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WHO EMRO | Opening Remarks by DR HANAN BALKHY REGIONAL DIRECTOR WHO EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGION 62nd Arab Health Council WHA Side Event by the League of Arab States | News https://news.linkzpulse.com/

Sridhar PMay 21, 2025May 21, 202505 mins

19 May 2025 Excellencies, Distinguished Colleagues, It is an honour to join you today, and I thank His Excellency the Chair―Dr Saleh al-Hasnawi, Minister of Health of the Republic of Iraq―for this important opportunity. The World Health Organization greatly values its longstanding partnership with the League of Arab States. Our cooperation is rooted in a…

A Useful Ghost & Imago Take Top Prizes

Sridhar PMay 21, 2025May 21, 202504 mins

Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s zany romantic drama A Useful Ghost has won the top prize at Cannes Critics’ Week. The feature, which is the first Thai film to play in the parallel section for a number of years, won the inaugural AMI Paris Grand Prize. This year’s jury was presided over by Spanish director Rodrigo Sorogoyen (The Beasts,…

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Pope Leo XIV Calls for Aid to Enter Gaza

Sridhar PMay 21, 202501 mins

Calling the hunger crisis in the war-torn territory “heart-rending,” the pope used his first general audience to highlight the issue.

West Nile virus detected in mosquitoes in the UK for the first time

Sridhar PMay 21, 2025May 21, 202506 mins

Fragments of the virus have been found in Aedes vexans mosquitoes in Nottinghamshire, UK imv/iStockphoto/Getty Images West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne infection that can be fatal to humans, has been detected in the UK for the first time. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said today that a research project it runs with the Animal…

The world’s critical minerals come from just a few countries. That’s a big problem for clean energy

Sridhar PMay 21, 202506 mins

China is the leading refiner for 19 out of 20 strategic minerals studied in a new report, and has an average share of around 75%. The world’s sources of critical minerals are increasingly concentrated in just a few countries, most notably China, leaving the global economy vulnerable to supply cutoffs that could disrupt industry and…

NFL owners vote to keep ‘Tush Push,’ the Eagles’ signature move

Sridhar PMay 21, 2025May 21, 202505 mins

NFL owners have decided to keep the “Tush Push,” the signature short-yardage play of the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, after a vote Wednesday at their spring meeting in Minneapolis. Multiple media outlets are reporting that the vote was 22-10 in favor of the ban, falling short of the 24 votes it needed to…

bitchy | “Naomi Campbell wore a black-and-gold Dolce & Gabbana in Cannes” links

Sridhar PMay 21, 2025May 21, 202501 mins

Naomi Campbell wore Dolce & Gabbana in Cannes. [RCFA]Rest in peace, George Wendt. [NYT]Jennifer Lopez has been out and about in NYC a lot in recent days. She wore a white Stephane Rolland dress last night for a party. [Just Jared]Isabelle Huppert pledged allegiance to the Canadian tuxedo. [Go Fug Yourself]Again, I thought Dakota Johnson’s…

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E.U. Offers Emergency Funding for Radio Free Europe After Trump Cuts

Sridhar PMay 21, 202501 mins

The European Union said it would provide short-term financing for Radio Free Europe, but the amount falls short of what the news outlet says it needs to stay afloat.

Amazon rolls out short-form AI-powered audio product summaries for select items

Sridhar PMay 21, 202503 mins

Amazon is testing short-form AI-powered audio product summaries on select product pages, the company announced on Wednesday. The audio summaries are voiced by what Amazon calls “AI-powered shopping experts” that discuss key product features, customer reviews, and information from across the web. The new AI product summaries can be accessed by tapping the “Hear the…

Proposal to ban tush push in NFL fails by two votes, sources say

Sridhar PMay 21, 2025May 21, 202505 mins

May 21, 2025, 11:48 AM ET Even the most powerful figures in the NFL were unable to stop the tush push. A proposed ban of the tush push play that the Philadelphia Eagles have popularized did not receive enough votes at the spring meeting Wednesday in Eagan, Minnesota. Before the vote, retired Philadelphia Eagles center…