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The Dnipro river, a 'rampart' winding through Ukraine war
AFP, Published on 10/11/2023
» KHERSON REGION (UKRAINE) - A sweeping plain dotted with ruined houses stretched into the horizon and towards the blue expanse of the Dnipro river, where a clutch of Ukrainian forces were poised for Russian attacks.
Fact Check: Pediatricians say homemade baby formula unsafe
AFP, Published on 19/05/2022
» WASHINGTON - Social media posts are urging parents who face baby formula shortages to make it themselves. But pediatricians told AFP they do not advise patients to use homemade formula, warning it may lack vitamins and nutrients key to helping infants grow and thrive.
Male contraceptive pill 99% effective in mice, for human trials
AFP, Published on 24/03/2022
» WASHINGTON: A team of scientists said on Wednesday they had developed a male oral contraceptive that was 99% effective in mice and did not cause observable side effects, with the drug expected to enter human trials by the end of this year.
President Pacquiao? King of the ring mulls Philippines' top job
AFP, Published on 02/07/2021
» GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines: A two-year break from boxing has left Philippine legend Manny Pacquiao "hungry" to get back in the ring for what could be the last fight of his storied career -- and a warm-up for a presidential rumble.
Doctors denied access to jailed Navalny as health concerns grow
AFP, Published on 20/04/2021
» VLADIMIR, Russia: Alexei Navalny's doctors were again denied access Tuesday to the jailed Kremlin critic despite growing concern over the hunger-striking Russian opposition figure's failing health.
Amid new lockdowns, EU threatens AZ export ban
AFP, Published on 20/03/2021
» PARIS: France, Poland and Ukraine introduced new lockdown measures on Saturday to fight a surge in coronavirus infections, as the European Union threatened to block exports of AstraZeneca jabs in an escalating row over vaccines.
Mid-pandemic, Lebanon medicine shortages sow panic
AFP, Published on 08/02/2021
» BEIRUT - With Lebanon's economy in a tailspin and the coronavirus pandemic wreaking chaos, panic-buying has gripped pharmacies, creating shortages and a flourishing black market.
World's oldest captive alligator marks 83 years in Belgrade zoo
AFP, Published on 14/08/2020
» BELGRADE: Muja has lived through multiple bombing campaigns and several countries -- all while never leaving a tiny pool in Belgrade's zoo for 83 years, making him the world's oldest captive alligator.
For Iraqi mothers-to-be, hospitals are pandemic no-go zones
AFP, Published on 02/08/2020
» KUT (IRAQ) - Iraqi midwife Umm Mariam used to help bring three babies into the world per day. But with mothers-to-be avoiding pandemic-hit hospitals, she now delivers twice that number in her makeshift home clinic.
Sun worshippers: Indonesians soak up the rays to battle virus
AFP, Published on 29/04/2020
» JAKARTA: From shirtless soldiers to teens suntanning on their parents' driveways, Indonesians are soaking up rays like never before in the hope that plentiful sunshine will ward off coronavirus.