China has emerged as the leading centre for clinical development and testing of a new generation of CAR-T-cell therapies that could eventually be used against cancer and autoimmune diseases, according to an
More than 30,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland from Pakistan, Iran and Türkiye over the past week, said an official from the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation on Friday. “Among
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As the largest developing country in the world and one of the regions with the largest number of developing countries, China has long been working with Latin American and Caribbean countries to
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Daniel Jadue, the former mayor of Recoleta (a part of Santiago, Chile), opens the door to his modest home. It is late in the evening. He is as hospitable as ever, despite
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The evidence suggests that empires often react to periods of their own decline by over-extending their coping mechanisms. Military actions, infrastructure problems, and social welfare demands may then combine or clash, accumulating
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In 1935 retired Marine General and two-time Medal of Honor winner Smedley Butler published a 55 page pamphlet that caused a sensation. It was reprinted in Reader’s Digest assuring a mass circulation.
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U.S. hiring projections for this year’s college graduating class were below last year’s, with finance, insurance and real estate organizations planning a 14.5 percent decrease in hiring, a sharp U-turn from its
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The actual cause of the climate crisis is the anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere since the start of the industrial revolution. But the proximate cause—the underlying activity that sparked the climate crisis and
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Editor’s Note: In this week’s global news dispatches, political and social unrest takes center stage as governments grapple with growing challenges. From escalating political tensions in Honduras, continued military actions in the
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by Luxman Aravind In a time of crisis, political transitions often become dangerous experiments. Sri Lanka’s upcoming presidential election has ushered in the rise of the National People’s Power (NPP) under the
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Editor’s Note: The following open letter by Ignacio Ramonet, directed to the President of the United States, underscores the ongoing hardships endured by the Cuban people. It calls for the removal of
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One summer evening, the unrelenting sun over Niger refused to dip below the horizon. I sought out some shade with three anxious men in Touba au paradis, a small quiet restaurant in
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The release of Determined, a new book by renowned Stanford professor of primate behavior and neuroscience Robert M. Sapolsky, has catapulted him into the middle of an ancient debate: whether humans have free
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The following excerpts are adapted from the author’s latest book, Follow the Science: How Big Pharma Misleads, Obscures, and Prevails. We’re deeply mired in a serious crisis that is touching all of
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After the end of the cold war, the vast number of developing countries were eager to eliminate confrontation in international human rights activities through international cooperation. Against this background, the Second World
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When the high-level segment of the UN General Assembly took place last September, there were several key world leaders missing in action (MIAs)—including, most importantly, leaders of the four of the five
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