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Too many people die from treatable diseases in places with little access to health care. To prevent this from happening, affordability, availability and acceptability considerations must be at the core of medical products' lifecycles, starting with R & D.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 13, 2025
To stop preventable deaths, start with the fundamentals
Treatable diseases like malaria are still causing too many deaths in places with poor health care. To prevent these, accessibility must be baked into medical development.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping hold a bilateral meeting during the Group of 20 leaders summit in Osaka in June 2019.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 11, 2025
Trump¡¯s initial moves will benefit China
And while Trump has claimed that his policies will strengthen America, in reality, thus far, the biggest winner of many of his actions has actually been China.
U.S. President Donald Trump receives a status report on Hurricane Dorian in the Oval Office in September 2019.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2025
Trump keeps up his ¡®Sharpiegate¡¯ attack on science
The nomination of Neil Jacobs to run NOAA highlights U.S. President Trump¡¯s loyalty-over-expertise approach to leadership.
The Marquis de Sade¡¯s original rolled manuscript called Le Rouleau de la Bastille of ¡°Les 120 jours de Sodome ou l¡¯ecole du libertinage¡± (¡°The 120 Days of Sodom, or the School of Libertinage¡±) is displayed before being auctioned in Paris in November 2017.?
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2025
The Marquis de Sade¡¯s guide to cancel culture
The Marquis de Sade¡¯s legacy proves that even the most reviled figures can outlast cancellation.
Russian Communist Party supporters carry a flag after a ceremony in Moscow to mark the 150th anniversary of Vladimir Lenin's birth in 2020.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2025
Russia¡¯s nostalgia machine works for strongman Putin
If Russians are gripped by a yearning for an imaginary past, they will not fight for a better future.
Far from making America great again, Donald Trump¡¯s actions since assuming the presidency are giving a giant boost to China¡¯s attempts at world leadership.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2025
¡®America First¡¯ in action
Far from making America great again, Trump is giving a giant boost to China¡¯s claims to world leadership.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declares martial law in Seoul on Dec. 3. Yoon is currently facing charges related to his actions over that two-day period.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2025
Was there an insurrection in Seoul on Dec. 3, or is that happening now?
Yoon can now be held for up to six months in prison simply at the behest of the prosecutors.

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Eme-Ima Kitchen is one of over 10,000 kodomo shokud¨­ in Japan. A term first used in 2012 to describe makeshift eateries offering free or cheap meals to disadvantaged kids, it now refers to a diverse range of individuals, groups and organizations working to provide not only food but a sense of belonging to both children and adults.
Japan¡¯s ¡®children¡¯s cafeterias¡¯ are booming ¡ª but is that a good thing?

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