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What’s the average Social Security payment? Plus: Changes for 2026

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内容摘要:More than a quarter of eligible South Korean voters have already cast their ballots for who should be the country’s next president.

More than a quarter of eligible South Korean voters have already cast their ballots for who should be the country’s next president.

“It has been three weeks since my donkeys became sick,” said Guluma. “One has a leg problem and the other has a stomach issue.”Like many, Guluma depends on his donkeys for his livelihood, using them to transport jerrycans of water for sale in his community.

What’s the average Social Security payment? Plus: Changes for 2026

“After they became ill, I couldn’t buy bread for my children,” he said. “I begged a guy to bring me here.”According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, Ethiopia was home to some nine million donkeys as of 2018. In this East African nation of approximately 130 million people, donkeys play a chief economic role, ploughing fields and transporting goods – offering a low-cost alternative to vehicles at a time when the price of fuel has soared.Another regular visitor, Chane Baye, earns his living by using his two donkeys to transport sacks of grain across the city for clients. His income can range from 200 to 400 birr per day (approximately $1.50 to $3) – a decent sum in a country where a third of the population lives below the World Bank’s poverty line of $2.15 a day.

What’s the average Social Security payment? Plus: Changes for 2026

The 61-year-old seeks out the clinic every three months or so – “whenever they start limping or have a stomach problem”, he said.“Before this clinic, we used traditional ways to treat them,” he explained, describing how nails were once crudely removed from the animals’ legs with a knife. He is grateful that his donkeys now have access to professional care for their injuries and infections.

What’s the average Social Security payment? Plus: Changes for 2026

At the clinic, vet Derege Tsegay demonstrates the less glamorous side of his work by performing a routine but unpleasant procedure – reaching deep into a distressed donkey’s rectum, clad in a rubber glove.

Derege removes a large mass of stool that had accumulated in the animal’s digestive tract.Dembele has been one of the outstanding players in Europe this season with 30 goals in all competitions for PSG, including a run of 24 in 18 games from December to March.

Kvaratskhelia was signed from Napoli in January and sparked a turnaround in PSG’s fortunes in the Champions League when it looked in danger of being eliminated at the league stage.The Georgian forward was long considered one of the brightest talents in Europe before making the move and has added another dimension to an already thrilling PSG attack.

Midfielders Vitinha and Joao Neves are the engine, hungrily hunting down the ball when out of possession and springing attacks with the speed of their passing.World Cup winner Lautaro Martinez is Inter’s standout player and became the club’s all-time leading scorer in the Champions League this season.

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