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New Delhi targets older diesel vehicles to clear up choking smog
By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Authorities in New Delhi began revoking licenses for thousands of older diesel vehicles on Tuesday and halted construction work on the underground rail network, as air pollution remained several
Cycle of exploitation turns Nigerian sex slaves in Italy into traffickers
By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani EDO, Nigeria (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Sitting on the floor surrounded by vials, animal bones and sheets stained crimson with blood, spiritual doctor Olor Elemian described how he scares girls into blind obedience
Cycle of exploitation turns Nigerian sex slaves in Italy into traffickers
By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani EDO, Nigeria (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Sitting on the floor surrounded by vials, animal bones and sheets stained crimson with blood, spiritual doctor Olor Elemian described how he scares girls into blind obedience
Prisoners get out of jail for papal Mass at Vatican
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Prisoners from around the world attended a special Mass by Pope Francis on Sunday, hearing him call for society to put more trust in rehabilitation, improved jail conditions and
Delhi imposes ’emergency’ measures to combat hazardous smog
The Delhi government on Sunday put all construction projects on hold, shut down schools and advised residents of the Indian capital to stay indoors as part of an "emergency" plan to deal with dangerous levels of
U.S. FDA panel narrowly backs Cempra’s antibiotic solithromycin
The effectiveness of Cempra Inc's antibiotic to treat community-acquired pneumonia outweighs the risk of liver injury, an advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration narrowly concluded on Friday. The panel voted 7-6 that the drug,
More U.S. middle school students dying of suicide than car crashes
The steady seven-year rise in middle school suicides, from an annual rate of 0.9 to 2.1 per 100,000, came as traffic deaths among the same age group declined to 1.9 per 100,000, according to the Centers for
Study finds gene markers for drug-resistant malaria in Cambodia
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered genetic markers in malaria parasites linked to resistance to the key anti-malarial medicine piperaquine, and say their work could help doctors and health officials monitor and limit the
Allergan expands buyback to $15 billion, sets first quarterly dividend
The drugmaker said it was initiating a regular quarterly cash dividend of 70 cents per share. The company was created when Dublin-based Actavis bought the Botox maker in March 2015, snatching it from hostile bidder Valeant
Toll rises to 17 in Pakistan oil tanker fire, many more feared dead
By Gul Yusufzai QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani firefighters were battling on Wednesday to douse a fire still raging more than a day after a series of explosions on a decommissioned oil tanker, with the death