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Chelsea apologizes to abused former player
English soccer club Chelsea issued a public apology to former striker Gary Johnson on Saturday for the sexual abuse he suffered as a young player and said it had been wrong to insist on a confidentiality clause
‘Unprecedented’ numbers face severe hunger in South Sudan: U.N.
Some 3.6 million people in South Sudan face severe food shortages - the highest levels ever experienced at harvest time - and the crisis is likely to worsen when food from the current harvest runs out next
Trump moves to quickly fill his top Cabinet ranks
By Emily Stephenson NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he expected to have most members of his Cabinet announced next week, interviewing more candidates at Trump Tower for top jobs in his administration
China could further ease childbirth curbs: government think-tank
BEIJING (Reuters) - China might further relax, or even scrap, restrictions on childbirth to avoid a "low birthrate trap", an influential government think-tank has said, as the country debates how to avert a demographic timebomb. China's birth
Carmat shares slump after French drugs agency suspends its heart implants
Shares in artificial heart maker Carmat slumped on Thursday after France's national drugs agency ordered it to suspend further implants following the death of a patient in October. Carmat shares were down by 18.5 percent at 27.50
Nigeria joins African Union campaign to end child marriage
By Kieran Guilbert DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Women's rights activists on Wednesday urged Nigeria to accelerate efforts to end child marriage after it joined an African Union (AU) campaign to eliminate the practice. Nigeria launched this
GOP could repeal, before replacing, Obamacare
Congress may vote to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law before coming up with a replacement, GOP leaders said Tuesday. The approach could allow congressional Republicans to take swift action ...
Former sex slave helps women reclaim their branded bodies with new tattoos
By Emma Batha LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - After escaping years of sexual slavery, Jennifer Kempton could not look in the mirror without being taken back to her dark, traumatic past. It's happening all over the world,"
Baker Hughes shares set to rise on GE deal: Barron’s
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc could rise significantly if it completes its merger with General Electric Co's oil and gas division, according to a report in Barron's. The companies
With LGBT-friendly policies, more women claim sexual minority status
By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) - U.S. women may be more likely to report that they belong to a sexual minority if they live in states that recognize same-sex relationships, according to a new study. The