The World Health Organization (WHO) passed updated International Health Regulations (IHR), although it failed to agree on a final draft of the "Pandemic Agreement."
It was an unusually warm day in the seaside town of Portoroz, and Leida Ruvina was growing suspicious. The doctoral program she had been enrolled in for weeks had all the signs of a sham—the campus was a small, shabby building rented out from a tourist school and the French translation for “Euro-Mediterranean” in the university’s seal was misspelled.
Ruvina raised her hand to ask the university’s president what was going on, and he assured her that everything was in order. He then complimented her on her fluent English and offered to advise her on her dissertation thesis. “If you want, I can be your mentor,” she recalled him telling her in an awkward exchange as he steered the conversation away from questions about the university’s legitimacy.
In a world increasingly shaped by global health emergencies, it seems like we’re seeing the same playbook unfold again—this time with the virus known as monkeypox.
Pro-Hamas groups across the United States are now openly calling for an "intifada" in "every capital and city" worldwide.
"Intifada" means "uprising" or "rebellion" in...
Mexico is expected to elect its first female president following Sunday's election. Immigration experts believe the new president will impact the country's relationship with...
"FREEDOM IS NOT FREE" is the inscription on the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C.
The Korean War started June 25, 1950.
Communist North Korea invaded South Korea, killing thousands.
Outnumbered South Korean and American troops, as...
