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Beauty Queen With A Mission: Miss Universe Nepal Shines Light On Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

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Jane Dipika Garrett uses her standing to raise awareness Yam Kumari Kandel

Worldwide, PCOS is often missed in teenage girls as they go through puberty. Jane Dipika Garrett draws on her own struggles with the disorder to boost awareness — and self-acceptance.

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Geopolitics

Heat On Hajj: Is The Saudi Regime Responsible For Rising Death Toll Of Muslim Pilgrims?

June 15, 2024, Mecca, Mecca, Saudi Arabia: Muslim pilgrims arrive on Mount Arafat during the Hajj 2024 pilgrimage, southeast of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 15 June 2024. Pilgrims began flocking on the plains of Mount Arafat since early hours of the day to perform one of the most important rituals of the Hajj pilgrimage. Saudi authorities said that over 1.5 million pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia for this year's Hajj season. Muslims attending this year's Islamic Hajj pilgrimage will face the challenge of a significant rise in temperatures, which poses a threat to the health of pilgrims, according to the Ministry of Health statement, as the National Center for Meteorology (NCM) expected temperatures to range between 45 and 48 degrees Celsius at the holy sites (Credit Image: © Medhat Hajaj/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire)
Muslim pilgrims arrive June 15 on Mount Arafat during the Hajj 2024 pilgrimage, southeast of Mecca, Saudi Arabia Medhat Hajaj/APA Images via ZUMA

This is not the first spike in deaths of those making the Hajj pilgrimage, but what this year’s toll was accompanied by photos and videos circulating on social media that showed how many dead pilgrims were left on the roads near Mecca.

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Israel-Palestine War

Free Press Or Hamas Agent? Inside Israel’s Campaign Targeting Al Jazeera Journalists In Gaza

​Journalist Abu Omar wearing a press vest.
Al Jazeera journalist Ismail Abu Omar wearing a press vest. Al Jazeera

Following the strike that hit Al Jazeera journalists Ismail Abu Omar and Ahmed Matar, posts spread on social media platforms calling Abu Omar a “terrorist” affiliated with Hamas. At the same time, a campaign by Israel’s Foreign Ministry and military promoted the same allegations.

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