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The US is in a Cold War with China over Taiwan, expert says Alperovitch says he feels like the U.S. is in another Cold War with China and they must win the artificial intelligence race, the semiconductor race and the space race. ABC News had an in-depth ... 05/1/2024 - 4:55 am | View Link
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Israel’s military has begun moving civilians out of Rafah, a possible prelude to a long-expected attack on the Gazan city.
The Israel Defense Forces “will act with extreme force against terrorist organizations in your areas of residence,” a spokesman said on X on Monday morning. He urged residents of eastern Rafah to go north to an “expanded humanitarian area” near Khan Younis, another city in Gaza.
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The move comes after cease-fire talks between Hamas and Israel in Cairo over the weekend stalled, the main sticking point being the Iran-backed militant group’s insistence that any truce is permanent.
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Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, a 2021 Nobel Peace Prize recipient who has been recognized as one of TIME’s 2018 Persons of the Year as well as one of the most influential women of the century for her fight for press freedoms and against disinformation, was announced in March as the deliverer of the principal address at Harvard University’s commencement on May 23.
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“Maria Ressa embodies Veritas,” said Harvard interim President Alan Garber at the time, referencing the school’s Latin motto meaning truth.
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Global health heavyweights team up for climate, disease funding Reuters.comGates, Novo Nordisk And Wellcome Commit $300 Million To Climate Change, Infectious Diseases And Nutrition ForbesThree health foundations tackle biggest disease threats in $300mn deal Financial TimesNovo Nordisk Foundation, Wellcome, and the Gates Foundation Join Forces to Accelerate Global Health Equity and Impact | News | Wellcome Wellcome TrustTop charities team up with $300m for climate, health equity pharmaphorum
Bird flu's wild range AxiosMilk Has Lost Its Magic The AtlanticWhy H5N1 bird flu is keeping the CDC's top flu scientist awake- STAT STATKeeping another pandemic at bay is now the job of food science Food Safety News