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Court rules against El Salvador in controversial abortion case
AFP, Published on 21/12/2024
» SAN JOSé - The Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Friday ruled against El Salvador for barring a woman from getting an abortion, despite her life being at risk and her fetus being unviable.
In Venezuela, women left 'mutilated' by butt lifts
AFP, Published on 24/08/2023
» CARACAS - Maria Sanchez walks slowly through her house in the Venezuelan capital with two surgical drainage bags hanging from her waist -- the nightmare result of her search for the perfect derriere.
Wolf hunting ban pits farmers against conservationists in Spain
AFP, Published on 23/09/2021
» PUEBLA DE SANABRIA (SPAIN) - A 4x4 pulls up on a dirt road in northwest Spain and livestock farmer Ana Vega climbs out, walking over to a ditch where a few days ago a wolf killed a calf.
Brazil's Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus
AFP, Published on 08/07/2020
» BRASíLIA - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Tuesday he had tested positive for the coronavirus but said he was feeling "perfectly well" and had only mild symptoms.
Hydroxychloroquine ineffective at preventing COVID-19: trial
AFP, Published on 04/06/2020
» WASHINGTON - Taking hydroxychloroquine shortly after being exposed to COVID-19 does not help prevent infection in a statistically meaningful way, scientists reported Wednesday following a clinical trial.
Study finds 'no benefit' using malaria drug against coronavirus
AFP, Published on 22/04/2020
» WASHINGTON: A malaria drug widely touted as a potential cure for Covid-19 showed no benefit against the disease over standard care, and was in fact associated with more deaths, the biggest study of its kind showed on Tuesday.
What is chloroquine and could it cure the coronavirus?
AFP, Published on 27/03/2020
» WASHINGTON: Could a pair of decades-old, relatively inexpensive drugs be the solution to the novel coronavirus pandemic?
Eight wolf cubs the star attraction at Mexico City zoo
AFP, Published on 11/07/2018
» MEXICO CITY - Eight Mexican wolf cubs -- a jumbo-size litter -- have delighted conservationists fretting over the endangered species once common along the US-Mexico border.