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U.S. watchdog highlights dire state of Afghan road system
Billions of dollars spent building up Afghanistan's road infrastructure over more than a decade risk going to waste because of poor maintenance, a U.S. Congressional oversight body said on Saturday. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
Red Cross struggles to raise funds for North Korean flood relief
The Red Cross is struggling to raise needed funds to aid flood-affected regions of North Korea after a disappointing response from the international community to its emergency appeal, a spokesman said on Saturday. At least 133
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
Motor racing-F1 boss Frank Williams recovering from pneumonia in hospital
Formula One team boss Frank Williams is recovering from pneumonia in hospital, Williams chief executive Mike O'Driscoll said on Friday. "He's had a tough time in hospital, he's contracted pneumonia. "We all know how determined he is."
Brazil not expecting another big wave of Zika with onset of summer
By Paulo Prada RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian health officials say they do not expect a second wave of widespread Zika infections similar to that of a year ago, despite warming temperatures causing a rebound
Florida’s latest Zika ‘hot zone’ not generating so much buzz
MIAMI (AP) — Authorities in Florida went into damage-control mode when Zika-carrying mosquitoes began biting in the Miami area this summer, fearing the economy would suffer as pregnant women were warned to avoid the Wynwood art district
Betting on hepatitis C-infected kidneys to speed transplants
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bold experiment is giving some patients a chance at cutting years off their wait for a kidney transplant if they agree to a drastic-sounding option — getting an organ almost sure to
LA hospital pays $450,000 after ‘dumping’ homeless patient
A Los Angeles hospital will pay $450,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that it "dumped" a mentally ill homeless lady in the street, wearing only simple paper pajamas. The city sued the Gardens Regional Hospital and
Women and men won’t reach economic equality until 2186, index says
By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Efforts to close gender gaps in pay and workforce participation slowed so dramatically in the past year that men and women may not reach economic equality for
Arbitration scheme obstacle to EU-Canada trade deal
The French-speaking region of Wallonia may be the final hold-out against a planned EU-Canada free trade deal, but its view that a system to protect foreign companies threatens democracy is shared by many protesters across Europe. Investor-state