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Ghana agrees to accept West Africans deported from the US
[ad_1] Fourteen West Africans who had been deported from the United States were received in Ghana before being sent on to their home countries. President John Mahama said that Ghana had agreed to accept West African nationals due to a regional visa-free agreement. This makes Ghana the fifth African nation to accept US deportees, a […]
Innovative approach helps new mothers get hepatitis C treatment
[ad_1] Giving postpartum mothers with hepatitis C the opportunity to start antiviral treatment while still in the hospital after giving birth—and delivering the medication to their bedside before discharge—significantly increases their odds of being cured, according to a new study at WashU Medicine. Credit: Sara Moser Hepatitis C, a bloodborne virus that damages the liver, […]
Premier League predictions and best bets: Mohammed Kudus to take centre stage on West Ham return, Jones Knows tips up 4/1 double | Football News
[ad_1] Our football betting expert and top tipster Jones Knows is back to preview all 10 Premier League games with a 4/1 double on his radar. Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest, Saturday 12:30pm You couldn’t get a more seismic shift in football philosophy from the pragmatism and safety of Nuno Espirito Santo to Ange Postecoglou’s front-foot […]
Afghanistan: New restrictions on women nationals working for UN, put aid efforts at risk
[ad_1] These measures are putting life-saving humanitarian assistance and other essential services for hundreds of thousands of people affected by a recent deadly earthquake at risk, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) warned in a statement. On Sunday, the de facto security forces prevented women Afghan staff members and contractors from entering UN compounds […]
Lancashire’s Keaton Jennings hits out at ‘ludicrous’ T20 Blast schedule
[ad_1] Lancashire played their first T20 Blast match of the season on 29 May and ended the 14-game group campaign on 18 July. There was then a gap of 50 days to their Emirates Old Trafford clash with Kent, with seven days between that tie and Finals Day. “You can’t have eight weeks between the […]
'Social media executives purposely turning a blind eye' to platform harm, expert says
[ad_1] French lawmakers urged a social media ban for under-15s and “digital curfew” for older minors Thursday, with massively popular short video platform TikTok the focus of renewed harsh government scrutiny. Speaking on FRANCE 24, Haley Hinkle, Policy Counsel at Fairplay: Childhood Beyond Brands, says that social media executives are ‘purposely turning a blind eye’ […]
Pilot program improves cancer care access and support for Indigenous communities
[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers from the University of Oklahoma Health Campus have published an article in the New England Journal of Medicine describing a novel care coordination and communication program and its potential for helping Indigenous people access the lifesaving cancer care that they need. American Indian and Alaska Native residents in Oklahoma […]
Aymeric Laporte: Athletic Bilbao sign Spain defender from Al-Nassr after Fifa approval
[ad_1] Athletic Bilbao have signed Spain defender Aymeric Laporte from Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr after Fifa changed its initial decision and approved the transfer. The La Liga club originally tried to bring in the 31-year-old on 1 September but the move was not completed before the transfer deadline. The Spanish football federation (RFEF) then […]
Brazil's Bolsonaro guilty of coup charges, court majority decides in landmark trial
[ad_1] Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was convicted by a Supreme Court majority on Thursday of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election, a powerful blow to the populist far-right movement he created. The presumptive ruling by a majority of a panel of five justices in Brazil’s Supreme Court makes […]
Asia Cup 2025: Bangladesh cruise past Hong Kong thanks to Litton Das fifty
[ad_1] Captain Litton Das hit a 33-ball half-century to guide Bangladesh to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Hong Kong in the Asia Cup. Having restricted Hong Kong to 143-7, Bangladesh – led by Das’ 59 from 39 balls – knocked off the runs with 14 balls to spare. The Tigers opted to field first in […]