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Gitmo Detainee: Itâs Too Dangerous to Be Sent Home to Russia
NO, THANKSLawyers and family members of a Russian detaineeâwho is now being held in the UAEâsay he should not be sent home to Russia as he may be tortured or killed.

Ebola Doc: COVAX Just White Men âAbsolving Their Conscienceâ
SAVIOR COMPLEXAs COVID cases reach new peaks around the world, Ebola frontliners are rallying against jab inequity and lambasting WHOâs global vaccine initiative for its obvious shortcomings.

UN: French Air Strike Killed 19 Civilian Wedding Party-Goers
DEVASTATINGâThe majority of those hit in the strike were civilians who are protected from such attacks by international humanitarian law,â a UN report released this week noted.

He Was the First UN Peacekeeper to Die of COVIDâor Was He?
PANDEMICSalvadoran pilot and UN peacekeeper Carlos GuillĂ©n Alfaroâs death in Mali remains shrouded in mysteryâand his family is desperate for answers.

Trump Defunding WHO Could Stop the Eradication of Polio
IRON LUNGSThe U.S. has long made combating polio its top funding priority at the World Health Organization. Now COVID and Trump have put that campaign in serious jeopardy.

Trump Quits the WHO. The Victim Is the United States.
FATAL DISTRACTIONCities across the nation are on fire even as COVID-19 has killed 102,000 Americans. Trump is desperate to shift blame. But scapegoating the WHO won't make things better.

Couple Who Showered GOP With Money Ask for a COVID Lifeline
CRAFTYKelly and Joseph Craft were reaping the rewards after showering Trump and other GOP top dogs with money. Then the pandemic hit.

Suddenly, Singaporeâs Coronavirus Cases Have Skyrocketed
PARADIGM LOSTThe invisible virus attacked our society at its weakest links and made visible those whom we depended upon but had undervalued and forgotten.

The U.N. Shudders as âTrump Weekâ Closes In
THE INSECURITY COUNCILAs Trump comes to New York next week, delegates from around the world are hunkering down.
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