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  • According to US President Donald Trump, talks with Iran may occur this next weekend.
  • Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards claim that in response to US strikes on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, they opened fire on US military installations.
  • In order "to safeguard national security," Bahrain's Ministry of Interior declared that it has arrested fifteen people who were allegedly linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
  • Kuwait said on Wednesday that one person was killed and numerous others were injured in an Iranian missile and drone strike on its international airport.
  • During a press conference in Geneva on Wednesday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, stated that the Ebola virus in central Africa has had a "big head-start" and warned that health officials were still lagging behind.

Tag: Adoption

December 8, 2019

Adoption Lessons in Black & White

In the U.S., black youngsters are disproportion­ately represented in the child welfare system and often adopted into white families.Adopting a child is a challenge for all families, but bringing home a child of a different race adds another layer of complexity

November 11, 2019

School for Adoptive Kids

Transracially adopted children may exhibit more behavioral issues in the classroom, according to researchers. The white adoptive mother of several African-American children talks about how her eyes were opened to systemic racism present in her school system

October 28, 2019

From China, With Love: An Adoption...

A heartwarming story about the Hurst family in Midland, Michigan, who adopted three kids from China with developmental disabilities, two of whom were born without eyes. We visit some of the professionals supporting them and see how music therapy is playing a key role in overcoming their lack of sight and developmental problems

April 29, 2019

Critics say Russia’s Adoption Law Punishes...

has been more than six years since the Russian government passed the Dima Yakovlev Law, banning U.S. citizens from Russian children. The controversial measure was informally named after a Russian orphan who died of heat stroke after being left in a parked car by his American adoptive father

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