Tag: slain-people
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Philippines drug war deaths climb to 1,800; U.S. ‘deeply concerned’
By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines has recorded about 1,800 drug-related killings since President Rodrigo Duterte took office seven weeks ago and launched a war on narcotics, far higher than previously believed, according to police figures. Philippine National Police Chief Ronald Dela Rosa told a Senate committee on Monday that 712 drug traffickers…
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Jailed Gambia opposition official dies in hospital: party
A detained official from Gambia’s main opposition movement died in hospital over the weekend, his United Democratic Party said, its second member to lose their life in custody since the start of a crackdown on protests. Solo Krummah was arrested with 14 others on May 9 during rallies calling for electoral reform, and died on…
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Women with dense breasts may need annual mammograms
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – While most older women might not need breast cancer screening with mammography more often than every three years, some women with dense breasts may need mammograms every year, U.S. research suggests. Among women aged 50 to 74, those without a high risk for breast cancer or dense breast tissue…
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U.S. lawmakers press Mylan on EpiPen price increases
Two senior lawmakers on the U.S. Senate’s Judiciary Committee on Monday pushed for information regarding sharp price increases for EpiPens, drug-filled injectable devices used by people to counter potentially deadly allergic reactions. Senator Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, wrote Mylan Chief Executive Heather Bresch on Monday to ask how Mylan determined the…