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Burundi: Burundi Eliminates Trachoma As a Public Health Problem
[WHO] The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Burundi as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making it the eighth country in WHO's African Region to reach this important milestone. Trachoma is also the first neglected tropical disease (NTD) to be eliminated in the country.
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:
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EU Commission plans major overhaul of budget, merging agricultural and regional funds
A leaked document reveals that the European Commission is considering a major overhaul of the EUโs long-term budget by merging the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) with cohesion policy under a single programming framework.
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Latest news bulletin | July 14th โ Midday
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Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Suddenly sacked
Peggy Carrโs last day on the job came so abruptly that she only had time to grab a few personal photos and her coat before a security officer escorted her out of her office and into a chilly February afternoon. She still doesnโt know why she was summarily dismissed as commissioner of the National Center [โฆ] The post Suddenly sacked appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Students Are Struggling With Math. What Are States Doing Wrong?
In math, Alabama went from back of the class to being singled out for kudos. Is there a lesson for other states looking to boost their own studentsโ ...
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Famous and controversial French TV presenter Thierry Ardisson dies aged 76
Through an Elysรฉe statement, French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to the memory of Thierry Ardisson, calling him the man who โhelped write the history of French television.โ
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:France holds annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris
French President Emmanuel Macron led a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe on Monday as France held its annual Bastille Day parade and events across the country.
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Parents urged to vaccinate their kids after child dies of measles in the UK
The childโs death from measles comes amid an uptick in infections in both the UK and mainland Europe in recent years.
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:What is Liquified Natural Gas?
Louisiana is the latest US state to label LNG as "green" energy. But how can a fossil fuel that emits many planet-heating greenhouse gases be clean?
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Why LNG is not clean and green
Louisiana is the latest US state to label LNG as "green" energy. But how can a fossil fuel that emits many planet-heating greenhouse gases be clean?
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:German backpacker explains how she got lost in Australia
Carolina Wilga thanked Australians for their help, saying she made it out of the wilderness because of the "outpouring of support." She had spent 11 nights in Australia's remote Outback.
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:'To be free in this world, you must be feared': France's Macron calls for defense spending boost
Macron called for a 3.5 billion-euro hike in defense spending next year and for another 3 billion-euro boost in 2027.
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Trump trade tariff madness: Four red lines for EU
The EU is not used to negotiating with a mega bully in this manner and is only now, very late in the day, finding out that its standard approach of seeking compromise and mutual gains is mocked by the White House, writes former EU trade negotiator John Clarke.
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:French police catch fugitive who escaped from Lyon prison in cellmate's luggage
Elyazid A, detained for gang-related murder and firearms offences, slipped past prison guards during his cellmateโs release on Friday.
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Four injured in final bull run of San Fermรญn Festival in Pamplona
Four people were injured on Monday during the final bull run of this yearโs San Fermรญn festival in Pamplona, northern Spain.
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Musk says he does not support a merger between Tesla and xAI but backs investment
Elon Musk owns X, xAI and Tesla and is contemplating the future business relationship between them all.
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Who Is to Blame When Things Go Wrong on the Slopes of an Active Volcano?
The recent death of the Brazilian hiker Juliana Marins has led to accusations of Indonesian incompetence, and even threats of legal action.
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Man arrested after Stone of Destiny glass broken at Scottish museum
The glass display protecting the rare artefact was broken and the stone was not damaged in the incident. What is the Stone of Destiny and why is it so important in British history?
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Can debt-laden NATO members spend billions more on defense?
NATO members plan to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035 โ a "quantum leap," according to the military alliance's chief, Mark Rutte. But there are doubts that the most indebted members really afford the hike.
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Knesset Member Facing Impeachment Said Israel is Waging a โWar of Annihilationโ in Gaza
Israeli-Palestinian Knesset member Ayman Odeh faces impeachment amid tensions over his criticism of the Zionist regime and recent genocide in Gaza.
