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The interim president of Syria, Ahmed al-Shara, announced the formation of a guardian government that will guide the country on Saturday through a crucial transition while it emerges from over 50 years of dictatorship under the domain of the iron fist of the Assad family.Al-Shara, which led the coalition of rebel forces that overturned the Assad regime, appointed a series of new ministers, swearing in each in front of an audience of several hundred dignitaries in a lively room in the presidential palace on a hill above Damascus.His government included some expert officials and a woman, but appointed close allies for important defense ministries, foreign and internal affairs.The rebels who ousted President Bashar al-Assad in December acted as Syria's actual authority. Al-Shara has been appo...

The best official of the Vaccino against Food and Drug Administration, dr. Peter Marks resigned under pressure on Friday and said that the health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccines was irresponsible and represented a danger to the public."It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the secretary, but rather wants a subordant confirmation of its disinformation and lies," wrote dr. Marks to Sara Brenner, interim commissioner. He reiterated the feelings in an interview, saying: "This man doesn't care truth. He worries about what is following him".Dr. Marks resigned after being summoned to the Department of Health and Human Services on Friday afternoon and said he could stop or be fired, according to a person who is familiar with the matter.Dr. Marks led the cen...

Everything he took was a threat on the social media All-Caps of President Trump to impose a 200 % rate on European wine for shipments by many Brunellos, Chiantis and Principal to stop.In Tuscany, the most famous wine region in Italy, thousands of bottles intended for American tables are blocked in the Cole of the cellars or in the warehouses of Livorno, the port city from which they had to start."Everything is stopped," said Tiziana Mazzetti, manager of the sales and marketing of the old cellar, a cellar in the Tuscan city of Montepulciano, while it was between boxes of bottles of wine that they should have left this month for the United States. "The damage is already here."So far, the threat of Mr. Trump remains precisely this. But it was enough for the nervous American importers to pause...

The rates on cars and cars announced by President Trump on Wednesday will have large -scale effects on car manufacturers in the United States and abroad.But there will be important differences based on the circumstances of each company.TeslaThe company managed by Trump's confidant, Elon Musk, makes cars in the United States in the factories in California and Texas. As a result, it is perhaps the least exposed to rates.But the company acquires parts of other countries - about a quarter of the components in value in its cars come from abroad, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.In addition, Tesla is fighting for the fall of sales all over the world, in part because the political activities and statements of Mr. Musk have deactivated the buyers of moderate and libe...

The Israeli army launched aerial attacks in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Friday for the first time since a ceased fire in November entered into force in November, destroying months of calm tense in the Lebanese capital and fueling the fears of a further escalation.The bombing came after the rockets were shot in the north of Israel from the Lebanese territory at the beginning of the day, triggering sirens against three communities near the border. The Israeli army subsequently ordered the residents of the Densally populated Hadath neighborhood of Dahiya, an area on the southern edges of Beirut, to evacuate from the vicinity of a building there.Less than two hours later, air attacks began.The Israeli army claimed to have targeted a site that stored the drones of Hezbollah, but did not e...

The American Psychological Association, which establishes the standards for professional training in mental health, has voted to suspend its requirement according to which the post -laurea programs show a commitment for diversity in recruitment and hiring.The decision comes as accreditation organisms during higher education to respond to the executive order signed by President Trump who attacks the policies of diversity, equity and inclusion. It makes a push to expand the profession of psychology, which is disproportionately white and female, in a moment of growing anguish among young Americans.APA is the main accreditation body for professional training in psychology and the only one recognized by the United States Public Education Department. It provides accreditation to about 1,300 trai...

The pope's doctors did not think he would make it."It's terrible", Pope Francis went through a breathing crisis last month. The Pope, his hand bruises with needle stings and his saturation of oxygen that immerse themselves to a dangerously low 78 during his long hospitalization, recognized with a bankruptcy voice that could die. He held the doctor's hand.Francis had excluded intubation, which would have meant being unconscious, the leader of the medical team, said dr. Sergio Alfieri, in an interview. So his doctors decided to treat pneumonia in both lungs with a burst of drugs last speech that risked damaging his organs.The closest helpers of the Pope had tears in their eyes while the doctors asked the Pope's personal nurse, authorized to make life or death decisions, for the permission to...

The animated films, like those of the famous Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki, are not made quickly. The intricate hands of the hands and the attention paid to every single detail can make a process slow and potentially years.Or, you could simply ask Chatgpt to transform any old photo into a facsimile of the work of Mr. Miyazaki in a few seconds.Many people did that this week after Openi released an update to Chatgpt Tuesday who has improved his technology as generation of images. Now, a user who asks the platform to make an image in the style of Studio Ghibli could be shown an image that would not seem to be out of place in the films "My Neighbor Totoro" or "Spiritted Away".On social media, users quickly started publishing Ghibli -style images. They sold from selfies and family photos to ...

A submarine that carried Russian tourists sank on Thursday off the coast of the Egyptian Red Sea, leaving at least six dead people and bailouts who climb to bring people out of the water, said local officials.The ship transported 45 people to a tour of the coral reef off the coast near Hurghada, a popular city of resorts almost 300 miles south -East of Cairo. The rescue workers had pulled 39 people from the waters, all foreign tourists, Amr Hanafi, governor of the province of the Egyptian Red Sea. All passengers have been accounted for, he added.The Russian embassy in Egypt declared four Russian tourists in a statement on social media.The ship was less than a mile from the shore when he sank at 10 in the morning, said the embassy. The submarine was owned by the Sindbad Resort in Hurghada, ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has often criticized prescription stimulants, such as Aidirall, who are mainly used to treat the hyperactivity attention deficit disorder."We damaged the entire generation," he said last year during a podcast, referring to the number of children taking psychiatric drugs. "We poisoned them."In February, the "Make America Healthy Again" commission, led by Mr. Kennedy has announced its intention to evaluate the "threat" represented by drugs such as prescription stimulants.But are they a threat? And if so, to whom?Like many drugs, prescription stimulants have potential side effects and there are people who abuse them. However, these drugs are also considered some of the most effective and well -studied treatments that psychiatry has to offer, said dr. Jef...