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More than 80 organizations that provide health care for women all over the world received grants Wednesday totaling $250 million from Melinda French Gates after a year-long application process. French Gates said the majority of the recipients of the Action for Women’s Health challenge have not previously received funding from her organization, Pivotal, or from the Gates Foundation, which she founded with her ex-husband Bill Gates. She stepped away from the Gates Foundation last year. “It will be instructive for the world to see what it looks like when organizations like this aren’t so chronically underfunded,” French Gates said in…

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria ’s president on Wednesday granted a humanitarian pardon to the French-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal, releasing him after a yearlong imprisonment that sparked widespread criticism.The 76-year-old author — whose works have been critical of Islam, colonialism and contemporary Algeria’s leaders — had been imprisoned since being arrested at the airport in Algiers in November 2024 upon his return from France.He was convicted of undermining national unity and insulting public institutions and was sentenced to five years in prison under Algeria’s anti-terrorism laws in March.Sansal has cancer, and his attorney said his health was deteriorating.Sansal’s case became…

NEW YORK (AP) — The number of people diagnosed with tuberculosis worldwide rose again last year, eclipsing 2023’s record total, World Health Organization officials said Wednesday.About 8.3 million people across the globe were reported as newly diagnosed with TB in 2024. Not all infections are diagnosed and the new numbers represent 78% of the estimated number of people who actually fell ill last year, the WHO noted.WHO officials see the increase as an indication that screening and treatment are improving after health care disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Globally, the number of deaths caused by TB fell in 2024 to…

US President Donald Trump (L), backdropped by Turbines at the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre, also known as the Aberdeen Bay Wind Farm, walks on the first fairway after playing off the first tee to officially open the Trump International Golf Links course in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland on July 29, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty ImagesTwo European pioneers of the modern wind power industry are sounding the alarm on the Trump administration’s clean energy cutbacks, warning Washington’s anti-climate agenda is part of a broader energy transition challenge.Denmark’s Henrik Stiesdal and Britain’s Andrew Garrad, often referred to…

Nov 12, 2025, 04:09 AM ETFormer England footballer Raheem Sterling has suffered another break-in, this time at his luxury home in Berkshire.The 30-year-old was at home with his family at around 6.30 p.m. GMT on Saturday when intruders broke in, as first reported by the Telegraph.They were disturbed and fled before they could take anything.Sterling’s representative said: “We can confirm that Raheem Sterling was the victim of a home break-in this weekend.Raheem Sterling previously had his gome broken into during the 2022 World Cup. (Photo by James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images)”We can also confirm that he and his children were present…

Hydration. Not a sexy subject at the best of times. Now try selling it to footballers, laser-focused with a ball at their feet but never known for their love of science.Everyone is aware of the importance of drinking the right things in sufficient amounts, and knock-on effect on sleep, on exercise, on all bodily functions. When you’re made up of more than 60 per cent water, you need a fair amount of topping up. But even so – how do you use that to grab the attention of a dressing room? Keep it simple, stupid. That’s been enough to get…

The group will join the club’s official Supporters Board, ensuring the voices of fans of all cultures, faiths and ethnicities are represented and have a meaningful say at the highest level of fan engagement.The establishment of cultuRED reflects LFC’s ongoing dedication – via its award-winning Red Together programme – to continue to foster a welcoming environment for all fans, regardless of background, identity or lived experience.cultuRED aims to grow the message of togetherness alongside the club and its fan base regardless of location; shape and educate what Liverpool means as a club and a city; and enhance supporter understanding of…

Nov 12, 2025, 03:57 AM ETWolverhampton Wanderers midfielder João Gomes has caught the eye of Manchester United ahead of the January transfer window, while United, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are looking at Palmeiras forward Vitor Roque after his failure at Barcelona. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe.Transfers home page | Men’s grades | Women’s gradesTOP STORIES- Messi hints at Barça return? ‘I hope one day’- Angry Neymar storms off, Santos near relegation- Atlético Madrid: U.S.-based firm new majority ownerWolves midfielder João Gomes is on the radar of Man United. Judit Cartiel/Getty ImagesTRENDING RUMORS- Manchester…

Are the warning lights flashing for Vinícius Junior?On top of his recent display of petulance at Real Madrid, are there grounds for the fear, expressed by leading Brazilian journalist Marcelo Barreto, that the star is caught up in a spiral of “Neymar-ization?”Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti is unflustered. “His personal life is his own,” the former Madrid coach said as he called up the squad for the coming friendlies against Senegal and Tunisia.”I’m not his father. I’m not his brother. I just want to be his coach.”- Ballon d’Or favorite to Real Madrid bench: Vini Jr.’s tale of two years- 2026…

Howard Webb’s defence on Tuesday’s edition of Match Officials Mic’d Up for why Virgil van Dijk’s goal against Manchester City was disallowed is unlikely to have appeased Liverpool fans still aggrieved at the decision.But while focus has understandably shifted onto Webb’s description of the decision as “reasonable”, there was another altogether more standout insight into the match officials’ decision-making process during the programme. Namely, that the decision to rule out the goal was effectively made, contrary to Sky Sports’ previous reporting of the incident, by assistant referee Stuart Burt rather than referee Chris Kavanagh, VAR Michael Oliver or assistant VAR…