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Pentagon wants to make Aukus work but some stakeholders have โserious concernsโ, senior US defence official says
Defence official says major increase in Australian defence spending is โquite warrantedโGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSome US military stakeholders have โvery serious concernsโ about the Aukus arrangement but the Pentagon wants โto make this thing workโ, a senior American defence official says. While they say a review of the nuclear submarine pact is being undertaken in good faith, it will...
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:German backpacker lost in outback 'beyond grateful' to be found
Carolina Wilga says she survived for 11 days thanks to the "incredible" support from people searching for her.
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:WHO recommends injectable lenacapavir for HIV prevention
The World Health Organization (WHO) released today new guidelines recommending the use of injectable lenacapavir (LEN) twice a year as an additional pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) option for HIV prevention, in a landmark policy action that could help reshape the global HIV response. The guidelines are being issued at the 13th International AIDS Society Conference (IAS 2025) on HIV Science, in Kigali, Rwanda.
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:European markets open in the red after Trump threatens 30% EU tariff
The president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said the EU would not impose retaliatory tariffs on US imports before 1 August, allowing time for negotiation.
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Greens question โdue diligenceโ around Laborโs antisemitism envoy pick โ as it happened
This blog is now closedPentagon wants to make Aukus work but some stakeholders have โserious concernsโ, senior US defence official saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAuthorities are appealing for information after a โsuspiciousโ fire at a childcare centre in Sydneyโs west in the early hours of Monday morning.The ABC reports the blaze took place at a Play to Learn facility in Castle Hill....
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Exit light, enter gripe: Metallica forces US Department of Defense to withdraw social media video
The US Department of Defense posted a social media video with one of Metallicaโs best-known songs โ without the bandโs authorisation.
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Making Diphtheria Great Again? Why South Africa's Public Health Experts Are Worried About RFK Jr
[Bhekisisa] Misinformation fuelled by US health czar Robert Kennedy Jr is creating a dangerous -- and growing -- lack of trust in vaccines. Here's why South Africa's public health experts are scared.
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Singapore dodges recession on manufacturing growth, warns of bumpy recovery
The advance figure was higher than the 3.5% forecasted by economists polled by Reuters.
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Don't vilify Air India crash crew: Indian pilots' association
Earlier, India's aviation minister said not to jump to conclusions and another pilots' group criticised the report.
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Antisemitism envoy denies involvement in major donation by husbandโs company to rightwing group Advance
Records show company co-directed by Jillian Segalโs husband donated $50,000 in 2024 to lobby group which campaigned against Albanese and pro-Palestine protestsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustraliaโs antisemitism envoy, Jillian Segal, says she had no involvement in a major donation from her husbandโs company to the controversial...
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Frostbite and fear: Inside a journey into Canada with human smugglers
Chidi Nwagbo says he made a โstupidโ decision to pay human smugglers to get him into Canada from the U.S. to avoid sweeping immigration crackdowns. The freezing February journey left him permanently scarred, in the custody of the very U.S. immigration authorities he was trying to flee and he now faces deportation to Nigeria.
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:How Serbia's turn to the West provoked Putinโs reaction
It is to be seen if Putin has yet crossed Trumpโs โred lineโ and if Washington is willing to unleash more painful sanctions on Russia. One thing is clear โ Moscowโs continued defiance and rogue activities in its neighbourhoods have awakened the Trump administration, Ambassador John B. Craig writes.
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Culture Agenda: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week
A murder mystery miniseries starring Eric Bana and Sam Neill, Ari Aster's 'Eddington', and rare behind the scenes images of one of pop arts greatest figures - here's what to look out for this week.
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:China's exports growth tops expectations in June; rare earth shipments surge 60% to record high
China's exports growth beat expectations in June as businesses continued to divert shipments to non-U.S. markets while shunning the U.S. despite a tariff reprieve.
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:UNESCO grants World Heritage status to Khmer Rouge atrocity sites โ paving the way for other sites of conflict
The World Heritage listing raises timely questions, such as whether we might see nominations for sites from Australiaโs own genocidal past.
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