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Being LGBT in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Being LGBT in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Pakistan is one of the world’s least tolerant countries when it comes to homosexuality. Being gay is illegal in the Islamic republic and carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison. Gay men are often accused of bringing shame to their families and commonly face violence — sometimes even murder. Gay-focused apps like […]

Deena Tissera- Politics, Public health and influencing change

Deena Tissera- Politics, Public health and influencing change

Welcome to the Creatives in Focus Podcast. The podcast where we discuss the journey to excellence and creating for impact. This week, I had an insightful conversation with Deena Tissera, a Community councillor and a PhD candidate. Deena is the vice-chairperson of the George Street Community Council in Aberdeen, Scotland, and sits on several strategic […]

Musk accuses Harris of lying about Trump's stance on national abortion ban

Musk accuses Harris of lying about Trump's stance on national abortion ban

Elon Musk on Monday accused Vice President Harris of lying about former President Trump supporting a national abortion ban, after a community note was apparently added to a post from her campaign account. “When will politicians, or at least the intern who runs their account, learn that lying on this platform doesn’t work anymore?” Musk […]

Trump says he'll decide whether to support a national abortion ban 'pretty soon'

Trump says he'll decide whether to support a national abortion ban 'pretty soon'

Former President Trump said Sunday that he will decide “pretty soon” whether to back a national abortion ban.  Trump’s comments come after reports surfaced last month that he is considering embracing a 16-week federal abortion ban for his campaign platform. “We’re going to find out,” Trump told Fox News host Howard Kurtz on whether he […]

Thalidomide: Australia gives national apology to survivors and families

Thalidomide: Australia gives national apology to survivors and families

PM Anthony Albanese calls the birth defects scandal one of Australia’s “darkest” medical chapters. Source link You Might Also Like! Medical News | Australian Researcher: Triple Therapy (Ivermectin, Zinc, Doxycycline) for COVID-19 Well-Respected Australian Researcher: Consider Triple Therapy (#Ivermectin, Zinc, #Doxycycline) for COVID-19: Thomas Borody touts FDA and Australian food … source How Families Cope […]

White House taps Vanderbilt oncologist to lead National Cancer Institute

White House taps Vanderbilt oncologist to lead National Cancer Institute

The White House on Friday said it plans to appoint W. Kimryn Rathmell as the next director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the federal government’s principal agency for cancer research.  Rathmell is an oncologist and kidney cancer expert who leads the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. As leader of the NCI, Rathmell […]

Jamie Dimon called Nikki Haley about cutting the national debt

Jamie Dimon called Nikki Haley about cutting the national debt

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley says she got a call from JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon about the national debt level. Speaking Wednesday on CNBC, Haley said she was agreement with the billionaire bank boss, as well as from billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller, about finding ways to lower the national debt. “The idea that a […]

Discussing the growing mental health crisis for nurses during National Nurses Week | ABCNL

Discussing the growing mental health crisis for nurses during National Nurses Week | ABCNL

Two nurses specializing in mental health discuss how to address and improve the mental health of nurses struggling with burnout and depression amid stress from the pandemic. WATCH the ABC News Live Stream Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Ma8oQLmSM SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Watch More on http://abcnews.go.com/ LIKE ABC News on FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/abcnews FOLLOW ABC News on TWITTER: […]

DeSantis backs national 15-week abortion ban

DeSantis backs national 15-week abortion ban

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during Wednesday night’s GOP debate said he would support a national 15-week abortion ban if elected president. DeSantis is the fourth GOP presidential candidate to make the commitment, after former Vice President Mike Pence, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson. He made the commitment after being […]