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☆ Northern Gaza at imminent risk of famine, WHO says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Freddie Clayton | Freddie Clayton Is A Freelance Journalist Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Northern Gaza is at risk of imminent famine, the World Health Organization said on Friday, as Israel continues its bombardment across Gaza amid threats by the Biden administration to limit military assistance to Israel if it did not allow more humanitarian aid into the enclave. It also said that 713 aid trucks were brought into northern Gaza since the beginning of October. A Palestinian man carries a child injured in an Israeli strike on the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza on Thursday. Tens of thousands of people have fled northern Gaza to nearby Gaza City in the latest wave of displacement within the besieged territory. A Palestinian child fleeing Beit Lahia in northern Gaza on Tuesday, walks down Salah al-Din road toward Gaza City.

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☆ Around 70% of deaths in Gaza are women and children, says UN
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Tim Lister | Ibrahim Dahman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

It added that of the confirmed deaths, 80% were killed in residential buildings or similar housing, of which 44% were children and 26% were women. UNICEF also said since the onset of hostilities more than 95% of schools in Gaza have been partially or completely destroyed. The report cited UN data that the number of aid shipments into the Gaza Strip was now lower than at any time over the past year. Before the war began, around 500 commercial and aid trucks were entering Gaza each day. The WHO report also said the price of food in Gaza had risen by 312% since the beginning of the conflict.

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☆ A 114-year-old woman is now the oldest living American. She says 3 things have helped her live so long.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Naomi Whitehead, 114, is the oldest living person in the US. She shared some of the lifestyle choices that she thinks have helped her live so long. Whitehead never expected to live so long, telling New Castle News in 2023: "I'll live as long as the Lord lets me." But average life expectancies are growing, alongside interest in how our lifestyles can help us live longer. Whitehead is now the oldest living person in the US after the previous titleholder died in October.

Persons: Naomi Whitehead, —, Whitehead, Elizabeth Francis, centenarians, Bryan Johnson, Dan Whitehead, Paul's, Jack Gordon Organizations: Service, New, News, Pew Research, British, of Sports Medicine, Research, Harvard, Chan, of Public Health, World Health Organization, European, WHO, American Cancer Society Locations: Georgia, St, Toronto, Europe

☆ Pakistan province calls for ‘climate diplomacy’ with India as record smog chokes major city
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Lex Harvey | Sophia Saifi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Islamabad, Pakistan CNN —A smog-choked province in eastern Pakistan has issued a rare plea for cross-border collaboration with India, as major cities in both countries endure severe air pollution that risks the health of millions. “We are suffering in Lahore in a way due to the eastern wind corridor coming from India,” he said. Lahore, home to more than 14 million people, saw its air quality index surpass a record 1,900 in one part of the city on Saturday, according to IQAir, which tracks global air quality. Experts say India’s air pollution is so bad that smog could take years off the lives of hundreds of millions of people. Both India and Pakistan have tried to clamp down on the practice, but it is still widespread.

Persons: Raja Jahangir Anwar, ” Anwar, Punjab’s, ”, Arif Ali, Sakib Ali, Maryam Nawaz, Parveen Kumar Organizations: Pakistan CNN, Environment, CNN, Getty, Hindustan Times, World Health Organization, Experts, India’s Locations: Islamabad, Pakistan, India, Punjab, Pakistan’s, Lahore, AFP, Delhi Meerut, Ghaziabad, Delhi –, Gurgaon, India’s Punjab, Haryana, Pakistan’s Punjab

☆ Bill Gates is surprised more people don't ask him these 'boring' questions: They're 'more important than the GDP'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Bill Gates is constantly asked for his thoughts on big topics like artificial intelligence, climate change and pandemics. Gates, 69, told LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman during an episode of the "Possible" podcast that published on Wednesday. — even though those types of topics aren't always top of mind for most Americans. It's "one of the most important questions ever," Gates wrote, adding: "It is hard to think of a measure of how a society is doing that reveals more than whether it is protecting its children, and especially its most vulnerable children," Gates wrote. Malnutrition probably isn't a top concern for the average person living in an area that's relatively unaffected by the issue, Gates told Hoffman.

