[ad_1] Local leaders in Southern California swiftly denounced Hamas militants and increased security around Jewish institutions Saturday, hours after a deadly attack killed at least 250 Israelis in the Middle East. “I join voices across the nation condemning this horrific attack on Israel,” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Saturday in a statement. “The Los Angeles region has the second largest Jewish population outside of Israel, and many families are anxiously awaiting developments as they…
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[ad_1] DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A mysterious injury suffered by a 16-year-old girl who boarded a Metro train in Iran’s capital without a headscarf has reignited anger just after the one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini and the nationwide protests it sparked. What happened in the few seconds after Armita Geravand entered the train on Sunday remains in question. While a friend told Iranian state television that she hit her head on…
"Mysterious injury of teen girl not wearing a headscarf on Tehran Metro sparks anger"
[ad_1] Novartis said in August that it plans to spin off its generics unit Sandoz to sharpen its focus on its patented prescription medicines. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Novartis on Wednesday completed the spinoff of its generics and biosimilars business Sandoz, whose shares began trading at 24 Swiss francs in the early minutes of the company’s debut on the SIX Swiss Exchange. The Swiss drugmaker initially announced intentions to spin off the business…
"Novartis unit Sandoz starts trading at 24 Swiss francs after completing spinoff"
[ad_1] PM Anthony Albanese rallies support for Indigenous Voice in Melbourne as early voting begins in parts of Australia. Early voting has begun in parts of Australia for a landmark referendum on creating an Indigenous body that can advise Parliament on matters affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. People eligible for early voting in the Northern Territory, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia will be able to cast their ballots from Monday, while voters in…
"Early voting begins in Australia’s Indigenous Voice referendum | Indigenous Rights News"
[ad_1] Tony Thorne was one of the officers on the Apollo project, advising the team on the task of merging large volumes of data. Thorne, a former counterterrorism officer with the Wales Extremism and Counter Terrorism Unit, said he was shocked by what he saw in Scotland. “We left Scotland with a process that was not complete or adequate in any way,” he said. The key issues highlighted during the test run reemerged right away,…
"Manchester Bombing: Inside UK’s Counterterrorism Failures"
[ad_1] During UN-organized beach and buffer zone clean-ups, though, youth from both the north and south of Cyprus work side-by-side with peacekeepers. Credit: UNFICYP by Abigail Van Neely (united nations) Wednesday, September 27, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 27 (IPS) – Along the 180-kilometer-long buffer zone separating the north and south of Cyprus, there is a surprising sign of unity: recycled ammunition boxes no longer hold bullets. They are home to baby birds. Over…
"Collaboration for Conservation in Cyprus — Global Issues"
[ad_1] FORT COLLINS, Colo — If you ask EunJi Kwak about her best friend Blue, she’ll tell you without hesitation—he’s the “best scam” she’s ever fallen for. “They told me that he would be a 30-pound border collie, but he’s clearly some kind of funny 70-pound mix now,” Kwak laughed. Kwak credits the 70-pound, furry “scam” with saving her life. Six years ago, before her dog Blue entered her life, she was homeless in Los…
"Odell’s 2023 “Top Dog” winner is the “best scam” his mom ever fell for"
[ad_1] Ropati Opa sat in the shade on the side of the road beside a carpet of tropical greenery with a massive, fringing coral reef sitting just offshore. He is the mayor of Leone, a seaside village on American Samoa, an island in the South Pacific between Hawaii and New Zealand. As such, it’s his responsibility to help ensure that the coral there stays healthy. Corals attract fish that are beneficial to the Samoan ecosystem,…
"Why corals in American Samoa are thriving despite warmer oceans "
[ad_1] BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Attacks in northern Mali have more than doubled since U.N. peacekeepers completed the first phase of their withdrawal last month after a decade of fighting Islamic extremists, resulting in more than 150 deaths. In one brazen attack, militants targeted a triple-decker passenger boat, killing 49 civilians. And this week, another group of rebels attacked Malian army camps in the Lere locality on the border with Mauritania, leaving several security personnel…
"Mali’s junta struggles to fight growing violence in a northern region as UN peacekeepers withdraw"
[ad_1] South Africa remains a key territory for US-funded HIV and Aids work. Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images South Africa and the US may not always see eye to eye, but the US will continue to support HIV work. USAID has launched a new research project with the Medical Research Council. American-funded projects have had a huge impact in some parts of South Africa, and on the continent as a whole. South Africa remains…
"SA may be a Russian ally, but remains key for the USA’s HIV work, now in the search for vaccines"