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UNGA: World leaders call for sustained investment to prepare for future pandemics Pandemic

UNGA: World leaders call for sustained investment to prepare for future pandemics

World leaders have called for sustained, more equitable investment in pandemic prevention and preparedness, warning that progress made since COVID-19 will need continued action to protect countries from future outbreaks. The call was made on Friday at the second United Nations General Assembly High-level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and…
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September 26, 2026
WHO AFRO Supports Namibia’s Journey Toward Comprehensive Regulation of Tobacco and Nicotine Products Namibia

WHO AFRO Supports Namibia’s Journey Toward Comprehensive Regulation of Tobacco and Nicotine Products

Windhoek, Namibia, September 2026 – Namibia has moved a step closer to strengthening public health protection and reducing the burden of tobacco-related disease following the successful completion of nationwide public consultations on the Draft Tobacco Products Control (Amendment) Bill. The milestone marks a significant achievement in the country's ongoing efforts…
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September 26, 2026
A Night Living in Penn Station Homeless

A Night Living in Penn Station

At midnight, Lisette Lojo started her rounds at Penn Station. She cruised through the New Jersey Transit waiting area, past shuttered concessions selling pizza and magazines and headphones. She knew every inch of the place. She knew that down that corridor was where drug addicts gathered for some peace. She…
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September 26, 2026
Jeff Bezos’ $30B Blue Origin Bet Is Now Worth $140B as He Takes on Elon Musk’s SpaceX Space Debris

Jeff Bezos’ $30B Blue Origin Bet Is Now Worth $140B as He Takes on Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Jeff Bezos has poured $30 billion into Blue Origin since the year 2000. Now the space company is valued at $140 billion, compelling markets to wonder whether its biggest transformation is finally beginning. Now, after 26 years of funding Blue Origin largely himself, Bezos is opening the company to outside…
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September 26, 2026
Russia is not preparing for ‘any kind of hostilities’ with Europe, Putin says after concerns by some NATO members Putin

Russia is not preparing for ‘any kind of hostilities’ with Europe, Putin says after concerns by some NATO members

Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks with reporters during the International United Cultures Forum in Saint Petersburg on Sept. 25, 2026. Photo by Alexander Kazakov/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Article content SAINT PETERSBURG — Russia is not preparing for “any kind” of conflict with Europe, President Vladimir Putin said Friday, following warnings…
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September 26, 2026