Persons: Bill Gates, Reid Hoffman, Gates, —, Hoffman, I'm Organizations: Microsoft, LinkedIn, New York Times, World Health Organization, CNBC

☆ Soda is making a comeback
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Cans of Dr Pepper soda are displayed on June 3, 2024 in San Anselmo, California. While consumers are drinking more Coke, Coke Zero, Dr Pepper and Canada Dry, Pepsi’s soda sales are struggling. ‘Diet Coke Break’“Dirty soda,” a popular TikTok trend that combines soda with syrup and cream, has also driven interest in soda brands among younger consumers interested in creating their own soda concoctions. TikTok has also recently become filled with “Dirty Diet Coke,” “Crispy Diet Coke” and “DietCokeBreak” recipe videos where people leave cans of Diet Coke in the fridge for weeks and then pour them into a glass, sometimes with citrus powder, to get the most fizziness. Singer Dua Lipa gave Coke its latest viral hit this month when she posted a video sharing her Diet Coke recipe, which combines Diet Coke, pickle juice and jalapeño sauce.

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☆ Bird flu was detected in a pig, and it could be a tipping point threatening more human transmission
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A pig has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu in a backyard farm in Oregon. The H5N1 bird flu was detected in a pig in Oregon, the first instance of a swine infection in the US, officials announced on Wednesday. Pigs get both bird flu viruses and human flu viruses, making them a genetic mixing bowl where H5N1 could gain genetic mutations that help it spread between humans. AdvertisementWhy pig infection could be a tipping pointPigs play host to both bird flu viruses and human flu viruses. Inside a pig, the H5N1 bird flu virus could pick up genetic mutations that help it adapt to better infect human bodies.

Persons: —, Stacey Schultz, Cherry, Jude Children's, Jeremy Farrar, Diego Vara, Florian Krammer, Cynthia Goldsmith, Jackie Katz, Schultz, Richard Webby, Jude, Robert Giroux Organizations: Service, St, Jude Children's Research, World Health Organization, Reuters, US Department of Agriculture, USDA, Icahn, of Medicine, STAT, CDC, AP, WHO Locations: Oregon, South America, Sao Jose, Norte, Brazil, New York, St, New York City

UNRWA provides far more than humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip. Many Palestinians see darker motives, viewing the UNRWA ban as Israel's latest attempt to make their lives unlivable, first imprisoning and bombing them, now taking away their main aid lifeline. Palestinians wait to receive medicines at the UNRWA health center in Khan Younis last month. Despite its endorsements, the United States is yet to resume funding to UNRWA after Israel's Oct. 7 allegations. The Israeli Foreign Ministry has said it will use other agencies, such as the World Food Programme and the World Health Organization, to distribute aid.

Persons: ”, Scott Paul, Ariel Schalit, ” Mustafa Barghouti, Ahmad Gharabli, Khan Younis, Bashar Taleb, —, Matthew Miller, “, David Lammy, Hazem Bader, Oren Marmorstein, António Guterres, Philippe Lazzarini Organizations: United Nations, UNRWA —, Hamas, UNRWA, Oxfam America, Palestinian National Initiative, NBC, United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, West Bank, Getty, ”, British, West, Foreign Ministry, NBC News, Israeli Foreign Ministry, Food, World Health Organization, General Locations: Gaza, Gaza City, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Jerusalem, AFP, Ireland, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, United States, U.S, North Korea, West Bank, Hebron, Israel's

☆ Britain identifies its first case of new mpox variant
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Britain has detected its first case of new mpox variant clade Ib, the country's health security agency (UKHSA) said on Wednesday, adding that the risk to the population remained low. Close contacts of the case are being followed up by UKHSA and partner organisations, the UKHSA added. There have been cases of mpox clade Ib reported in Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Sweden, India and Germany, as well as Congo. Mpox is a viral infection that typically causes flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions, and while usually mild it can kill. Clade Ib is thought to cause more severe disease than clade II.

