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Machado Makes Unprecedented Gesture in Bid to Strengthen Ties with Trump

  President Trump meets with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in the Oval Office, on Jan. 15, during which she presented the president with her Nobel Peace Prize. In a striking move that has drawn widespread attention, public figure Machado continued her outreach campaign toward President Donald Trump by presenting him with her Nobel Peace Prize medal during a private meeting this week. According to reports, Machado framed the gesture as a symbolic offering meant to underscore her commitment to diplomatic cooperation and shared global priorities. Observers note that such a presentation is highly unusual, as Nobel medals are rarely transferred or gifted, even symbolically. Machado’s team described the moment as an effort to “highlight the value of dialogue and mutual respect,” while analysts have pointed out that the gesture appears aimed at strengthening her political alignment with Trump and signaling a willingness to collaborate on future initiatives. Reac...

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Hospitals in China Overwhelmed with Post-Covid Surge in Respiratory Illnesses Among Children

 


According to recent news reports, hospitals in Beijing and northern China are struggling to cope with a surge of children with respiratory illnesses as the country enters its first winter since relaxing stringent Covid-19 controls nearly one year ago.

The situation has become so dire that wait times to see doctors stretch for hours, with hundreds of patients queuing at some children’s hospitals in major cities across northern China . An official at the Beijing Children’s Hospital told state media that the current average of more than 7,000 daily patients “far exceeds the hospital’s capacity”.

he World Health Organization (WHO) has asked China to provide more information on an increase in respiratory illnesses and “reported clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia in children”. Health officials in Beijing and other major cities in northern China have said typical seasonal illnesses, including influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), as well as mycoplasma pneumonia – a bacterial infection that typically causes mild infection and commonly affects children – were driving causes .


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