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AIDS pageant in Uganda seeks to stem stigma, discrimination
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — When she was younger, Tryphena Natukunda's mother discouraged her from swallowing her antiretroviral medicines among strangers or even distant relatives.
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Cowboys, heat and rain: ‘Magnificent Seven’ talk challenging shoot
By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Bringing the American Wild West to life was no easy task, just ask the cast of “The Magnificent Seven,” who endured scorching heat and torrential rain in wool costumes in the Louisiana summer. “We had a lot of lightning, thunder issues where we had to shut (production) down,…
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Fury pulls out of Klitschko rematch through injury
BERLIN (Reuters) – The world heavyweight title rematch between champion Tyson Fury and Ukrainian Vladimir Klitschko on Oct. 29 has been called off for a second time with the Briton ruled “medically unfit”. “Tyson has this week been declared medically unfit to fight,” Fury's promoters Hennessy Sports said in a brief statement on Friday. “Medical…
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Fury pulls out of Klitschko rematch through injury
BERLIN (Reuters) – The world heavyweight title rematch between champion Tyson Fury and Ukrainian Vladimir Klitschko on Oct. 29 has been called off for a second time with the Briton ruled “medically unfit”. “Tyson has this week been declared medically unfit to fight,” Fury's promoters Hennessy Sports said in a brief statement on Friday. “Medical…
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Spain: US mining exec, 2 others fined for water pollution
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish court has convicted and fined an American mining company executive and two other people for environmental offences committed by a Spanish copper mining firm.
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UK okays Alexion drug costing up to 1.5 million pounds but wants price cut
A new drug to treat a rare inherited bone disorder that was developed by Alexion Pharmaceuticals and could cost up to 1.5 million pounds a year per patient has been cleared for limited use by Britain’s health cost watchdog. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which had turned down Strensiq as too…
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Cycling-Data leak boosts Froome, puts Wiggins in spotlight
By Alan Baldwin LONDON, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Chris Froome’s credibility as triple Tour de France champion has only been boosted by the hacking of his private medical information, according to a South African physiologist who carried out tests on the Briton last year. Jeroen Swart, in an interview with the Cycling Tips website, suggested,…
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Canadian smart sport bra maker gets $10 million to take on fitness giants
By Alastair Sharp TORONTO (Reuters) – A small Canadian company has raised $10 million to take on Nike Inc , Under Armour Inc and others with a sensor-rich sports bra its chief executive says is more useful than a smart watch and more comfortable than a heart rate monitor. Montreal-based OMsignal hopes the funding round,…