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Measles makes a comeback as jab rates fall
Megan Specia, The New York Times, Published on 05/03/2024
» LONDON - The 5-year-old looked nervously at her older brothers, scanning their faces for any sign of distress as needles were swiftly stuck into their upper arms, the syringe plungers pushed in and the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine administered. Whether it was for her benefit or not, they barely flinched.
King Charles in hospital for prostate procedure
Reuters, Published on 26/01/2024
» LONDON - Britain’s King Charles went into hospital on Friday to have a planned “corrective procedure” to address an enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace said.
Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 18
AFP, Published on 29/12/2023
» KYIV - Russia launched drone and missile strikes across Ukraine on Friday, killing at least 18 people and wounding over a hundred in one of the most massive air attacks of the war.
Gaza war rages on Christmas Eve as Biden urges caution
AFP, Published on 24/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES): Israel pushed on Sunday with its military campaign to destroy Hamas over the Oct 7 attacks, as the focus of the deadly combat shifted to southern Gaza where most displaced Palestinians are trapped.
Colombian cannabis industry withering
By Nelson Bocanegra, Reuters, Published on 22/12/2023
» SUBACHOQUE, Colombia - More than 17 acres of land owned by a Colombian-Canadian company near Bogota were once meant to grow 25 varieties of cannabis, but over the past year weeds have overtaken greenhouses and 200 of its 218 employees have been fired.
'Dying every two hours': Afghan women risk life to give birth
AFP, Published on 21/12/2023
» KHOST (AFGHANISTAN) - Zubaida travelled from the rural outskirts of Khost in eastern Afghanistan to give birth at a maternity hospital specialising in complicated cases, fearing a fate all too common among pregnant Afghan women -- her death or her child's.
Israel bombs Gaza as UN weighs new ceasefire call
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Israel launched more deadly strikes on Gaza Tuesday as the UN Security Council was due to vote on another ceasefire demand and concern mounted over the conflict's impact on global shipping.
The dangerous rise of 'medicalised' genital mutilation in Kenya
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» KISII (KENYA) - As Edinah Nyasuguta Omwenga fought for her life after developing complications during childbirth, she overheard doctors in the Kenyan hospital describe her condition as a textbook example of the damaging -- even deadly -- effects of genital mutilation.
'Invisible': Ethnic Albanians complain of erasure in Serbia
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» MEDVEDJA, Serbia: On paper, Alimja B. no longer exists in Serbia.
Israel battles Hamas militants inside south Gaza city
AFP, Published on 07/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israeli troops battled Hamas fighters Thursday in the heart of southern Gaza's main city where a top militant leader is believed to be hiding, while pressing their offensive across the besieged territory.