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FDA says 561 deaths tied to recalled Philips sleep apnea machines::Update from the Food and Drug Agency comes days after Philips said it would stop selling the devices in the U.S.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago (2 children)

If you want to get pedantic about it, 3rd world originally meant countries that didn't take sides in the cold war. 1st world was US and western European democracies and their client states and allies, 2nd world was USSR and their client states and allies.

3rd world was Africa, India, a lot of SE Asia and some Central/South American countries.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Fun fact, Finland and Sweden were also third world countries under this definition.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

and Ireland too!