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She fought for the girl that the world left behind: the inheritance of the UN of Natalia Kanem
She returns, again and again, to one image: that of a ten -year -old girl – standing on the verge of adolescence, her uncertain future and her rights still in doubt. “Will she be able to stay in school, finish her studies and make her way around...

South of the Border: Efforts ramp up to stop screwworm short of the U.S.
It was the early 1960s, but I vividly remember being at a summer camp just west of Kerrville when something drifted down from a low-flying airplane. Seeing a plane in those days was odd. Seeing one that low was even more unusual. But the kicker...

NEW WORLD SCREWWORM
The folks at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Animal Health Commission are hoping for the best and preparing for the worst. In late June, the state agencies announced the formation of a joint response team tasked with devising a...
Seconding Netanyahu For Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize, By Owei Lakemfa
The great warmonger of our time, Benjamin Netanyahu, wanted by the International Criminal Court, ICC, for war crimes and genocide has proposed President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. The Israeli Prime Minister, an expert in infanticide...

Flesh-eating flies pose huge threat to Florida, prompting border shutdown
An old threat is rearing its ugly head once again, posing a huge risk to the Sunshine State, according to state officials. In a release this year, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced that the New World Screwworm...

The Dark Side of Ecotourism
Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. Ecotourism is often hailed as a sustainable alternative to traditional travel—an opportunity to explore unique environments while supporting local communities and conservation...
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U.S. Plans to Drop Millions of Flies from the Sky to Prevent Spread of Flesh-Eating 'Man-Eater' Maggots
NEED TO KNOW The U.S. government is combating a potential invasion of flesh-eating New World screwworm maggots, which threaten livestock, wildlife, and humans, with projected losses topping $100 billion A $29.5 million multi-agency plan includes...

Mother, Daughter and OC Synagogue Lead ‘Mitzvah Missions’ to Cuba
Roe Gruber and her adult daughter, Daniella, congregants of Congregation B’nai Israel, a Conservative community in Tustin, CA, run a boutique travel agency, Escapes Unlimited, which specializes in exotic, hard-to-reach destinations, from Bhutan to...

The real story of how L.A. became the epicenter of America’s homeless crisis
As a teenager in the late 1970s, Steve Richardson was sweeping and stocking shelves at a toy store on the edge of L.A.’s Skid Row when he noticed the first signs of a monumental change in the city. Day after day, workers, hired from the...

Flesh-eating screwworm fly prompts livestock import ban at US-Mexico border
Cattle graze at a ranch in Axtla de Terrazas, San Luis Potosi state, Mexico, on Monday, May 26, 2025. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has once again closed its southern border to livestock imports—not people—after a dangerous flesh-eating...

Silver and blue economies gaining ground in coloured economy
The silver economy, which centers on the needs and contributions of older citizens, is becoming increasingly relevant as Jamaica’s population ages. By 2025, data from the Ministry of Health and Wellness suggest that approximately 17 per cent of...

She Fought For The Girl The World Left Behind: Natalia Kanem’s UN Legacy
Friday, 11 July 2025, 9:33 am Press Release: UN News She returns, over and over, to a single image: that of a ten-year-old girl – standing on the edge of adolescence, her future uncertain, and her rights still in grave doubt. “Will she be able to...
Vulgarity of Money
Several times, the question arose of whether Menachem Begin saw any comparison between the struggle of the Palestinians and the Jews’ War of Independence. Once, Mike Wallace, the well-known American interviewer asked him directly, “Mr. Prime...
US review makes the AUKUS deal look more like a lemon than a bargain
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size I still fail to understand why the Australian government remains committed to spending...

Indian engineer dies on ship in Sharjah, family demands probe
Abu Dhabi: Anurag Tiwari, a 33-year-old marine engineer from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, India, died on June 29 while working aboard a Panama-flagged vessel docked at Sharjah Port in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). His family has alleged negligence...

US pauses restart of Mexican cattle imports due to screwworm
Agri-Pulse’s Oliver Ward reported that “the Agriculture Department said Wednesday evening that the U.S. would be closing the southern border to livestock trade, effective immediately, after reports that New World screwworm has resumed its...
Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum blasts US screwworm response as ‘exaggerated’
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has denounced a decision by the United States to once again suspend imports of her country’s cattle over a flesh-eating parasite called the screwworm. On Thursday, Sheinbaum used her morning news conference to...

Pride SVG Celebrates 3rd straight year
Vincentians Celebrate Pride SVG for 3rd Straight Year Pride SVG continues to not only make history but also break records. With each passing year, it attracts more and new persons, with Vincentians and other persons flocking to sign up for and/or...
Cathy Anice Bellah
Cathy Anice Bellah passed away February 2, 2025 in Billings, Montana. She was born in Worland, Wyoming on June 25, 1946. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Nancy (Lucas) Johnson and two brothers, Steven and Gregory. Her remaining...
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I've Taken 7 Flights in 30 Days, and This Unexpected Trick Helped Me Avoid Jet Lag Every Time
Over the past month, I’ve taken seven flights across three time zones. From Sydney to Los Angeles, Mexico, Panama, and New York, the travel has been fast-paced and packed with movement, but for the first time in a long time, my body has actually...