It starts with a slight scratchiness at the back of your throat.
Then, a sneeze.
Then coughing, sniffling and full-on congestion, with or without fever, for a few insufferable days.
Viral upper respiratory tract infections – also known…
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SNAP benefits have been cut and disrupted – causing more kids to go without enough healthy food and harming child development
About 4 in 10 of the more than 42 million Americans who get Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are children under 18. This food aid helps their families buy groceries and boosts their health in many ways – both during…
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Tehran hosts expert meeting on entrepreneurial skills for nomadic women
TEHRAN – Iran has played host to an expert meeting aimed at developing entrepreneurial skills among female bearers of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) from nomadic communities, officials said.
The “Expert Meeting on Developing…
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US model tarnished again as longest government shutdown ever ends
Ramin Mazaheri
Press TV, Washington DCThe United States is the only country that is forced to endure shutdowns of the central government, and its longest such work stoppage…
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Iran judiciary chief orders prosecutors to target groups opposing mandatory hijab
Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei delivered the directive on Friday in the religious city of Qom, warning that foreign adversaries sought to exploit issues such as unveiled women and online activity.
“One manifestation of the enemy’s efforts is in…
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3 Years After Boy’s Death in Iran Protests, Family Faces Continued Persecution
Nearly three years after 10-year-old Kian Pirfalak was killed by police gunfire during nationwide protests, his family remains trapped i …
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Iran asks for swift international reaction to Sudan crisis
Speaking at the 38th special session of the UN Human Rights Council on the human rights situation in Al Fashr, the Iranian diplomat expressed deep concern over the deteriorating human rights and humanitarian crises in the city and its surrounding…
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South Africa to investigate ‘mystery’ of planeload of Palestinians, Cyril Ramaphosa says
Khanyisile Ngcobo,Johannesburg and
Wycliffe Muia,Nairobi
Gift of the GiversAbout 23 of them have since left for other destinations, authorities say South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says there will be an investigation into the “mysterious”…
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Pakistan arrests 4 from an Afghan cell over deadly Islamabad bombing | Pakistan Taliban News
The men arrested are linked to a faction of the Pakistani Taliban, known as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, who claimed responsibility for the bombing.
Pakistan has arrested four members of an Afghan cell over their alleged involvement in a deadly…
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Did A Promo Video Expose An Underground Iranian Base
Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter.
I’m RFE/RL correspondent Kian Sharifi. In this edition, Im looking at how a promotional video by a private contractor in Iran…
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