Persons: UKHSA Organizations: World Health Organization, Democratic, WHO Locations: Britain, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa, London, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Sweden, India, Germany, Congo, Mpox, mpox

☆ Flash floods are a worsening scourge worldwide — here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Flash floods are becoming more common and more intense due to global warming. The impact of flash flooding can be particularly severe because, often, there is very little warning. Why are there more flash floods? The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), a US-based nonprofit, said flash flooding has intensified because of increased rainfall and heat waves. Mateo Villalba Sanchez/Getty ImagesNon-environmental factors, such as new infrastructure and better weather warnings, can help prevent the impact of flash flooding.

Persons: Ernesto Rodríguez Camino, —, Mateo Villalba Sanchez, Jess Neumann, John Marsham, Liz Stephens, shouldn't, Stephens Organizations: Service, European Environment Agency, Victoria University of Wellington, Spanish Meteorological Association, Environmental Defense Fund, EDF, World Health Organization, WHO, University of Reading, University of Leeds, US Army Corps of Engineers Locations: Spain, Florida, Europe, New Zealand, US

☆ Weekend warriors have the same risk of mild dementia as more frequent exercisers, study suggests
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —People who only exercise on weekends have a similar risk of developing mild dementia to those who work out more frequently, a new study has found. A team of academics from Latin America and Europe set out to determine whether the frequency of exercise affects the risk of developing mild dementia. The finding led the team to conclude that 13% of cases of mild dementia could be avoided if all middle-aged people exercised at least once or twice a week. When compared with the group that did not exercise, the weekend warriors were 13% less likely to develop mild dementia, and those in the regular and combined groups were 12% less likely. I feel quite strongly that the weekend warriors around the world should be told that what they are doing is fine.”He added: “The weekend warrior research is starting to add up now.

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A Palestinian inspects the damage after an overnight Israeli airstrike in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, on October 27. Here’s what to know from the weekend:In Gaza:• An Israeli strike killed several people at a school west of Gaza City on Sunday, according to Gaza’s Civil Defense. Israel’s military claimed it targeted Hamas operatives in the strike. At least 30 medical staff were detained by Israeli forces at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, according to the enclave’s Ministry of Health. In Israel:• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel’s strikes on Iran had severely damaged Tehran’s defense capabilities, without providing further details on what was targeted.

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☆ Added sugar: How to cut out or lower your intake
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Andrea Kane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Consuming added sugar has become a part of life, woven into almost every meal. Americans 2 years and older consume on average 17 teaspoons of added sugar a day, according to the most recent government data available. Put sugary foods in their rightful placeSave sugary foods for desserts; don’t allow them to creep into every part of your diet. “This means enjoy the sugar that you do eat by baking together and savoring together, making the (added) sugar that you do eat part of celebrating life,” she said. Look for the line that shows you the “added sugar” content in a food to tally up the grams of excess sugar you consume in a day.

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☆ Thick smog chokes northern India and eastern Pakistan ahead of Diwali
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Lex Harvey | Noemi Cassanelli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Thick, toxic smog has once again enveloped northern India and eastern Pakistan just days before the start of Diwali, a Hindu festival typically celebrated with fireworks that each year sends air quality plummeting. Schoolgirls wearing masks ride a motorcycle as they leave school amid a rise in smog levels in Lahore, Pakistan on October 25, 2024. India’s air pollution has been found to be so bad, that experts have warned smog could take years off the lives of hundreds of millions of people. Delhi had banned the use and sale of firecrackers ahead of Diwali, but the policy has been difficult to implement. Arvind Yadav/Hindustan Times/Getty ImagesSome Indian cities have seen improvements in their air quality, according to government data, but progress has been slow.

