The US looks south: National security challenges loom close to home
The porous border is arguably the greatest immediate security challenge facing the U.S. Indeed, two decades after 9/11, the ...
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Air Force deportation flight skirts Mexican airspace to Guatemala as military's border role grows
A U.S. military plane with migrants bound at their wrists and ankles has left Texas bound for Guatemala carrying 80 deportees ...
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Niger becomes first African country to eliminate onchocerciasis
With this landmark achievement, Niger becomes the first country in Africa to eradicate this disease, which had particularly impacted populations living near certain waterways. On the same day, the ...
How nonprofits abroad can fill gaps when the US government cuts off foreign aid
The U.S. government gives other nations US$68 billion of foreign assistance annually—more than any other country. Over half ...
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Collective action, civil disobedience and blockades in the Amazon
The Pan Amazon has a legacy of both violent and non-violent protest that dates from the onset of European colonization, ...
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Niger becomes the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to eliminate the transmission of onchocerciasis
DECATUR, Ga., Jan. 30, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – On 30 January 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Niger has been verified for eliminating the transmission of onchocerciasis, ...