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Desperate situation for Sudanese refugees in Chad: MSF calls for more food aid
17 November 2023 – The international humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is warning of the worrying nutritional status of Sudanese refugee children in eastern Chad as highlighted in a recent survey. This serious situation reflects the deprivation suffered by people who survived the horrific violence raging in Sudan and the additional…
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Do’s and Don’ts of Studying with Music
“One of the big myths is that our brain is good at multi tasking, but actually it is not,” said Stevens. “That doesn’t really exist. What your brain is really good at is what we call alternating attention. So switching back and forth between focusing on this, then focus on that. And it happens so…
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UN halts food delivery to Gaza after internet and telephone services shut off
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The United Nations was forced to stop deliveries of food and other necessities to Gaza on Friday and warned of the growing possibility of widespread starvation after internet and telephone services collapsed in the besieged enclave because of a lack of fuel. The communications blackout, now in its second day,…
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Ravens’ John Harbaugh on hip-drop tackle that likely ended Mark Andrews’ season: ‘Was it even necessary?’
Getty Images Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews suffered what was described as a likely season-ending injury during the team’s “Thursday Night Football” win over the division rival Cincinnati Bengals. After catching a short pass inside the red zone, Andrews was taken to the ground by Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson, who dropped to the ground…
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AS Byatt, author and critic, dies aged 87
The writer and critic AS Byatt, who explored family, myth and narrative in a career spanning five decades, has died aged 87. Her publisher Chatto & Windus confirmed that she died peacefully at home surrounded by close family. Dame Antonia Susan Duffy, who wrote under the name AS Byatt, authored complex and critically acclaimed novels,…
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The No. 1 life regret of the dying: I see it ‘all the time,’ says psychologist—what he does to stop it now
For eight years, Bronnie Ware was an in-home caregiver who looked after people who were dying. Her clients knew they were severely ill, and most were in the last three to 12 weeks of their lives. But Ware gradually realized that the most important role she was playing was not physical, but emotional. She was…
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Who won the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize? Take our arts and culture quiz to find out
Did you follow arts and culture news this week? Are you up to speed on the latest books, plays and movies? Take our quiz to test yourself. 1The 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize was awarded on Nov. 13 to which author? a. Sarah Bernstein b. Eleanor Catton c. C.S. Richardson d. Dionne Irving a. Sarah Bernstein.…
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Noah Kahan: Music Sensation or One-Album Wonder?
I know very little about music. A vast amount of my Spotify wrapped includes Taylor Swift (about whom I know a lot), and what doesn’t is an eclectic mix of songs I’ve stolen from my friends’ music tastes and now appropriate as my own. So when it comes to reviewing music, I am hugely underqualified…
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Prolacta’s Human Milk-Based Nutrition Has Touched the Lives of 100,000 Premature and Critically Ill Infants Globally
Milestone Celebrated During Prematurity Awareness Month DUARTE, Calif., Nov. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Prolacta Bioscience, the world’s leading hospital provider of 100% human milk-based nutritional products for critically ill, premature infants, proudly commemorates Prematurity Awareness Month 2023 by announcing a significant milestone: more than 100,000 preterm and critically ill infants’ lives have been touched by Prolacta’s…
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Food For Families Drop Off Locations
Central Texas (KWTX) – 2023 marks the 34th year of Food For Families in Central Texas, the biggest single-day food drive in Texas. All of the food collected goes directly to local food pantries. Last year, Central Texans donated 3,149,289 pounds of food. This year, we’re trying to set a new record. You can make…