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      World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a press conference on the WHO's 75th anniversary in Geneva on April 6, 2023.

      WHO Declares Covid-19 Global Health Emergency Officially Over

      The agency leader said that "it is time for countries to transition from emergency mode to managing Covid-19 alongside other infectious diseases."

      Jessica Corbett
      May 05, 2023

      The World Health Organization chief announced Friday that it is "with great hope that I declare Covid-19 over as a global health emergency."

      WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had declared the emergency of international concern on January 30, 2020, when there were fewer than 100 reported cases outside of China.

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      The National Public Radio (NPR) headquarters is on North Capitol Street in Washington, D.C.

      'Should We All Join Them?' NPR First Major News Outlet to Leave Twitter

      "We are not putting our journalism on platforms that have demonstrated an interest in undermining our credibility and the public's understanding of our editorial independence."

      Jessica Corbett
      Apr 12, 2023

      NPR on Wednesday announced plans to leave Twitter—the social media platform now owned by billionaire Elon Musk—after being branded last week with a "state-affiliated media" label that, after backlash, was replaced with "government-funded media."

      "NPR's organizational accounts will no longer be active on Twitter because the platform is taking actions that undermine our credibility by falsely implying that we are not editorially independent," the media organization said in a statement.

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      Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes an impassioned address to the Knesset

      Thousands in Israel March Against 'Fascism and Apartheid' at Anti-Netanyahu Protests

      "We can see right now many laws being advocated for against LGBTQ, against Palestinians, against larger minorities in Israel," said one organizer.

      Julia Conley
      Jan 08, 2023

      Carrying signs reading, "Together against fascism and apartheid" and "Democracy in danger," thousands of Israelis on Saturday marched in protest of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right coalition government, which less than a week after being sworn in has already threatened to strip the country's judiciary of power and announced punitive measures against Palestinian people and leaders.

      According toHaaretz, about 20,000 people attended two different marches—one organized by the grassroots group Standing Together and calling for equality and partnership between Palestinians and Israelis, and another focusing on Netanyahu's threats to the Israeli justice system.

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