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Concerned citizen. Climate change. Public health. Democracy. Ukraine. Education.

🚨 Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has reportedly attacked a U.S. military base in Kuwait with at least three drones, according to a source cited by The Jerusalem Post.

GOOD NEWS! A new cancer treatment has demonstrated unprecedented results in a large trial for cancer patients whose disease has become resistant to chemotherapy AND immunotherapy. Tumors shrank in OVER a third of participants, with 15 patients experiencing COMPLETE eradication of their tumors.

China: COVID-19 infections on the rise. 🔸COVID ranks first among respiratory pathogens at hospitals 🔸20.3% positivity rate (+4% from previous week) 🔸The NB.1.8.1 variant lineage remains the predominant circulating strain 🔸The 15-59 age group shows the highest positivity rate among reported cases

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•	Headline: The main title reads, "COVID-19 infections rise in China but remain moderate; no new pathogens detected: China CDC".
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