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Covid decision-making in NI was ‘chaotic’, says inquiry
PACEMAKER/Press EyeThen First Minister Arlene Foster, Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill pictured at a press conference on the 20 March 2020 shortly before lockdown in Stormont… -
NIH Grant Cuts Have Disrupted 383 Clinical Trials With 74,311 Patients
A study found that NIH grant cuts under the Trump administration in 2025 have already led to the termination of 118 trials studying cancer, 97 studying infectious diseases and 140 testing new treatments. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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Israel plans to seize parts of the historic West Bank site Sebastia
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel plans to seize parts of a major West Bank historic site, according to a government document, and settlers put up a new outpost overnight, even as the country faces pressure to…
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Zelensky awarded pupils and students with “Future of Ukraine” distinction
President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded pupils and students with the “Future of Ukraine” distinction.
According to Ukrinform, the corresponding decree No. 849/2025 of November 20 was published on the website of the head of state.
According to the document, pupils…
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Zelensky awarded pupils and students with “Future of Ukraine” distinction
President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded pupils and students with the “Future of Ukraine” distinction.
According to Ukrinform, the corresponding decree No. 849/2025 of November 20 was published on the website of the head of state.
According to the document, pupils…
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‘Too little, too late’ – the UK concludes the second part of its Covid inquiry
The UK’s second report on the Covid inquiry has emerged with 19 recommendations to guide government thinking.
The report looks at the response across the UK’s central government and devolved administrations (Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) and follows on from the first report on the…
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Ukraine’s president receives draft peace plan from US, his office in Kyiv confirms
Volodymyr Zelenskyy received a draft of a proposes new peace plan from the US, his office confirmed in a statement on Thursday, calling it the “American side’s assessment” which could “help reinvigorate diplomacy.”
The office also stated that Zelenskyy plans to discuss diplomatic…
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White House Ukraine envoy to depart in January
Keith Kellogg, the U.S. special envoy to Ukraine, is leaving his post in January, a move that comes as the White House shops a proposal to end Russia’s war that would require major concessions from Kyiv.
A White House official, granted anonymity to discuss personnel moves within the…
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ECDC urges immediate uptake of flu vaccination
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is calling for immediate influenza vaccination as EU/EEA countries report an unusually early rise in flu cases.
According to a threat assessment released today (20 November), influenza activity is appearing three to four weeks…
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