By Ali Zeraatpisheh
An 88-year-old US Army veteran named Edmund “Ed” Bambas was still working full-time at a grocery store, not out of choice, but necessity. After losing his wife, exhausting his savings on medical care, and seeing his pension disappear, retirement became impossible.
His situation only came to public attention when a social media influencer filmed a short video about him. The clip went viral, and within days, strangers donated more than $1.5 million so that Bambas could finally stop working.
The story was widely shared as a feel-good moment about generosity and kindness. But that framing misses the larger point.
Bambas’ experience is not exceptional. It is one of the rare cases that have been seen. For every elderly worker rescued by a viral video, there are millions more who continue working quietly into their seventies and eighties, not because they want to, but because the system leaves them no alternative.
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The prices of some life-saving medicines have soared to levels that are unaffordable for ordinary people in Venezuela as the United States has ramped up military presence in the Caribbean off Venezuela's coast, alongside escalating sanctions, blockades and military threats against the oil-rich South American nation since late August.
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At a northeastern suburb in the capital city Caracas, locals can still purchase most of the commonly used medicines at a major supermarket, where some antibiotics have been sold out, and some first-aid medicines and supplies have become too costly for ordinary residents.
"I'm here mainly to buy antibiotics. I have problems with my lungs. But I can't get all I want, such as vancomycin," said a resident named Alfonso.
"Recent tensions have affected the supplies and prices of drugs. The prices of cancer drugs, insulin drugs and albumin are very high, and most patients here cannot afford them," said Giovanna Gonzalez a ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow is prepared to use military force to achieve the goals of its special military operation if Ukraine continues to delay peace talks.
During an inspection of a Russian armed forces command post on Saturday, Putin stressed that Moscow will not allow Kiev’s obstruction to prevent progress.
“If the Kiev authorities do not want to resolve the matter peacefully, we will accomplish all the tasks before us in the course of the special military operation by military means,” he said.
The Russian leader noted that the Ukrainian authorities are not moving toward a peaceful resolution, adding, “We see that even today, unfortunately, the leaders of the Kiev regime are in no hurry to resolve this conflict peacefully. I spoke about this a year ago in a speech at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”
Putin also received reports from Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov and commanders of Russia’s “Centre” and “East” military groups.
Meanwhile, ...
