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On June 17, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1865, Susan La Flesche Picotte, Native American physician (died 1915) was born. In 1898, The United States Navy Hospital Corps is established. In 1914, John Hersey, American journalist and author (died 1993) was born. In 1919, William Kaye Estes, American psychologist and academic (died 2011) was born. In 1942, Doğu Perinçek, Turkish lawyer and politician was born. In 1948, Karol Sikora, English physician and academic was born. In 1958, Sam Hamad, Syrian-Canadian academic and politician was born. In 1963, A day after South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm announced the Joint Communiqué to end the Buddhist crisis, a riot involving around 2,000 people breaks out. One person is killed. In 1991, Apartheid: The South African Parliament repeals the Population Registration Act which required racial classification of all South Africans at birth. In 2014, Éric Dewailly, Canadian epidemiologist and academic (born 1954) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

FACT CHECK: Kennedy Agyapong’s claim that NPP government didn’t do anything in 8 years to complete Afari hospital misleading

MyJoyOnline

June 17, 2026

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FACT CHECK: Kennedy Agyapong’s claim that NPP government didn’t do anything in 8 years to complete Afari hospital misleading

While Agyapong is correct that the hospital was not operationalised under the NPP, the claim that the government “didn’t do anything” is not supported by evidence of progress and funding, and therefore, misleading.

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