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The Carters celebrate former president Jimmy Carter's 90th birthday in 2014. AP
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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes arrives to begin serving her prison sentence at the Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas. Reuters
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The companies allowed the regime and its allies to 'maintain access to the international financial system in violation of international sanctions', the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control said. AFP
US designates Syrian exchange firms for 'secretly helping' Assad thwart sanctions

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Children walk past the burned-out headquarters of Sudan's Central Bureau of Statistics in southern Khartoum. More than a million people could have fled Sudan by October to escape fighting. AFP
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Chatham House chief on Ukraine, China and India's rise
Only Washington and Beijing can resolve Ukraine crisis, think tank's new director Bronwen Maddox tells The National

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A Russian soldier fires an anti-tank missile in Ukraine. Western powers are 'ambivalent' about the conflict, said Bronwen Maddox, director of Chatham House think tank in London. AP
Carlos Quieroz has taken over from Felix Sanchez as manager of Qatar as they prepare to host the Asian Cup. EPA
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Research suggests activation of astrocytes, along with the build-up of amyloid proteins, is necessary for the condition to progress

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Research suggests activation of astrocytes, along with the build-up of amyloid proteins, is necessary for Alzheimer's disease to progress. JustStock
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Research has been carried out globally on the mysterious post-Covid disease, though it is still unknown why some people get long Covid while others do not. Bloomberg
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