Funeral insurance thrives as millions can’t afford healthcare in Zimbabwe
More Zimbabweans are preparing for death than survival as funeral policies are more popular than health insurance.
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Former boxing world champion Ricky Hatton dies aged 46
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Palestinians have had to cope with the sound of Israeli drones overhead for years before Israel’s current war on Gaza.
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Trump is using psychiatry to cut care, expand policing and turn public despair into political control.
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Some Lebanese turn to AI tools for help dealing with psychological problems brought on by war and economic crises.
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NYC shooting: What we know about the victims, suspect Shane Tamura
At least four killed, including an NYPD officer, and another critically wounded in the latest mass shooting in the US.
How a Sri Lankan woman seeking asylum in the UK ended up in RwandaThis article will be opened in a new browser window
Hamshika, a 24-year-old Tamil, was sent to Rwanda under a controversial deportation deal that has since been scrapped.
