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Health Calendar published Oct. 16, 2024
WILLMAR — The Lutheran Social Service Memory Café meets from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, at the Willmar Public Library. The meeting every fourth Thursday of the month is open to people living with dementia and caregivers. The LSS caregiver...

Argentina takes on health care cartel
With prices rocketing by more than 140% in just six months, Argentina’s biggest health care provide... With prices rocketing by more than 140% in just six months, Argentina’s biggest health care providers stand accused of operating an illegal...

Argentina’s largest healthcare providers charged with ‘cartelisation’. What next?
The landscape of Argentina’s medical industry looks set for a seismic shake-up, as the national government charges seven healthcare providers with forming a “cartel” to coordinate astronomical price hikes earlier this year. In December 2024, the...

Healing Streams Live Services With Pastor Chris Begins Today
1 LAGOS – The moment the world has been waiting for is finally here. Today, July 18, 2025, marks the beginning of the 14th edition of the Healing Streams Live Healing Services with Pastor Chris—a three-day global event that transcends borders,...

How Brazil won the 1962 World Cup: With Garrincha coming to the fore after Pele injury
This is the seventh in a series by The Athletic looking back at the winners of each men’s World Cup. The previous six articles have looked at Uruguay in 1930, Italy in 1934 and Italy again in 1938, before Uruguay won it for a second time in 1950....

Health officials push need for flu shots
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Even though the effectiveness of the influenza vaccine was lower in South America this year than last season, a measure used to predict how well it will work in the U.S., experts say it’s still important to...

José Mujica announces the progress of his disease: “I am doomed, this is as far as I've come”
Thursday, January 9th 2025 - 10:23 UTC Mujica faces the end of his life with a clear message: “I am doomed. This is as far as I've come”. Former Uruguayan President José Mujica (2010-2015) revealed that the esophageal cancer he was diagnosed with...

Another policeman commits suicide in Uruguay
The policeman shot himself with his service weapon in a public park in the city of Salto, in the north of the country. This is the first suicide within the police force in 2025. A report by the Ministry of the Interior states that the suicide rate...

Rodrigo Bentancur faces extended recovery as Tottenham doctors monitor his health following dramatic on-pitch incident in London
Tottenham Hotspur is taking no chances with midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur’s health after his shocking collapse during Wednesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final against Liverpool. The club’s medical team has decided to make regular visits to Bentancur’s...

Angolan ambassador presents credentials in Uruguay
Luanda - Angolan diplomat Azevedo Xavier Francisco on Tuesday, in Montevideo, presented his credentials to the President of Uruguay, Luís Lacalle Pou. The ceremony took place at the Estévez Palace, headquarters of the Uruguayan Executive Branch,...
Boys basketball roundup: Montevideo’s defense slows down Mainstreeters
MONTEVIDEO — Montevideo came out unscathed in a battle of West Central Conference unbeatens. With a strong defensive effort, the Thunder Hawks’ boys basketball team beat Sauk Centre 72-51 on Friday night. “Our defensive flow was amazing,” said...

Spurs midfielder Bentancur gives crucial update from hospital after shocking head injury
Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has reassured fans that he is okay after suffering a head injury against Liverpool in the EFL Cup semi-final. The 27-year-old was taken to hospital after his head hit the floor which left him down on the...

Rodrigo Bentancur breaks silence with health update after Tottenham star collapsed in worrying incident
Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has confirmed he is "all good" following a concerning injury that saw him hospitalised during Wednesday night's Carabao Cup semi-final victory over Liverpool. The Uruguayan star took to Instagram to reassure...

Former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica says cancer has spread
“The cancer in my esophagus is colonizing my liver. I don’t stop it with anything. Why is that? Because I’m an old man and because I have two chronic diseases. I can’t do biochemical treatment or surgery because my body can’t take it,” he said,...

Rodrigo Bentancur posts health update with Tottenham star rushed to hospital after collapsing on pitch
Tottenham star Rodrigo Bentancur has reassured fans after he collapsed on the pitch against Liverpool. The Spurs midfielder fell awkwardly to the turf early on in the Carabao Cup semi-final triumph over Arne Slots' Reds and was treated by medical...

Rodrigo Bentancur health update after player's collapse on pitch in Spurs v Liverpool clash
Tottenham star Rodrigo Bentancur has given an update from his hospital bed after being rushed to hospital. The Spurs ace collapsed on the pitch during his team's Carabao Cup semi-final fixture with Liverpool. As he fell to the floor his teammate...

Rodrigo Bentancur gives health update after being rushed to hospital following sickening head injury vs Liverpool
TOTTENHAM star Rodrigo Bentancur has provided an update from his hospital bed after his frightening on-field collapse. The Spurs midfielder fell to the floor unchallenged during Wednesday's Carabao Cup clash with Liverpool. 3 Rodrigo Bentancur has...

Hague Group Confronts Israel Over Gaza
The U.S. is now expected to pressure other countries not to sign on to the joint action plan announced by the 12 countries in Bogota, Mick Hall reports. Portion of the skyline of Bogota, Colombia. (CAPRA Initiative/Flickr/ CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 By Mick...

Ange Postecoglou provides update on Rodrigo Bentancur after he was rushed to hospital following worrying injury in Carabao Cup semi-final
Ange Postecoglou has delivered an update on Rodrigo Bentancur after the Spurs star was rushed to hospital in the opening stages of Tottenham's Carabao Cup semi-final clash with Liverpool on Wednesday. The Uruguayan, who has just returned from a...
National Sports Tottenham’s Rodrigo Bentancur carried off on a stretcher with worrying injury Bentancur received medical attention for nine minutes before he was replaced by Brennan Johnson at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. 33 minutes ago RSS,…
By PA Sport Staff Rodrigo Bentancur left the field on a stretcher after suffering a concerning injury during Tottenham’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Liverpool. The Uruguay midfielder stooped low to head a corner after seven minutes...