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Death toll in Australia’s Queensland state from soil-borne disease rises to 31

Death toll in Australia’s Queensland state from soil-borne disease rises to 31. The death toll in Australia’s Queensland state this year from the soil-borne disease melioidosis climbed to 31 after another person died, local media reported Wednesday. The latest death was reported in Townsville during the past week, according to ABC News. Queensland’s Health Department […]

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Colombia joins Belt and Road Initiative as China courts Latin America

Colombia joins Belt and Road Initiative as China courts Latin America. BEIJING – Colombia formally agreed on May 14 to join China’s vast Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, as Beijing draws Latin America closer in a bid to counter the US. Latin America has emerged as a key battleground in US President Donald Trump’s confrontations with

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Pakistan, Russia agree to establish new steel mills in Karachi

Pakistan, Russia agree to establish new steel mills in Karachi. The development came here during a follow up meeting between Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan and a Russian delegation led by Denis Nazaroof, a visiting representative of Russia. The Russian official assured Pakistan of his country’s

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Scotland moves closer toward legalizing assisted dying for terminally ill

Scotland moves closer toward legalizing assisted dying for terminally ill The Scottish Parliament has approved a key vote on a landmark bill that could allow legalized assisted dying for terminally ill people. The proposed Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill will now go to the committee stage, where members of the Scottish parliament

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Bolivia’s President Arce, polls slipping, quits 2025 presidential race

Bolivia’s President Arce, polls slipping, quits 2025 presidential race LA PAZ, Bolivia — Facing the prospect of a humiliating defeat in Bolivia’s presidential election in August, President Luis Arce, who assumed office in 2020 and was expected to seek a second term, said Tuesday he would withdraw from the race. The decision, announced in a lengthy late-night

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African Coffee Farmers Rush to Comply with EU Deforestation Rules to Safeguard Exports

BY NAOME NAMUSOKE/KMA Updates Kampala, Uganda – May 13, 2025 – The livelihoods of nearly 12 million smallholder coffee farmers across Africa are under threat as the continent races against time to comply with the European Union’s Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products (EUDR). This new regulation, which comes into effect soon, demands that all coffee exported

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PRESIDENT MUSEVENI HAILS VISUALLY- IMPAIRED FARMER FOR TRANSFORMING HER LIFE THROUGH PDM

PRESIDENT MUSEVENI HAILS VISUALLY- IMPAIRED FARMER FOR TRANSFORMING HER LIFE THROUGH PDM President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has praised Biira Pelucy, a visually impaired poultry farmer and Chairperson of Persons With Disabilities in Kasese Municipality, for transforming her life through the Parish Development Model (PDM). Ms. Biira, once a beggar, now runs a thriving poultry business

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Merck Foundation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) meet Maldives First Lady to discuss scaling up of their joint programs to transform patient care landscape and address critical social and health issues in the country

Merck Foundation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) meet Maldives First Lady to discuss scaling up of their joint programs to transform patient care landscape and address critical social and health issues in the country. PRESS RELEASE Merck Foundation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) meet Maldives First Lady to discuss scaling up of their

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FIND Convenes African Union Ambassadors

FIND Convenes African Union Ambassadors PRESS RELEASE FIND Convenes African Union Ambassadors In order to improve diagnostic systems and get ready for potential health and pandemic risks, FIND’s leadership presented its updated strategic vision as a precursor to this year’s Diagnostics Day event to be held on 21 May GENEVA, Switzerland, May 12, 2025/ —

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Youth Charter Global Call for Peace through Sport…

Youth Charter Global Call for Peace through Sport… PRESS RELEASE Youth Charter Global Call for Peace through Sport… Conflict is no longer confined to the history books; it is a daily occurrence, a violent expression of geopolitical rivalries in both the developed and developing world LONDON, United Kingdom, May 12, 2025/ — As tensions between

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