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U.S. Secretary of State Rubio says purge of foreign aid program is completed

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2025-03-10 10:43

Secretary of State Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, with 83% of agency's programs gone Secretary of State Marco Rubio is signaling that the Trump administration has finished its six-week dismantling of the six-decade-old U.S. AP News

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U.S. aid cuts may set polio eradication back -- WHO

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2025-03-03 11:28

U.S. actions may set polio eradication back, WHO says

LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - The eradication of polio as a global health threat may be delayed unless U.S. funding cuts – potentially totaling hundreds of millions of dollars over several years – are reversed, a senior World Health Organization official has warned.

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Study shows how smart climate change and other policies could address competing land use needs.

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2024-11-26 17:19

Is there enough land on Earth to fight climate change and feed the world? An MIT-led study shows that there is enough land to support efforts to cap global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius while addressing competing needs for long-term food security and ecosystem health. MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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The team finds that with transformative changes in policy, land management practices, and consumption patterns, global land is sufficient to provide a sustainable supply of food and ecosystem services throughout this century while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions in alignment with the 1.5 C goal.

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Flu vaccine lowered risk of hospitalization in Southern Hemisphere by 35% , lower than in past -- CDC

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2024-10-07 10:08

Flu vaccine lowered risk of hospitalization in Southern Hemisphere by 35%: CDC This year's flu vaccine reduced the risk of hospitalization in the Southern Hemisphere but wasn't as effective as the one used in the prior season, a new CDC study found. ABC News ABC News

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Dengue fever is having a banner year, up anestimated 232%--UN

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2024-07-26 17:39

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Covid pandemic widened global economic disparities between wealthier and low income countries --study

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2024-07-26 11:03

Study: Pandemic widened global economic disparities The COVID-19 pandemic hit low-income countries harder than wealthier nations, according to a new study in PLOS One, further slowing progress toward health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). CIDRAP

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On average, the pandemic caused low-income countries to experience an average progress loss of 16.5% across all health indicators, whereas high-income countries have seen losses as low as 3%, the authors said.

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Climate change causing more change in rainfall, fiercer typhoons, scientists say

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2024-07-26 10:08

Climate change causing more change in rainfall, fiercer typhoons, scientists say | Reuters

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Comparitive cost effectiveness of forest regeneration methods for climate mitigation

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2024-07-25 11:27

Cost-effectiveness of natural forest regeneration and plantations for climate mitigation | Nature Climate Change

Cost-effectiveness of natural forest regeneration and plantations for climate mitigation Nature Climate Change - It is important to understand the cost-effectiveness of natural regeneration and plantations, which are common reforestation methods for mitigation. The authors estimate and... Nature

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Climate Change: U.N. negotiator says financial help for poorer nations is urgent goal

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2024-07-17 09:43

UN climate talks leader says financial help for poor nations is urgent goal of negotiations The head of upcoming climate negotiations is telling world leaders that a new financial aid package for poor and disaster-struck nations is the urgent and make-or-break goal of United Nations talks this fall ABC News ABC News

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Climate change significantly worsened heat waves inAsia, parts of Mideast

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2024-05-15 12:37

Climate change worsened deadly heat waves in April and May across Asia In the Philippines, the record heat was "virtually impossible" without climate change. Andrew Freedman Axios

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Extreme heat, spanning Lebanon to the Philippines since April, is being blamed for hundreds of deaths. It's added to the suffering of people who lack access to air conditioning, including displaced persons in the Middle East, the study notes.

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