More than 80 organizations that provide health care for women all over the world received grants Wednesday totaling $250 million from Melinda French Gates after a year-long application process.
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New bridge in south-west China collapses into mountainside | China
A newly opened bridge in south-west China collapsed on Tuesday, sending slabs of concrete and plumes of dust into the mountainside and water below. No casualties were reported.
Videos of the collapse of part of Hongqi Bridge, in the mountainous…
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Citigroup cleared to exit Russia as Kremlin keeps tight grip on company departures
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorised US banking giant Citigroup Inc. to sell its Russian banking unit, a move that signals a further retreat…
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Zelensky says Ukraine’s energy and justice ministers must resign
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Justice Minister German Galushchenko and Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk must step down.
According to Ukrinform, he said this in a video address posted on his Facebook page.
“I believe that the minister of justice and the…
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Scientists find 15 gut bacteria that may drive heart disease
- Heart disease remains the world’s top killer, claiming more lives each year than any other condition.
- Scientists are uncovering how gut microbes may influence coronary artery disease (CAD), one of the most common and serious forms of heart disease.
- A research team in Seoul has…
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Pakistan opens investigation into Islamabad terror attack | Pakistan
Pakistan has opened an investigation into the suicide attack that killed 12 people outside district court buildings in Islamabad, after the prime minister made unsubstantiated claims that “Indian state terrorism” was behind the blast.
The…
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UN climate talks are getting weird
One of the most consequential rounds of global climate negotiations has kicked off in Belém, Brazil. Leaders from nearly every country in the world — but notably, not the US — are gathering to try to ramp up action on climate change during a…
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US P-8 aircraft ‘hunts’ German, Swedish subs in Baltic Sea
MILAN — French, Dutch, and other NATO allies spent the week carrying out a game of underwater hide-and-seek in the Baltic Sea, hunting German and Swedish submarines with the help of a U.S. P-8 Poseidon aircraft and other detection systems.
The…
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Court arrests Energoatom Executive Director Basov, sets bail at UAH 40M
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court has imposed pre-trial detention with the option of posting UAH 40 million bail on Dmytro Basov, Executive Director for Security at Energoatom, who is accused of participating in a criminal organization that received 10-15% kickbacks from the company’s…
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Why do cats love boxes? Evolution has an answer.
If you’ve ever purchased an expensive, bespoke toy for your feline friend, then watched them ignore said purchase in favor of the…
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