Tag: thursday
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Pope suggests contraception can be condoned in Zika crisis
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis has suggested that women threatened with the Zika virus could use artificial contraception, saying there's a clear moral difference between aborting a fetus and preventing a pregnancy.
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Prostate cancer treated more aggressively in the city
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Urban men with localized prostate cancer may be more likely to get surgery or radiation than their rural peers, a U.S. study suggests. Men had 23 percent higher odds of getting these aggressive treatments when they lived in densely populated U.S. counties than if they resided in rural counties,…
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World Bank offers $150 million in financing to Zika-affected countries
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank said on Thursday it is making $150 million in financing immediately available to help combat the Zika virus outbreak in affected Latin American and Caribbean countries. The World Bank also released initial projections for the economic impact of the largely mosquito-borne virus, saying it expects it…
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Serial stowaway arrested, again, at Chicago’s O’Hare
A woman who is barred from airports around the country due to multiple attempts to sneak past security checkpoints and board flights without a ticket will appear in court on trespassing charges on Thursday after being arrested at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Marilyn Hartman, 64, is charged with a misdemeanor count of criminal trespass on…
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Serial stowaway arrested, again, at Chicago’s O’Hare
A woman who is barred from airports around the country due to multiple attempts to sneak past security checkpoints and board flights without a ticket will appear in court on trespassing charges on Thursday after being arrested at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Marilyn Hartman, 64, is charged with a misdemeanor count of criminal trespass on…
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Bayer strategy head Baumann set to be named CEO: source
German drugmaker Bayer's head of strategy, Werner Baumann, is set to be appointed chief executive-designate next week, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. Long seen as heir apparent to Chief Executive Marijn Dekkers, Baumann will be announced as his successor on Feb. 25, when full-year results are due to be published, the source…
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Federal judge blocks Arkansas restrictions on abortion pill
A federal judge on Thursday granted a two-week restraining order against an Arkansas law restricting use of the so-called abortion pill, one day before the statute was to go into effect. Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, which operates two clinics in Arkansas, had challenged the law and U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker heard arguments on…
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Imprisoned Saudi blogger’s health deteriorating, wife says
By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) – Imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, recent recipient of a prestigious European human rights award, has suffered fainting spells and deteriorating health because of a hunger strike, his wife said on Thursday. Ensaf Haidar, who was granted asylum in Canada with the couple's three children, said by phone she hoped…