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Okinawa's blue zone status questioned

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Fake news? Unpacking the ‘Blue Zone’ myth in Okinawa.

Hospital in the Hamptons adapts senior care for increasing immigrant community

Immigration

Hamptons hospital adapts fall-prevention classes for aging Spanish-speaking population 

'We are experiencing a taste of freedom': Syrians react to President Bashar al-Assad's downfall

Syria

‘We are experiencing a taste of freedom’: Syrians react to President Bashar al-Assad’s downfall

Russia's military role in Syria

Russia’s military role in Syria

Women in Afghanistan can no longer attend medical institutes

Afghanistan

Syria rebels continue advances as government withdraws forces

The leader behind Syria’s rebel group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham

Ghana's cocoa farmers look for government help as yields decrease

Environment

Cocoa crisis: Ghana’s farmers want next leader to tackle climate change

Young entrepreneurs in Ghana look for new economic policies from presidential candidates

Elections

Struggling economy and youth unemployment weigh heavily on voters as Ghana heads to the polls

Is the Russian flag a symbol of war?

Ukraine

Parishes in Europe increasingly headed by priests from former missions

Sacred Nation

As Catholic faith ebbs in Spain, missionary priests come to the rescue

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