Betsy Joles

4 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Betsy Joles |Bilal Kuchay

Updated May 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM MDTLAHORE, Pakistan – After days of escalating hostilities between nuclear armed India and Pakistan, President Trump announced Saturday that the U.S. had mediated an immediate ceasefire. It brought to a conclusion — for now — the most serious intensification of fighting between the two nuclear-armed rivals since they went to war in 1971. "Congratulations to both countries for using Common Sense and Great Intelligence," he said in a post on the platform Truth Social.

1 month ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Betsy Joles

The world is so close to wiping out polio. But in 2025, there are sign that the virus is not quite ready to go the way of smallpox — the only disease eradicated by humans. Two countries are seeing an increase in cases caused by the wild polio virus, which can cause paralysis and even death, particularly in infants and young children. And the cuts in USAID contracts that support polio vaccination raise concern that other countries will see a resurgence as well.

2 months ago | btpm.org | Betsy Joles

KARACHI, Pakistan — On a recent Monday afternoon, 61-year-old Sayani Soomar, a widow, sits on a curb in a busy Karachi commercial area with a paper sign asking for help. She holds in her lappackages with pills for high blood pressure, her husband's death certificate and an electricity bill — evidence of her need. Since quitting her job as a housekeeper in Karachi around five years ago because of knee pain, Soomar says she has often resorted to begging to cover her expenses.

2 months ago | wesa.fm | Betsy Joles

KARACHI, Pakistan — On a recent Monday afternoon, 61-year-old Sayani Soomar, a widow, sits on a curb in a busy Karachi commercial area with a paper sign asking for help. She holds in her lappackages with pills for high blood pressure, her husband's death certificate and an electricity bill — evidence of her need. Since quitting her job as a housekeeper in Karachi around five years ago because of knee pain, Soomar says she has often resorted to begging to cover her expenses.

2 months ago | wfdd.org | Betsy Joles |Quil Lawrence

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