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Uganda battles new Ebola outbreak – and a vaccine hesitancy crisis | Health News

Uganda battles new Ebola outbreak – and a vaccine hesitancy crisis | Health News

Kampala, Uganda – A month after an Ebola outbreak struck Uganda in September 2022, Edward Kayiwa began feeling unwell: headaches, fever and muscle pain. He knew something was wrong, and that he had two options – go to a hospital or believe the rumours that were circulating in his community and stay home. “I knew

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Christian liberal arts college deletes, apologizes for post congratulating Trump's OMB director Russ Vought

Christian liberal arts college deletes, apologizes for post congratulating Trump’s OMB director Russ Vought

Wheaton College apologized for a since-deleted Facebook post calling for prayers for Russ Vought after receiving intense online backlash. On Friday, the Illinois university posted their congratulations to Vought for being confirmed as the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after a 53-47 Senate vote. “Wheaton College congratulates and prays for 1998 graduate

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Ecuador's conservative incumbent and a leftist lawyer advance to presidential runoff

Ecuador’s conservative incumbent and a leftist lawyer advance to presidential runoff

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — Ecuador will choose its next president in a runoff election after conservative incumbent Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González garnered enough votes Sunday to beat 14 other candidates. The contest, set for April 13, will be a repeat of the October 2023 snap election that earned Noboa a 16-month presidency. Noboa

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The US was cleaning up its deadly mess in Cambodia – then came the call

The US was cleaning up its deadly mess in Cambodia – then came the call

The ordnance was one of countless pieces that litter Cambodia; volatile remains from years of civil and externally wrought wars. The United States, among others, dropped masses of bombs on Cambodia in a campaign to degrade border-hopping communists during the Vietnam War. The Khmer Rouge, among others, planted masses of landmines. Leftovers are believed to

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Investors appear less enthusiastic over Trump and AI

Investors appear less enthusiastic over Trump and AI

The ArcelorMittal steel production plant in Ghent, Belgium, on July 27, 2024.  Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images The excitement over artificial intelligence and U.S. President Donald Trump’s perceived friendliness to the stock market buoyed investor sentiment as recently as December. In 2025, it seems those animal spirits have somewhat evaporated. Any time Trump

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Mansour: Libya's culture clampdown silences popular rap music

Mansour: Libya’s culture clampdown silences popular rap music

As bitter as it sounds, 2023 and 2024 were prime years for Libyan rap. The country’s political instability, economic hardship, ongoing conflicts, corruption, the devastating flood in the city of Derna and no real hope for a joint governmentoffered plenty of material for new songs. Libyan rap flourished as authorities were fairly easy going. Last

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Donald Trump gets a cheer as first US president to attend Super Bowl; Taylor Swift gets booed

Donald Trump gets a cheer as first US president to attend Super Bowl; Taylor Swift gets booed

Donald Trump (left), Taylor Swift Donald Trump became the first sitting US president to attend a Super Bowl, traveling from Florida to New Orleans onboard Air Force on Sunday to watch the Kansas City Chiefs play the Philadelphia Eagles at the Caesars Superdome.During his flight to New Orleans, Trump signed a proclamation declaring February 9

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