California has lost more than half of its coastal sand dunes, first-ever assessment reveals

A study conducted by UC Santa Barbara researchers and collaborators has found that California has lost more than half of its ...

In 1920, a cotton buyer kept wrapping gauze and tape around his wife's small cuts, and it became the Band-Aid

Life often turns small frustrations into products that reach millions of households worldwide. History shows that many ...
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Informing U.S. engagement with the world

Introduction Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, Russia has made a concerted effort to keep Belarus in its sphere of influence. Belarus’s political, economic, and military autonomy has ebbed and ...
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Driver kills toddler and injures 2 others while reversing SUV over a curb in California

The incident took place in Long Beach, Calif., at around 11:30 a.m. on Monday, March 2 A toddler died and two others were injured after an SUV reversed over a curb and hit the three who were sitting ...
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Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database

(Avotaynu monograph series) Reichssippenamt Volkszählung vom 17.05.1938 durchgeführt 1939. Reichssippenamt Volkszälung vom 17.05.1938 durchgefürt 1939. [sic] The German minority census of 1938-1939.
Wellcome Collection

Accounts of the massacre by Japanese invaders of patients and staff at the British Military Hospital (Alexandra Hospital) Singapore on 13-14 February 1942 ("The Alexandra Outrage")

Accounts of the massacre by Japanese invaders of patients and staff at the British Military Hospital (Alexandra Hospital) Singapore on 13-14 February 1942 ("The Alexandra Outrage")RAMC/840 Account by ...
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Petroleum Professional Development Center courses

For more information, visit the Petroleum Professional Development Center website at https://mcce.midland.edu > Oil & Gas Training or telephone 432-683-2832 Right of Way Route Selection Training – ...
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Haiti’s Troubled Path to Development

Hobbled by foreign interventions, political instability, and natural disasters, the former French colony remains paralyzed by multiple crises and a deepening humanitarian disaster. Once the wealthiest ...
The Lancet

Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting ...

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) is the largest funding agency for humanitarian and development aid worldwide. The aim of this study is to comprehensively evaluate the effect of all ...
The Lancet

Improving support for people with mental health problems in China: a cluster randomised controlled trial of culturally adapted Mental Health First Aid training

Trial registration: The International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number’ (ISRCTN) Registry, ISRCTN21096283. Translation: For the Chinese translation of the abstract see the Supplementary ...
Asia Society

U.S. and Chinese Development Aid in Southeast Asia: The Impact on Vulnerable Groups

This paper was written in November 2024 prior to the inauguration of President Trump, and as such does not reflect or account for the changes that have occurred in the development space since then due ...
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As it happened: Hong Kong halves buyers’ stamp duty for non-residents to 7.5%, as John Lee also cuts levy in half for locals in policy address, as property curbs eased for ...

This blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism bysubscribing. A HK$20,000 cash handout for new parents and priority for them ...