Day: April 6, 2023
8 bold agenda items for the World Health Organization as it turns 75
Pay more attention to teens, ethics, the planet, long COVID and more. NPR asks public health leaders what this U.N.-created agency should add to its docket in this anniversary year.
At least 25 people abducted by gunmen in western Cameroon
Local authorities in Cameroon say that at least 25 people were abducted during a week of attacks by armed men in western Cameroon
Macron and Xi Call for Return to Ukraine Peace Talks
President Emmanuel Macron of France and Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, called for a return to peace talks over Russia’s war on Ukraine during a meeting in Beijing.
Shocking video released of police fatally shooting Black teenager found sleeping in car
FBI and federal prosecutors launch civil rights investigation into death of 17-year-old Dalaneo Martin
I bought this plastic-welding tool that TikTok suggested. Did the algorithm get it right?
Social media has been bombarding me with videos of welders that promise to fix broken plastic, so I bit. Here’s what I learned after doing so.
FEMA releases severe weather safety practices
In response to recent severe weather risks, FEMA has released safety guidelines for emergency preparation including thunderstorms and tornados.
Barrage of rockes fired from Lebanon into Israel following raid on al-Aqsa, casualties reported
Dozens of rockets have been launched from southern Lebanon into occupied Palestinian territories following Israeli forces raid on the al-Aqsa Mosque compound for two nights in a row and attacks on Palestinian worshipers during the holy month of Ramad…
Azerbaijan expels four Iranian diplomats amid rising tensions
Azeri foreign ministry says four embassy employees were carrying out activities ‘incompatible with diplomatic status’.