After a judicial document seen by POLITICO Tuesday evening revealed that Fearne will face charges of fraud and misappropriation in a snowballing case, MEPs suggested the ex-health minister’s nomination could now be in trouble. “The European Parliament holds high standards when it comes to Commissioner-designates’ approval,” Cyrus Engerer, a Maltese MEP from Fearne’s Labour Party, … Read more
Accusations of plagiarism against Kjerkol first surfaced at the end of January. Rather than quit immediately, Kjerkol chose to await the judgment by Nord University, which said it would take a second look at her 2021 thesis in health governance. The pressure mounted Thursday when it was leaked to the Norwegian press that a panel … Read more
In a tiny village along the Peruvian Amazon, women line up on a warm, rainy August morning to protect themselves against cervical cancer, a disease that claims the lives of six women in Peru every day. News had spread throughout nearby villages of a pilot screening project for human papillomavirus (HPV), a common virus responsible … Read more
