Tag: the-government
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Tanzania suspends some HIV programs for gay men, says health minister
Tanzania has suspended community-based HIV/AIDS prevention programs for gay men, the health minister said on Monday, in the latest crackdown on the high-risk group. Ummy Mwalimu, Tanzania’s minister for health said the government had received reports that some local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) were promoting and normalizing same-sex relationships as part of their HIV programs. Gay…
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Oilfield services shakeup in cards after GE-Baker Hughes deal
General Electric Co’s deal with Baker Hughes Inc to create the world’s No. 2 oilfield services business is the clearest signal yet that consolidation is picking up in the energy sector as companies face long-term lower oil prices. GE said on Monday it would merge its oil and gas business with Baker Hughes, creating a…
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Colombia child soldiers reluctant to leave FARC ‘family’ – rebel commander
By Anastasia Moloney BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The release of scores of child soldiers from Colombia’s FARC rebel group is a top priority, but some are reluctant to leave because they fear an uncertain future away from the insurgents they view as family, a guerrilla commander said. Victoria Sandino, a commander with the Revolutionary…
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Motor racing-F1 boss Frank Williams recovering from pneumonia
* Frank Williams recovering in hospital * Team founder contracted pneumonia * Deputy-principal Claire Williams with him in England * Team to announce driver line-up on Thursday (Adds background) By Alan Baldwin MEXICO CITY, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Formula One team founder and majority shareholder Frank Williams is recovering from pneumonia, Williams chief executive Mike…
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Poland party chief: We aim to tighten abortion law
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The leader of Poland’s ruling conservative party says the government aims to further restrict the country’s anti-abortion law to prevent the termination of pregnancies with sick or deformed fetuses — even in cases where the child has no chance of survival.
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Poland party chief: We aim to tighten abortion law
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The leader of Poland’s ruling conservative party says the government aims to further restrict the country’s anti-abortion law to prevent the termination of pregnancies with sick or deformed fetuses — even in cases where the child has no chance of survival.
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South Africa hasn’t protected residents from gold mine pollution: Harvard report
By Tanisha Heiberg JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa has failed to protect residents affected by pollution from contaminated water and mine dumps over more than 130 years of gold mining near Johannesburg, an independent investigation by the Harvard Law School said. Its International Human Rights Clinic (IHRC) said successive governments including the current administration had…
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Child hunger costs Chad almost $1 billion a year: African Union, U.N.
Childhood hunger is costing Chad more than 575 billion CFA francs ($982 million) a year in health and education costs and lower productivity in adult life, the African Union and U.N. agencies said in a joint study launched on Wednesday. This is equivalent to 9.5 percent of Chad’s gross domestic product (GDP), the Cost of…
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Mylan to pay $465 million over EpiPen Medicaid rebate dispute
Mylan NV on Friday said it will pay $465 million to settle questions of whether it underpaid U.S. government healthcare programs by misclassifying its EpiPen emergency allergy treatment, which has come under intense scrutiny after a series of drastic price increases. Mylan has been lambasted by consumers and lawmakers for raising prices on the lifesaving…
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Canadian college to launch marijuana cultivation course
By Ethan Lou TORONTO (Reuters) – A college in the Atlantic Canadian province of New Brunswick plans to institute a program on marijuana cultivation so that students can be trained to work at local companies that produce the drug, a school official said on Tuesday. The French-language College Communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick will launch the course…