Biden says his new plan to ease student loan debt would offer ‘life-changing’ relief to more than 30 million borrowers
President Joe Biden said Monday that more than 30 million borrowers would see “life-changing” relief from his new plan to ease their student loan debt burdens, a fresh attempt by the Democratic president to follow through on a campaign pledge that could buoy his standing with younger voters. He…#wisconsin #donaldtrump #trump #republicans #michigan #minnesota #democrats #israel #gaza #palestinian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Google is nixing the thumbs-down reaction from an internal forum after employee spats over Gaza
None Google is changing Memegen, an internal message board, after arguments over the Israel-Hamas war. • None The thumbs-down feature, which functions similarly to Reddit, is being removed, as well as metrics. • None Google said the changes are in response to employee feedback, but some staffers…#memegen #israel #reddit #nonegoogle #google #gaza #times #israeli #palestinian #jewish (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Texas solar eclipse festival canceled hours before showtime
Hours before the total solar eclipse was expected to take place on Monday, a Texas festival planned solely for the purpose of viewing the event was called off. On Monday morning, the Texas Total Eclipse Festival in Burnet, a small city outside Austin, canceled the event due to a potential threat…#burnet #austin #burnetcounty #kxan #nws #fortworth #dallas #palestine #waco #gainesville (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Palestinians returning to Khan Younis find their home city unrecognizable
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Streams of Palestinians filed into the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Monday to salvage what they could from the vast destruction left in the wake of Israel’s offensive, a day after the Israeli military announced it was withdrawing troops from the area. Those…#deiralbalah #gazastrip #palestinians #gaza #khanyounis #israel #israeli #hamas #rafah #magdyabusahrour (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Efforts to support Palestinian scientists struggle with the realities of war
Mou’yed Issa Talab Ismail was thrilled when, last month, he received an offer to begin a doctoral program in medical physics at the University of Sherbrooke. “Canada is considered one of the best countries in the world in my field of scientific research,” he says. “This will open the way for me to complete my studies.”
One of several recently launched efforts to support scientists and technical students in war-torn Gaza helped match Ismail with the Canadian program. But throwing a lifeline to Palestinian scholars is proving difficult, and it’s unclear when Ismail will make it to Canada. He is currently sh...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 8, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Top UN court to hold hearings in case accusing Germany of facilitating Israel's war in Gaza
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Preliminary hearings open Monday at the United Nations’ top court in a case that seeks an end to German military and other aid to Israel, based on claims that Berlin is “facilitating” acts of genocide and breaches of international law in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.…#hague #netherlands #unitednations #israel #berlin #gaza #genocideconvention #nicaragua #hamas #palestinians (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Israeli military says it reduces troops in south Gaza
The Israeli military has withdrawn more ground troops from the southern Gaza Strip, leaving just one brigade there six months after the start of its offensive, a spokesperson for the force said on Sunday. The military has been reducing numbers in Gaza since the start of the year to relieve…#israeli #gazastrip #gaza #egypt #israel #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu #islamist #rafah #palestinian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Meet the heroes powering our emergency response
Episode 5
Dr Ahmed Al Soofi Head of WHO suboffice in Al Hudaydah, YemenMy journey with WHO began in 2007, following years of service with Yemen’s health ministry and a Belgian nongovernmental organization dedicated to assisting people with disabilities.
Al-Hudaydah, nestled by the Red Sea, presents unique challenges. It has experienced years of conflict and continues to suffer consistent instability. This has escalated in the past few months, as the impact of the war in the occupied Palestinian territory has spilled over into Yemen. In fact, only the other day, when I was leaving the office, there was an airstrike clos...
Source: WHO EMRO News - April 7, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Meet the heroes powering our emergency response: Dr Ahmed Al Soofi Head of WHO suboffice in Al ...
Episode 5
Dr Ahmed Al Soofi Head of WHO suboffice in Al Hudaydah, YemenMy journey with WHO began in 2007, following years of service with Yemen’s health ministry and a Belgian nongovernmental organization dedicated to assisting people with disabilities.
Al-Hudaydah, nestled by the Red Sea, presents unique challenges. It has experienced years of conflict and continues to suffer consistent instability. This has escalated in the past few months, as the impact of the war in the occupied Palestinian territory has spilled over into Yemen. In fact, only the other day, when I was leaving the office, there was an airstrike clos...
Source: WHO EMRO News - April 7, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Israel launches strikes on eastern Lebanon after Hezbollah downs drone
Israel launched air strikes on eastern Lebanon early on Sunday, hitting what it said were Hezbollah infrastructure sites after the armed group downed an Israeli drone over the country as both sides continue to trade fire amid escalating regional tensions. The Israeli army said in a statement that…#israel #lebanon #hezbollah #israeli #baalbek #iran #lebanese #hermes900 #palestinian #hamas (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
McDonald ’s to buy all 225 restaurants from Israel franchise after pro-Palestine boycott
The US giant food chain McDonald’s has signed a deal to purchase all 225 of the restaurants that comprise its Israel franchise. The company reported its first revenue miss in nearly four years in February, hit by months of dramatically weak sales following pro-Palestinian boycott action due to the…#mcdonalds #israel #propalestinian #israeli #gaza #alonyalltd #omripadan #alonyalto #mcdonaldscorporation #alonyallimiteds (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘For Me This Is Personal’: Emotional Chris Wallace Pleads For Israel To Find ‘Some Way’ To Fight ‘Without Killing So Many Innocents’
Chris Wallace used part of Saturday’s show on CNN to make a impassioned plea for Israel to fight the war in Gaza “without killing so many innocents,” saying the way they are conducting it has become “unacceptable.” Wallace’s emotional appeal came during the “Tell Me Why I’m Wrong Segment” of the…#chriswallace #israel #gaza #wck #joséandrés #palestinians #gazastrip #hamas #israelis #worldcentral (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Naomi Biden fact-checks billionaire slamming Joe Biden
Joe Biden's granddaughter Naomi Biden fact-checked billionaire Bill Ackman on Friday after he criticized the president's handling of the hostage situation in Gaza. On October 7, 2023, Hamas led the deadliest Palestinian militant attack on Israel in history. Israel, in response, subsequently…#naomibiden #billackman #gaza #hamas #palestinian #israel #palestinians #gazahealthministry #potusbiden #usdepartmentofstate (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Return of Palestinians to Gaza's North Emerges as Issue in Cease-Fire Talks
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Iran's plan to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a vote
With the Middle East still on edge over a suspected Israeli attack against Iran's embassy in Syria, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian took the opportunity on the eve of a day marking regionwide support for Palestinians to present Tehran's plan for a democratic solution to the…#middleeast #israeli #iran #syria #iranian #palestinians #tehran #worldqudsday #arabic #jerusalem (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