Persons: Arif Ali, Sanchit Khanna, Arvind Yadav, ’ ” Jyoti Pande Lavakare Organizations: CNN, Getty, India’s, Hindustan Times, Air Locations: India, Pakistan, Delhi, Pakistani, Lahore, AFP, Punjab, Haryana, New Delhi, New

☆ Israel has banned the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. That could be devastating for millions
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | Salma Arafa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Israel’s parliament has voted to ban a nearly eight-decade-old United Nations agency that provides essential services for Palestinian refugees, a move that could have devastating consequences for millions of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation. The move is expected to severely restrict the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) from operating in territories Israel occupies. In the Gaza Strip, which has been ravaged by a devastating Israeli war for more than a year, UNRWA serves some 1.7 million Palestinian refugees. Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP/Getty ImagesThe agency provides a wide range of aid and services to Palestinian refugees and their descendants, including shelter, healthcare, food and education. It is unclear who would assume assistance for the millions of Palestinian refugees who rely on UNRWA, if it wasn’t able to.

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☆ Israel leaves a trail of destruction after dayslong siege at one of Gaza’s last hospitals
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Freddie Clayton | Freddie Clayton Is A Freelance Journalist Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Israeli forces withdrew from Kamal Adwan hospital in the city of Beit Lahia on Saturday after a dayslong siege, leaving a trail of destruction inside one the area's last medical lifelines, with overnight strikes on the city killing at least 30 people, local authorities said. Outside the hospital, local authorities reported Israeli airstrikes demolished several houses including in Beit Lahia's Al-Khazan neighborhood. The IDF called the overnight bombings in Beit Lahia “a precise strike using precise munitions,” targeting Hamas infrastructure and militants. A damaged ambulance outside Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia on Saturday. The nation's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi told Blinken that Israel was ethnically cleansing Palestinians from Gaza.

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When I went down, they put me inside a tank and began interrogating me about my statements and contact with the media,” Abu Safiya recounted. Israeli forces cut off the hospital’s electricity and solar power supply and prevented staff from accessing the water well, he said. Two children on ventilators died after the Israeli military blew up the hospital’s oxygen supply, Abu Safiya said. Three members of the hospital’s nursing staff were injured by sniper fire with facial, neck and chest injuries. “The situation is extremely tragic and terrifying, and the bombing is continuous,” Abu Safiya said,.

Persons: Kamal Adwan, Hussam Abu Safiya, ” Abu Safiya, Abu Safiya, ”, ventilators, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Organizations: Kamal Adwan Hospital, CNN, Gaza Ministry of Health, United Nations, World Health Organization, WHO Locations: Gaza

“Taiwan's membership at the IMF would help boost financial resilience,” the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Washington said during this week's IMF and World Bank annual meetings. Taiwan also is seeking to participate in the U.N. World Health Organization's annual World Health Assembly and join Interpol. But China, which sees Taiwan as a breakaway province and threatens to annex it by force, has blocked such efforts and insists it represent Taiwan in international forums. The island is now designated as “Taiwan Province of China” in IMF literature. The U.S. House has approved a bill that would direct the United States to advocate for Taiwan’s IMF membership.

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CNN —Israeli forces entered the compound of northern Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital and opened fire after days of laying siege to the facility, health authorities in the enclave said. The Gaza health ministry and the director of the hospital in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, have told CNN that the Israeli military twice entered the hospital compound over the past 24 hours and fired at parts of the complex. Kamal Adwan is one of three minimally operational hospitals in northern Gaza, and the closest to Israeli military activity in Beit Lahiya and the Jabalya Refugee Camp. We have nothing to offer them.”It has been 21 days since Israel ramped up its military operation in northern Gaza. Authorities in Gaza say the military has stopped aid from reaching parts of the area and displaced many of its residents.

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☆ A loneliness epidemic is spreading worldwide. Seoul is spending $327 million to stop it
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Every year, thousands of South Koreans – mostly middle-aged men – die quietly and alone, cut off from their family and friends. “Loneliness and isolation are not just individual problems, but tasks that society must solve together,” Seoul mayor Oh Se-hoon said in a news release. The phenomenon, known by the Japanese term “hikikomori,” has become increasingly common; South Korea had up to 244,000 such recluses in 2022 by one estimate. A Buddhist nun and staff of Good Nanum hold the name tablets of three deceased people before their cremation on June 16, 2016 in Goyang, South Korea. However, when asked about what makes them feel lonely, “there are some differences compared to other countries,” she said.

