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The only way to eliminate polio

Prior to the vaccine, between 25,000 and 50,000 cases were recorded each year in the United States alone, and little was known about how the virus spread When Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine was found to be safe and effective in 1955, following a successful trial involving nearly two million American children, it marked a turning…

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Curbing mental health crisis one breath at a time

The World Economic Forum claims that 12 billion working days are lost annually to depression and anxiety, which costs nearly $1 trillion in lost productivity per year We can’t afford to ignore the global mental health crisis much longer. In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, millions worldwide suffer from dangerous levels of depression and…

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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un examines military spy satellite that may be launched soon

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un examined a finished military spy satellite, which his country is expected to launch soon, during a visit to its aerospace agency where he described space-based reconnaissance as crucial for countering the US and South Korea.Kim during Tuesday’s visit approved an unspecified “future action plan” in preparations for launching…

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Tunisian opposition party denounces ‘political verdict’ against jailed leader

TUNIS: The Tunisian Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party on Tuesday condemned the one-year prison sentence handed to its leader Rached Ghannouchi, calling it an “unjust political verdict.”Ghannouchi, a leading opponent of President Kais Saied, was sentenced on Monday on terrorism-related charges following his April 17 arrest.He had appeared in court at the end of February on the…

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