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Is playing in the dirt good for kids' immune systems?

Experts explain why it's healthy to let your children occasionally play in the dirt — and it may not be for the reasons you assume.

LiveScience · Apr 2, 2024

Security in Congo's mineral-rich east is deteriorating with rebel group expanding territory, UN says

The special U_N_ envoy for Congo says security in the African nation’s mineral-rich east has deteriorated since recent elections, with a rebel group allegedly linked to neighboring Rwanda making “significant advances and expanding its territory.”

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2024

'Gaps are narrowing' in talks for Israel-Hamas ceasefire, US says

The US Secretary of State said he thinks ‘an agreement is very much possible’

Evening Standard · Mar 21, 2024

The UN Security Council will vote on a Gaza cease-fire, with the U.S. certain to veto

Arab nations are putting to a vote a resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire, knowing it will be vetoed by the U.S. But they hope to show broad global support for ending the Israel-Hamas war.

WEKU · Feb 20, 2024

Russia and China accuse US and UK of illegal attacks in Yemen

Russia and China argue that US and UK attacks on military sites used by Yemen's Houthi rebels are illegal, while the US and UK claim self-defense. The clas...

Top News · Feb 15, 2024

Russia Blames West for Sabotaging Ukraine Peace Agreements

Russia and the West clash over the cause of the war in Ukraine, with Russia blaming the failure to implement agreements and the West blaming Putin's invasion.

Top News · Feb 13, 2024

Russia accuses US of aggression in Iraq and Syria

The United States and Russia traded accusations at a UN Security Council meeting, with Russia accusing the US of aggression in Iraq and Syria. The US defen...

Top News · Feb 6, 2024

Ukraine now ‘test site’ for North Korean missiles shipped to Russia, warns South Korea

South Korean ambassador urges Russia to end its military cooperation with North Korea and withdraw its military forces from territory of Ukraine

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2024

US defends its veto of call for Gaza ceasefire while Palestinians and others demand halt to fighting

The United States defended its veto of a call for the immediate suspension of hostilities in Gaza at a U.N. meeting and again faced demands by the Palestinians and many other countries for a cease-fire now in the Israel-Hamas war – as well as by a group of rabbis in…

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2024

North Korea and Russia clash with US, South Korea and allies over Pyongyang's latest missile launch

North Korea and Russia have clashed with the United States, South Korea and their allies at an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting on Pyongyang’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch, which it called “a warning counter-measure” to threats from the U.S. and other hostile forces

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2023