute of Biomedical Research, said the country has recorded 17 Ebola outbreaks since 1976, most caused by the Zaire strain.

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