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MENA Newswire, DAVOS: California has joined a World Health Organization coordinated outbreak response network, state officials said, a day after the United States formally completed its withdrawal from the U.N. health agency. Governor Gavin Newsom’s office said California is the

MENA Newswire, GENEVA: The United States has formally completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, ending nearly eight decades of membership in the UN health agency that coordinates global disease surveillance and emergency response. The withdrawal took effect on

WASHINGTON: Most U.S. families do not earn enough to meet the federal definition of affordable child care, according to a recent LendingTree analysis that compares household income with typical costs for two young children. Using the U.S. Department of Health

DAVOS: U.S. President Donald Trump publicly rebuked Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney this week after Carney’s World Economic Forum speech described a breakdown in the rules-based international system and warned against the use of economic leverage by major powers. Trump’s

MENA Newswire, WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s administration is circulating plans for a new international body called the Board of Peace, with a proposal that countries could pay $1 billion to secure permanent seats, according to official documents and public statements

MENA Newswire, EDINBURGH: Researchers have produced the most detailed map yet of the landscape buried beneath Antarctica’s ice sheet, revealing a rugged terrain of mountains, valleys, canyons and plains that shapes how the continent’s ice moves. The map, described in

MENA Newswire, RALEIGH: Spring & Mulberry has expanded a voluntary recall of select chocolate bars sold nationwide after testing indicated possible Salmonella contamination, according to a company announcement posted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Raleigh-based company said

MENA Newswire, OTTAWA: Canada granted permanent resident status to about 393,500 people in 2025, according to federal immigration data, bringing admissions close to the government’s planned level for the year. The total covers people approved across Canada’s main permanent immigration

MENA Newswire, OREGON: A strong offshore earthquake with a reported magnitude of 6.2 struck off the Oregon coast late Thursday, shaking parts of the Pacific Northwest but prompting no tsunami warnings and no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries.

OSLO: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has drawn criticism in Norway and elsewhere after presenting her Nobel Peace Prize medal to U.S. President Donald Trump during a White House meeting, a gesture Nobel officials quickly said does not and