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But even some who managed to escape Israel’s offensive in the north and head farther south toward Gaza City did not survive. The Jerusalem-based human rights group B'Tselem echoed the accusation Tuesday, calling on the international community to "stop the ethnic cleansing of northern Gaza." He also said the "General's plan," a proposal calling for Israel to force the evacuation of residents from northern Gaza through starvation, had not been adopted as Israeli policy. Images released by the IDF of Monday show what it says is a crowd of civilians fleeing the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. Images published by the Israel Defense Forces over the weekend, showing dozens of men being detained in northern Gaza as thousands of people fled the area en masse, have also sparked alarm.

Persons: Kamal Adwan, Mahmoud Ouda, Israel, Antony Blinken, Blinken, Benjamin Netanyahu, Shin Organizations: Gaza’s Civil Defense, NBC, Ismail Amro, Arabi, UNICEF, Wednesday, World Health, Israel Defense Forces, Israel Security Agency Locations: Beit Lahia, Gaza, Al, Ahli, Gaza City, Israel, Jerusalem, U.S

☆ Bird flu cases in people quietly tick up, with dozens reported across 6 states
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The Summary Four new presumed cases of bird flu in farmworkers in Washington state bring the U.S. total to 31. Washington is the sixth state to report human cases of bird flu, which has spread rampantly in wild birds, poultry and cattle. Six health workers exposed to the patient reported respiratory symptoms. Webby said the virus’ spread in cows for the past 10 months has raised experts’ level of concern because cows are mammals and interact with humans frequently. Itle said cases in poultry were not unexpected in Washington state, because migrating birds passed through during summer and early fall.

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☆ A million children in Pakistan miss polio vaccine shots as cases spike
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Lex Harvey | Sophia Saifi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

But it can be prevented with a vaccine: polio cases worldwide have been reduced by more than 99% since the 1980s thanks to immunization campaigns. A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child in a downtown area of Lahore, Pakistan, on September 9, 2024. In September, armed militants killed a police officer protecting a polio vaccination site in the northwest city of Bannu, prompting protests. But in some cases, children have been incorrectly marked as having been vaccinated when they haven’t, Kakar said. The country is launching a new nationwide polio vaccination campaign on October 28 with the aim of inoculating 45 million children under age 5.

Persons: Ayesha Raza, Osama, Laden, Raza, ”, Aftab Kakar, “, they’ve, Kakar Organizations: Pakistan CNN, Polio, Pakistani, World Health Organization, WHO, United, International, CNN, Emergency, Health Locations: Islamabad, Pakistan, Afghanistan, United Nations, Gaza, Pakistani, Abbottabad, Lahore, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Bannu, Bajaur

☆ Apple's AirPods Pro 2 will soon work as a hearing aid. Here's what it's like
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The AirPods Pro 2 are also a cost-effective option for those looking for assistive hearing technology. Users can take a clinically validated hearing test with the AirPods Pro 2, and the buds will serve as an over-the-counter hearing aid if applicable. I tested the new hearing health features coming to Apple 's AirPods Pro 2 headphones, and they saved me a long-overdue trip to the audiologist. I have a pair of third-generation AirPods that I use every day, but this was my first time trying the AirPods Pro 2. After that, I popped them in my ears and prepared to take Apple's hearing test.

Persons: Tim Cook, Tapping, Apple, That's, haven't, I'd, you'll Organizations: Apple, World Health Organization Locations: Cupertino , California, U.S

☆ Why this man swapped San Francisco for Colombia
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

CNN —After spending several years building a life he loved in San Francisco, Jason Bennett, originally from the Bay Area, had every intention of remaining in the Californian city for good. At the same time, he realized that he was mostly returning to San Francisco because he felt that was what was expected of him. “The (Colombian) culture is so kind, they don’t really like to say, ‘No,’” he says. “And I don’t ever want to come across as like I’m shading San Francisco or the United States in general. Since choosing to relocate to Colombia, Bennett has noticed a considerable change in his overall wellbeing and says he couldn’t be happier with how things have turned out.

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