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Record cocaine seizures in Belgium
AFP, Published on 10/01/2023
» ANTWERP, Belgium: Cocaine seizures at the port of Antwerp, the main gateway for illegal drugs into Europe, hit a new record last year, as Belgian and Dutch authorities face off against violent international gangs.
Biden in Mexico for talks on migrants, drugs
AFP, Published on 09/01/2023
» MEXICO CITY: A regional migration and drug smuggling crisis is expected to dominate talks between US President Joe Biden and his Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday.
Biden arrives in Mexico for talks on migrants, drugs
AFP, Published on 09/01/2023
» MEXICO CITY - US President Joe Biden arrived in Mexico Sunday for talks on migration and drug smuggling, as well as a North American leaders' summit, after a politically charged stop at the border.
Prince Harry to defend scandalous memoirs in TV interviews
AFP, Published on 08/01/2023
» LONDON: Prince Harry will discuss his memoirs in television interviews Sunday after the book's explosive revelations about royal rifts, sex and drugs cast doubt on his future in the British royal family.
US approves new drug to treat Alzheimer's
AFP, Published on 07/01/2023
» WASHINGTON - The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a highly anticipated new drug designed to slow cognitive decline in patients in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.
29 killed in arrest of Mexico drug kingpin son: government
AFP, Published on 06/01/2023
» MEXICO CITY - Ten soldiers and 19 criminal suspects died in a massive operation to arrest a son of jailed drug trafficker Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the Mexican government said Friday, with a dramatic shootout damaging three planes and sowing terror at a local airport.
Mexico arrests son of notorious drug kingpin 'El Chapo'
AFP, Published on 06/01/2023
» CULIACáN (MEXICO) - Mexican security forces on Thursday captured a son of jailed drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, scoring a high-profile win in the fight against powerful cartels days before US President Joe Biden visits.
Chinese take risks on black-market Covid drugs
AFP, Published on 05/01/2023
» BEIJING: Desperate families searching for critical Covid-19 medication in China, faced with bare pharmacy shelves and an explosion of cases, are being driven into murky online marketplaces rife with price gouging and fraud.
US expands access to abortion pills through pharmacies
AFP, Published on 04/01/2023
» WASHINGTON - Retail pharmacies in the United States will be permitted to sell abortion pills, health officials said Tuesday, a move that could significantly expand access to the procedure after last year's landmark Supreme Court ruling that overturned federal abortion rights.
Marvel actor Renner says 'messed up' after snow plow accident
AFP, Published on 04/01/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Marvel superhero actor Jeremy Renner said Tuesday he was "messed up" after being run over by his own snow plow as he tried to climb into the driver's seat of the giant 14,000-lb (six-ton) vehicle.