Migrants who crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico are lined up for processing by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Sept. 23, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. On March 8, 2024, a federal judge in Texas upheld a key piece of President Joe Biden’s immigration policy
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The breast cancer burden in lower income countries is even worse than we thought
The World Health Organization has just released the latest worldwide statistics of the global burden of cancer. Here are five takeaways from WHO’s top expert on cancer. (Image credit: Connie Hanzhang Jin/NPR) Source link
The Players Who Used Soccer to Escape One of the World’s Most Dangerous Countries
“We see potential spies and enemies everywhere,” says David. “It can be at border control or it can be in a cafe. The other day, a guy was looking at me strangely, so I left without finishing my breakfast, and jumped in a taxi — asking the driver to take
Some overlooked good news from 2023: Six countries knock out 'neglected' diseases
Left to right: Alexis Mukwedi tested positive for sleeping sickness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A sandfly, whose bite can spread the parasite causing visceral leishmaniasis, lands on the photographer for a blood meal. A woman in Vietnam receives an eye exam to see if she has trachoma,
Countries promise millions for damages from climate change. So how would that work?
After getting hit with Hurricane Irma in 2017, Antigua and Barbuda is still recovering. It’s one of many countries that will need hundreds of millions of dollars to prepare for stronger storms and other climate impacts. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images After getting hit with
As climate threats grow, poor countries still aren't getting enough money to prepare
A man walks over his collapsed mud house after heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan in 2022. Climate change makes heavy rain more common, because a hotter atmosphere can hold more moisture. FIDA HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption FIDA HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images A man walks over his
U.S. calls on countries with influence over Hamas to condemn its assault on Israel
The United Nations Security Council met in emergency session as diplomats try to contain the conflict in Gaza. The Biden administration says it is standing firmly behind Israel. Source link
6 countries will host the FIFA World Cup in 2030
Argentina’s Nicolás Otamendi goes for a header with Bolivia’s Victor Ábrego during a qualifying match for the FIFA World Cup 2026 at Hernando Siles stadium in La Paz, Bolivia, on Sept. 12. Gaston Brito/AP hide caption toggle caption Gaston Brito/AP Argentina’s Nicolás Otamendi goes for a header with Bolivia’s Victor
How 4 Countries Are Preparing to Bring Stolen Treasures Home
The discussion about returning wrongfully acquired heritage to countries in the global south has, until now, largely focused on the steps taken by Western museums and governments. But away from the spotlight, in countries like Cameroon and Indonesia, heritage workers, government officials and activists are laying the groundwork to reclaim
Book Review: ‘Countries of Origin,’ by Javier Fuentes
COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN, by Javier Fuentes Demetrio, the protagonist of Javier Fuentes’s debut novel, “Countries of Origin,” was 13 and on a trip to Niagara Falls in New York when his uncle revealed why they could not cross into Canada. “Then I understood that we were undocumented,” he recalls, “and