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The cost of caring for someone with dementia

[ad_1] Memory loss, confusion, and unpredictable mood swings are just some of the symptoms that characterize Alzheimer’s. To mark World Alzheimer’s Day on Monday, FRANCE 24 spoke with two people who care for someone with the disease about how it has transformed their lives. Alzheimer’s is the most common degenerative …

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The League of Shame (Part 2) – Middle East Monitor

[ad_1] The rejection of the Palestinian draft resolution by the Arab League was not a self-inflicted coup de grace, but rather the final nail in its coffin; the league has been clinically dead for many years. It is revived every time it is ordered by its master in the White …

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WhatsApp starts testing multiple device logins, and more

[ad_1] With WhatsApp constantly evolving, new features, such as multi-device sign-in support, are long overdue. However, it appears that the Facebook-owned company has started testing this and a bunch of other features with the latest beta updates. [Update 09/21]: Even more information has been shared by WABetaInfo about WhatsApp logins …

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Address 11 myths about dementia

[ad_1] Welcome to the latest edition of our Medical Myths series. Today, to mark World Alzheimer’s Day, we will address the myths related to both Alzheimer’s disease and dementia in general. Currently, an estimated 5.8 million people age 65 and older in the United States have dementia. Due to the …

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Nvidia apologizes for messy RTX 3080 launch

[ad_1] Nvidia apologized for the epic mess of the Nvidia RTX 3080 launch last week, and in particular how bots attacked store pages to buy units before real people could. In a forum post, Nvidia said the company saw “unprecedented demand” for the new RTX 3080 from retailers around the …

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Peace is the pole star during and after the COVID-19 pandemic

[ad_1] Africa, Armed conflicts, Development and aid, Economy and trade, Headlines, Health, Human rights, Humanitarian emergencies, Inequality, Peace, Poverty and SDG, Sustainability, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Siddharth Chatterjee (@ sidchat1) is the UN Resident Coordinator in Kenya. Walid Badawi | (@walidbadawi) is the UNDP Resident Representative in Kenya. A historic …

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