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UN development agency installing solar energy at Zimbabwean clinics, hospitals

Zimbabwe is facing long hours of power cuts due to its dilapidated infrastructure and the impact of recurring droughts on hydropower. To help, the United Nations Development Program is installing …

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SpaceX’s mega rocket completes its fourth test flight from Texas without exploding 

Boca Chica, Texas — SpaceX’s mega Starship rocket completed its first full test flight Thursday, returning to Earth without exploding after blasting off from Texas.  The previous three test flights ended …

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War traumatizes, haunts both Israeli and Palestinian children

Many Israeli and Palestinian children are suffering from trauma because of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and the ensuing eight months of war between the two sides. Therapists …

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Novo Nordisk braces for generic challenge to Ozempic, Wegovy in China

SHANGHAI, China — Novo Nordisk is facing the prospect of intensifying competition in the promising Chinese market, where drugmakers are developing at least 15 generic versions of its diabetes drug Ozempic …

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From refugee camps to World Cup glory: Inspiring journey of Afghanistan cricket

Washington — When the parents of Karim Sadiq and Taj Maluk fled a wrecked Afghanistan torn apart by the 1979 Soviet invasion and infighting warlords, they didn’t imagine their children — …

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UN chief warns target to limit global warming is slipping away

NEW YORK — The U.N. secretary-general said Wednesday that the world is “at a moment of truth” to reach targets in the 2015 Paris climate accord to limit global warming, as …

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Panel rejects psychedelic drug MDMA as a PTSD treatment

washington — Federal health advisers voted Tuesday against a first-of-a-kind proposal to begin using the mind-altering drug MDMA as a treatment for PTSD, handing a potentially major setback to advocates who …

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Saudi Arabia warns of above-average heat during Hajj

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia said Tuesday pilgrims can expect average high temperatures of 44 degrees Celsius (111 Fahrenheit) during the Hajj, which last year saw thousands of cases of …

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Mick Jagger, strutting at 80, teases new album and more touring

Los Angeles — How does it feel for Mick Jagger to be back on tour singing, dancing and strutting across stadium concert stages at 80 years old? “Like being on stage …

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Algeria seeks to lure tourists to neglected cultural, scenic glories

ORAN, Algeria — Algeria wants to lure more visitors to the cultural and scenic treasures of Africa’s largest country, shedding its status as a tourism backwater and expanding a sector outshone …

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In Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, a hidden underground world is under threat by the Maya Train

AKTUN TUYUL CAVE SYSTEM, Mexico — Rays of sunlight slice through pools of crystal water as clusters of fish cast shadows on the limestone below. Arching over the emerald basin are …

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Extreme heat: Climate change’s silent killer

Geneva — Nearly 62,000 people died from heat-related stress in the summer of 2022 in Europe alone, and, according to a new study by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or …

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Nigeria’s new anthem, written by a Briton, sparks criticism

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria adopted a new national anthem Wednesday after lawmakers passed a law that replaced the current one with a version dropped nearly a half-century ago, sparking widespread criticism …

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