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Or at least that’s what the secret, authoritarian government of the Central Asian country claims. But independent organizations, journalists and activists outside Turkmenistan say there is evidence the country is fighting a third wave that is overwhelming hospitals and killing dozens – and warns the president is downplaying virus threat …

An Albemarle native of East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine has been awarded the university’s most prestigious scholarship. Quashawn Chadwick has been selected for the 2025 Class Brody Scholar Prize, valued at approximately $ 118,000. As a Brody Fellow, Chadwick will receive four years of medical tuition, living expenses, …

Filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, known as the “Godfather of Black Cinema,” died at his New York home on Tuesday, his family announced. He was 89 years old. >> Read more trending news Van Peebles, the father of director and actor Mario Van Peebles, was the force behind the 1970s films …

Chinese President Xi Jinping recently became the latest in a long line of autocrats to treat anyone who does not conform to conventional gender norms – especially gay and effeminate men – as a threat to society. But what is it about “non-manly” men that terrify dictators so much? MOSCOW …

Io Maeda | Journal review Wabash College offers four language courses: Chinese, French, German and Spanish. This year, the college welcomed four foreign language teaching assistants from Argentina, France, Spain and Taiwan. There are no German TAs due to the pandemic. The Fulbright FLTA program is the opportunity for young …

Even before it opened, the Humboldt Forum in Berlin has been rife with controversy for years. Beyond the public reaction linked to its construction costs of 680 million euros ($ 800 million), the cutting-edge museum is at the center of a debate around the objects of the colonial era filling …

Cellular agriculture is generally associated with the production of protein from meat, dairy products and eggs. Today, Finnish researchers are turning to another restaurant staple: coffee. The project responds to the growing global demand for coffee beans and the sustainability challenges facing the sector. An “urgent need” for an alternative …

Zulu King, Shaka (public domain) By Damian Flanagan Once, while driving on the dusty roads of Zululand in South Africa, I came across a small art gallery that featured some memorable prints. The images told how, in the early 20th century, a group of Zulu warriors made the long journey …

Bloody Scotland winner: Willie would be proud of the talent who won an award named after him Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. to cancel An icon depicting a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret A block arrow icon pointing right. E-mail An icon of a paper envelope. …

Almost no draw Due to the odd number of players, five players had a bye round on Saturday. Table favorites Praggananandhaa and Vincent Keymer – the only two players with a 2600+ rating – were not among them, however, and they ended the day as the top scorers with 5/5 …