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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...
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...
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...
Army major faced retaliation for advocacy on water contamination
Military Times
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July 9, 2025
An inspector general’s report has determined that an Army officer faced command retaliation for sharing information with Congress about the Navy’s jet-fuel tainted tap water in Hawaii in 2021. According to the report, Maj. Amanda Feindt was...
I support rescheduling cannabis. Here’s why you should too: op-ed
AL.com - Alabama
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July 9, 2025
This is a guest opinion column After more than 25 years in military and security operations, including 23 years of service in the U.S. Army, I have seen what real sacrifice looks like. I have led troops in combat zones, advised senior military...
<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...
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...
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India is not an enemy: A rebuttal to Tom Sharpe’s misinformed critique
Firstpost
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July 9, 2025
In a recent opinion piece titled “India is an enemy, not a friend or a neutral,” published in The Telegraph on July 1, 2025, former Royal Navy officer Tom Sharpe launched a scathing and provocative attack on India, accusing it of duplicity in its...
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...
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...
Iraq, South Korea lift their bans on Brazilian chicken exports
Food Business Africa Magazine
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June 26, 2025
WORLD – Iraq has officially withdrawn a ban on chicken meat imports from Brazil that was implemented last month following a bird flu case on a commercial farm, according to a statement by Brazil’s Agriculture Ministry. South Korea, which also...
Efforts to Examine War Trauma of Former Japanese Soldiers Grow; Medical Records Provide Vital Insight
The Japan News
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June 30, 2025
The Yomiuri Shimbun The medical records of a private of the Imperial Japanese Army stored at Asai Hospital in Togane, Chiba Prefecture By Kisho Hamada / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer 7:00 JST, July 1, 2025 A move has been growing to examine the...
Discover Iraq: Karbala, where memory breathes and future beckons
Shafaq News
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Shafaq News Few places wear their history as openly as Iraq’s Karbala. Each year, during Ashura and Arbaeen, the city fills with black-clad pilgrims mourning the martyrdom of Imam Hussein ibn Ali, the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, who was killed...
Palm Trees: A Natural Defence Against Iraq’s Climate Crisis
Iraq International News Agency
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June 30, 2025
In Iraq, palm trees are a lifeline in the country’s fight against climate change. Ranked among the five countries most vulnerable to extreme heat, water scarcity, and food insecurity, Iraq faces growing environmental threats. Scientists and...
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...
Iraq arrests pro-Iran commentator who claimed radar struck by drone aided Israel
The Times of Israel
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June 25, 2025
Iraqi authorities said they arrested a political commentator on Wednesday over a post alleging that a military radar system struck by a drone had been used to help Israel in its war against Iran. After a court issued a warrant, the Defense...