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‘It’s a crime that Palestinians are given an impossible choice.’, Quotable As the Rafah crossing reopens, there are concerns over how restricted exits and particularly re-entries will be for Palestinians. Dr Mohammed Tahir, a trauma surgeon who volunteered in Gaza, says people fear that opting for medical treatment abroad mayContinue Reading

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Researchers in Bangladesh have identified a bat-borne virus, Pteropine orthoreovirus, in patients who were initially suspected of having Nipah virus but tested negative. All had recently consumed raw date-palm sap, a known pathway for bat-related infections. Genetic analysis confirmed live virus in several samples, pointing to active human infection. TheContinue Reading

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One Sunday, Ryan Burge looked out over his Mount Vernon, Illinois, church as the pianist played the service’s prelude. The American Baptist part-time pastor counted nine people in the sanctuary, including himself. Nine, total. The tiny head count was a shock to Burge but soon enough became the norm. InContinue Reading

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Portland State University Computer Science Professor Banafsheh Rekabdar is developing artificial intelligence to track astronaut’s personalized health data to send faster distress signals to Earth., Portland State University Computer Science Professor Banafsheh Rekabdar is developing artificial intelligence to track astronaut’s personalized health data to send faster distress signals to Earth.,Continue Reading