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Middle East's fertility slump: Fewer babies, big problems?
Deutsche Welle
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July 9, 2025
There's what experts have called a "quiet revolution" underway in the Middle East, one that doesn't involve protests on the street or the toppling of governments. This revolution, happening in the privacy of locals' own homes, is concerned with...
Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill will slash health care for legal immigrants to pay for tax cuts
Arizona Mirror
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July 2, 2025
Provisions in the new tax and spending bill passed by the U.S. Senate early Tuesday would go even further than the House bill in removing health care and other benefits from immigrants with legal status. The House version of the massive tax and...
Iraq’s highest judge steps down for medical reasons
Shafaq News
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2025-06-29T10:15:54+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council on Sunday confirmed the retirement of Jassim Mohammed Aboud al-Amiri, Chief of the Federal Supreme Court, the nation’s highest...
Those Who Serve
Alliance Times Herald - Nebraska
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July 9, 2025
We just celebrated America’s freedom. There will be those who claim we are no longer free, but they haven’t lived in a nation that has no vestige of freedom. Whether or not you served in the military, you still have an opportunity to serve. One of...
After leaving the military, NPR’s public service mission gave us a new opportunity to serve
Poynter
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July 9, 2025
Federal funding for public broadcasting has been in the headlines in recent months, most recently because the House passed a bill that would revoke funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting that Congress has already approved. But when we...
Dust storm leaves over 100 hospitalised in Iraq
Gulf Today
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July 2, 2025
Health authorities in Iraq’s northern Kirkuk province reported dozens of cases of suffocation after a heavy dust storm swept through the region in recent hours. Saman Yaba, Spokesperson for the Province’s Health Directorate, said that 109 people...
Dust storm leaves over 100 hospitalised in Kirkuk, Iraq
California Telegraph
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BAGHDAD, 2nd July, 2025 (WAM) -- Health authorities in Iraq's northern Kirkuk province reported dozens of cases of suffocation after a heavy dust storm swept through the region in recent hours. Saman Yaba, Spokesperson for the Province's Health...
Can videogames improve mental health and wellbeing?
RTE Ireland
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July 2, 2025
Analysis: Researchers have found that videogames enable us to fulfil some of our psychological needs The misconception that violent videogames cause aggression in children has persisted since the dawn of modern gaming. Decades of research has...
Fact check: Is Iran ‘summarily expelling’ Afghan refugees, as claimed by ex-US envoy?
Press TV
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By Press TV Staff Writer In a post on X on Tuesday, former US special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad claimed that thousands of Afghan refugees are being “summarily expelled” by the Iranian government. Afghans, he claimed, are “being picked...
Iraq’s Gen Z: Caught between a digital future and fragile realities
Shafaq News
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Shafaq News/ Iraq’s Generation Z grew up online—but not in peace. Born between 1997 and 2012, this generation—often called Zoomers or digital natives—is the first to come of age in a world shaped by the internet, smartphones, and social media....
Purple Heart Comedian: Henline turns laughter into the best medicine
The Citizen of East Alabama
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By Toni Shah Bobby Henline’s story is a story of resilience and courage. An Army veteran with multiple tours under his belt, he fought on the battlefield for many years, but he had to fight for his life after being severely burned when his unit...
Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem: The place where prophecy came to pass
All Israel News
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July 9, 2025
People wrapped in Israeli flags walk through the Ammunition Hill historic site in Jerusalem, June 2, 2024. (Photo: Yossi Zamir / Flash90 Ammunition Hill might look like a tranquil spot today but it was a key turning point in the Six Day War of...
Letters to the Editor: Week of July 9, 2025
West Valley View - Arizona
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Addressing veterans crisis Editor: The secretary of Veterans Affairs plans to reduce the Veterans Administration to 2019 staffing levels, “without affecting health care or benefits.” This was the headline a few months ago in most major newspapers....
Documented refugees have no problem attending Arbaeen pilgrimage
Tehran Times
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July 9, 2025
TEHRAN – Authorized foreign nationals and refugees residing in Iran will be able to participate in the Arbaeen pilgrimage without any problems, the deputy interior minister has said. The Arbaeen pilgrimage, which is one of the largest religious...
<b>Idris Nechirvan Barzani: Leading Iraq toward environmental sustainability</b>
Gulf Today
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July 1, 2025
For over four decades, Iraq has grappled with persistent drought, intensified by extreme heat, desertification, and dwindling water resources. The United Nations Environment Programme ranks Iraq as the world’s fifth most climate-vulnerable region,...
CCHF: New fatality confirmed in Iraq’s Najaf
Shafaq News
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2025-07-01T07:30:58+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Najaf A woman in her sixties has died from complications related to Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Najaf, a medical source told Shafaq News on Tuesday. The woman...
Coming together to express horror in Gaza
The Age
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July 9, 2025
The risks of AI Danielle Wood nominates the increased usage of AI as her No.1 discussion point for the upcoming productivity roundtable. She acknowledges there are risks that require increased regulation. While the focus of the roundtable is to...
World News | Iraq's Top Court to Resume Work After President Retires Amid Controversy
Latestly
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June 30, 2025
Baghdad, Jun 30 (AP) Iraq's top court was set to resume work Monday after nine judges who had tendered their resignations in recent weeks returned to work following the retirement of the court's president and the appointment of a successor. Iraq's...
World Associated Press Iraq's top court to resume work after president retires amid controversy
Yahoo News
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BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s top court was set to resume work Monday after nine judges who had tendered their resignations in recent weeks returned to work following the retirement of the court’s president and the appointment of a successor. Iraq’s...
Why regenerative tourism is the future of hospitality
Hospitality Net
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July 9, 2025
In this week’s episode of Hotel Moment, Aradhana Khowala, CEO of Aptamind Partners, joins Revinate CMO Karen Stephens with a sobering perspective on the state of hospitality and global tourism. Aradhana explains the ways hospitality has become...