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COTONOU, March 23 (Reuters) – The ruling party candidate in Benin’s upcoming presidential election has vowed to create municipal police forces in northern border towns to defend against persistent attacks from jihadist groups. Romuald Wadagni, who has been finance minister under President Patrice Talon since 2016, also said Benin had “no choice” but to work …
MOSCOW, March 23 (Reuters) – U.S.-Israeli strikes near the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran are extremely dangerous and Russia has shared its concerns with the United States, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. Such strikes could have irreparable consequences, Peskov said. “We believe that strikes on nuclear facilities are potentially extremely dangerous. (…) …
With voters’ concerns about affordability showing no sign of fading, some Democrats are rediscovering a traditionally Republican tactic for putting money back in people’s pockets — cutting taxes. Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland proposes effectively ending the federal income tax on individuals making $46,000 or less annually and reducing it for individuals making up …
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, March 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Heat waves might endanger some urban-dwelling seniors at temperatures lower than those now used by cities to declare a heat emergency, a new study warns. The risk of heat stroke and death among some seniors rises dramatically when the heat index reaches 90 degrees …
PRAGUE, March 23 (Reuters) – Czech police and defence company LPP, which produces drones for Ukraine, are investigating a fire at a factory in the city of Pardubice for possible links to Russian interests, LPP said on Monday. Police are treating Friday’s incident as a deliberate attack after Czech media outlets received emails from a …
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, March 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Psychedelic drugs don’t appear to work any better than antidepressants among people with major depression, a new evidence review says. Despite the hype around using “magic mushrooms” and LSD to treat some mental disorders, psychedelic-assisted therapy did not outperform traditional antidepressants when researchers compared …
By Stine Jacobsen, Canan Sevgili and Vera Dvorakova COPENHAGEN, March 23 (Reuters) – Denmark holds an election on Tuesday, with opinion polls showing a narrow lead for Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s centre-left bloc, boosted by her defiant stand against U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to take control of Greenland. But while right-wing parties are trailing, …
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, March 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — People with type 2 diabetes struggle to control their disease if their insurance coverage is shaky, a new study says. Low-income adults who experience insurance “churn” – losing coverage off and on – have poorer blood sugar control and need more diabetes meds than …
The head of the U.S. military’s Central Command says Iran is “operating in a sign of desperation” by targeting civilian sites in the war. In an interview with the Farsi-language Iranian opposition satellite network Iran International that aired early Monday, U.S. Navy Adm. Brad Cooper said: “They’re operating in a sign of desperation. … In …
March 23 (Reuters) – At 8 p.m. on April 21, 2002, voters learned the shock first-round results of France’s presidential election. For the first time in the Republic’s history, a far-right candidate – Jean-Marie Le Pen – would advance to the runoff. Minutes later, Lionel Jospin addressed his supporters. The leading candidate of the left, …