BRASILIA | Xinhua | Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will seek reelection in 2026, the presidency’s Secretary of Social Communication Paulo Pimenta confirmed on Thursday. In an interview with CNN Brasil, Pimenta assured that the president was in good health following medical interventions to treat a brain …
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SEOUL | Xinhua | South Korean prosecutors said on Sunday that impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol did not comply with a summons for today and they will soon issue another order, Yonhap news agency reported. The special prosecution team handling an investigation into Yoon’s botched martial law imposition said it had …
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MOSCOW, Russia | TASS | Russia has developed its own mRNA vaccine against cancer, it will be distributed to patients free of charge, General Director of the Radiology Medical Research Center of the Russian Ministry of Health Andrey Kaprin has told Radio Rossiya. The vaccine was developed in collaboration with several …
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Geneva, Switzerland | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first-ever report on drowning prevention, revealing a 38% drop in the global drowning death rate since 2000. However, the report notes that drowning remains a major public health issue with more than 30 people estimated to be drowning …
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SEOUL, South Korea | Xinhua | With 204 in favor and 85 against, South Korea’s parliament on Saturday passed the second impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk-yeol, after the first impeachment motion was dropped a week earlier as the ruling party lawmakers boycotted it. After the motion was passed, an …
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SANAA, Yemen | Xinhua | Yemen’s Houthi group said in a statement on Friday that they had launched multiple drone attacks targeting “Israeli targets.” “We carried out two military operations, the first of which targeted a military target in the occupied Ashkelon city, while the second targeted a target in the …
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The West’s problem is that it is wholly unwilling to fight for a big common cause COMMENT | SLAVOJ ZIZEK | The downfall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria surprised even the opposition, led by Abu Mohammad al-Jolani’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, offering fertile ground for conspiracy theories. What roles did Israel, …
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LOS ANGELES | Xinhua | A large study found that greater exposure to long-term air pollution was linked to increased risks for blood clots that can occur in deep veins, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). If untreated, the condition can block blood flow and cause serious …
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ANKARA | Xinhua | The downfall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government could have profound effects on Türkiye’s economy, offering both opportunities and challenges, experts have said. Turkish companies are expected to compete for “lucrative” contracts to rebuild Syria’s housing and infrastructure, said Engin Guner, a construction industry expert …
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JERUSALEM | Xinhua | The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Thursday that it has “severely damaged” Syria’s air defenses, destroying over 90 percent of identified strategic surface-to-air missile systems. In a statement, the IDF revealed that it had been conducting a comprehensive assessment of Syria’s situation, taking into account …
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