Crisis
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US Surgeon General Declares Gun Violence A ‘Public Health Crisis’
The US surgeon general on Tuesday issued a landmark advisory declaring gun violence a “public health crisis” and calling for wide-ranging firearm controls that have historically met stiff political opposition.…
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Victims Of Haiti’s Gangs Face Health System In Crisis
Suffering from gunshot wounds to the leg and buttocks, 31-year-old Olivier Vilminio sought treatment in a hospital in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. But even there, he was not safe from a…
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US Says China Fears N.Korea Crisis After Putin Trip
China, despite its public alliance with Russia, is worried North Korea could be emboldened into starting a regional crisis following President Vladimir Putin’s visit, a top US official said Monday.…
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Abortion Bans Are Leading To ‘Healthcare Crisis’, Says Kamala Harris
Abortion bans in various states across the country are severing women from crucial reproductive care and precipitating a “healthcare crisis,” stated Vice President Kamala Harris. In an interview on MSNBC’s…
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Stranded in Space: Boeing’s Starliner Crisis Leaves NASA Astronauts Stuck at ISS
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are still waiting at the International Space Station (ISS) due to ongoing problems with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. The return trip has been delayed…
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Boeing CEO Recognizes ‘Gravity’ Of Safety Crisis But Sees ‘Progress’
Boeing’s CEO acknowledged to a US congressional panel Tuesday that the company’s culture was imperfect, but insisted the aviation giant was making progress and committed to improving safety. “Our culture…
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Boeing CEO recognises ‘gravity’ of safety crisis but sees ‘progress’
BOEING’S CEO acknowledged to a US congressional panel on Tuesday that the company’s culture was imperfect, but insisted the aviation giant was making progress and committed to improving safety. “Our…
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Once Fruitful, Libyan Village Suffers Climate Crisis
In the Libyan village of Kabaw in the Nafusa Mountains, M’hamed Maakaf waters an ailing fig tree as climate change pushes villagers to forsake lands and livestock. Once flourishing and…
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Australia’s Qantas back Boeing to bounce back from crisis
AUSTRALIAN airline Qantas on Tuesday (Jun 4) backed Boeing to bounce back from an unprecedented crisis that has led to an overhaul of the American planemaker’s management and drawn scrutiny…
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UK’s Sunak Prepares For First TV Debate Amid ‘Election Crisis’
Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hunkered down Tuesday as he prepared to go head-to-head with Labour opposition leader Keir Starmer in the first televised debate of the UK general election…
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New Caledonia Unrest Pushes Nickel Sector Deeper Into Crisis
Weeks of unrest in New Caledonia have plunged the archipelago’s nickel industry, already on government life support, closer to catastrophe, sector representatives say. The French Pacific territory is the world’s…
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🌀 The existential crisis of entering the ‘real world’
🕝 Quarter-life crisis When I was in my final semester of university, I dreaded graduating because it meant dealing with bills, responsibilities and spending my waking hours working a full-time…
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Diplomatic Crisis Deepens As Spain Pulls Out Argentina Envoy
A diplomatic crisis sparked by Argentina President Javier Milei calling Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s wife “corrupt” deepened Tuesday with the “definitive” withdrawal of Madrid’s ambassador to Buenos Aires. Spain…
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UK’s Biggest Water Supplier Plunges Into Deeper Financial Crisis
Debt-plagued Thames Water has failed to raise a major cash injection from shareholders, it revealed Thursday, blaming industry regulations that made its rescue plan “uninvestable”. Britain’s biggest water supplier said…
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Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down in management shakeup amid safety crisis
BOEING CEO Dave Calhoun will step down by year-end, in a broad management shakeup brought on by the planemaker’s sprawling safety crisis stemming from a January mid-air panel blowout on…
