Sarah-Taïssir Bencharif, MD سارة تيسير
@SarahBencharif
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Doctor-journalist covering health care | Previously @POLITICOEurope @TorontoStar | To say hi, share scoops, or grab coffee: [email protected]
Canadian in Brussels
Joined October 2015
🚀Professional news: It's my last day as a health reporter at @POLITICOEurope. I'm so grateful to have worked on exciting stories with colleagues who inspire me. I'll be working as a freelance health reporter and medical doctor. Please get in touch with story tips and ideas!
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Jeff Bezos, who could keep the Wash Post a pillar of American democracy with the change dug out from his limousine seats, sets an example of surrender to authoritarianism for every other business person and institution in America.
The @WashPost has now laid off its Asia editor, its New Delhi bureau chief, its Sydney bureau chief, its Cairo bureau chief, the entire Middle East reporting team, China correspondents, Iran correspondents, Turkey correspondents, and many more. The world is becoming less
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The @WashPost has now laid off its Asia editor, its New Delhi bureau chief, its Sydney bureau chief, its Cairo bureau chief, the entire Middle East reporting team, China correspondents, Iran correspondents, Turkey correspondents, and many more. The world is becoming less
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NEWS: The cuts were so severe that at least one department head asked to leave The Post rather than be included in the planning. Peter Finn, The Post's international editor, requested that he be laid off once he learned about the scope of the cuts to his section.
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The layoffs cut into The Post’s local, international and sports coverage, and reduced its entire work force by about 30 percent.
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Today marks a devastating and crushing loss of talent at The Post. There are innumerable ways in which the public has benefited from the brilliant work of Post journalists based in the United States and far flung capitals around the world. I'm heartbroken
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Waking up without power, heat, or running water. (Again.) But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car, writing in pencil — pen ink freezes — by headlamp. Despite how difficult this job can be, I am proud to be a foreign correspondent at The Washington Post.
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« Fo shur », with such stellar healthcare results, it’s only logical for the US to leave the @WHO— clearly, they’ve mastered the art of public health and no longer need global advice & cooperation ! 🇺🇸💉🦠 #KillTheMessenger #FreedomToBeLessHealthy
🚨 EFFECTIVE TODAY: The United States has exited the World Health Organization. This fulfills President Trump’s commitment under an executive order signed one year ago, following the WHO’s mishandling of COVID-19 and its ongoing lack of reform, accountability, & transparency.
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“This was not an incident in the fog of war. It was a war crime carried out in broad daylight and broadcast on live television,” American journalist Dylan Collins said today about the 2023 Israeli attack in Lebanon that killed one reporter and injured him and 5 others.
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New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights https://t.co/XNEt29bDi2 via @NYTimes
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The lawsuit said the Defense Department’s new set of rules for journalists “violates the Constitution’s guarantees of due process, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.”
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🩺 #EHS2025: Panel Announcement! Join us at the European Health Summit at Egmont Palace in Brussels for the panel "Sleep as a Vital Sign: The Cardiovascular Imperative". 🗣Speakers: - Kimberly L. Sterling, Vice President, Health Research, Resmed @FixMySleep - @TomislavSokol,
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🩺#EHS2025: Panel Announcement! Join us at the European Health Summit at Egmont Palace in Brussels for the panel “Planet, Patients, Pathogens: The One Health Reckoning”. 🗣Speakers: - @Monica_Garcia_G, Minister of Health, Government of Spain - @LaurentMuschel, Deputy Head of
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If you want to let your mind wander, read about magic and a part of Canada most never visit, bookmark my dispatch from the Northwest Territories about a new play called Kiuqyaq. Theatre About the Northern Lights, by Those Who Know Them Best https://t.co/zncw6NFEWW
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The aurora borealis draws thousands of visitors to the Far North each year. A new play tells the lights’ tales from the perspective of Indigenous creators.
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Please make time to listen to this episode of The Daily. @rachellebonja shares the stories of Gazans whose children were killed, whose houses were destroyed — and whose return home is marked by ruins, remembrance, and resilience.
Today on The Daily, I call people all over Gaza to talk to them about their decision to finally return home after the ceasefire that was signed three weeks ago. They tell me stories along the road and reflect on how it feels to lose a home. Listen here:
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Mohammed Ibrahim, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, has been held by the Israeli military for 8 months without trial. U.S. lawmakers are calling for his release. “We had so much trust in our blue passport,” his sister said. “We thought it could protect us.” --> https://t.co/FY43V5bVyM
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I spent the past week in NWT & we have a few stories planned but here’s our first: from Fort Simpson, we trace the vital importance of Canada Post for the country’s remote communities. In the Far North, Canada Post Is Not Just the Mail. It’s a Lifeline. https://t.co/H19GBaX61J
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A strike, and growing prospects of drastic cuts to the state-owned postal service, make life very hard for Canada’s remote communities.
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A pigeon struts on a red carpet as the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) returns for its 50th edition, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 5, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
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Only a few weeks to go and spots are filling fast! Join us on 1 Oct in #Brussels to discuss the Critical Medicines Act. ✨ Keynote: Prof. Isabelle Meyts ✨ Moderator: @SarahBencharif ✨ Expert panelists ✨ Networking reception Register now: https://t.co/kmWtoLPBgJ
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Hoping to Jump Start Talks, Canada to Drop Some Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Products https://t.co/3TY3erNQt7
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Canada’s leader said he would follow the United States in dropping tariffs against American goods covered by the existing free trade agreement.
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