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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
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
Timeline: Major earthquakes in Italy in past century
Italy was hit by its strongest earthquake in decades on Sunday, when a 6.6 magnitude tremor brought down buildings in several towns in the central Apennines. Sunday's quake was the biggest since one measuring 6.9 in 1980,
F1 boss Frank Williams recovering from pneumonia
By Alan Baldwin MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Formula One team founder and majority shareholder Frank Williams is recovering from pneumonia, Williams chief executive Mike O'Driscoll said on Friday. "He’s had a tough time in hospital, he’s
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."
In post-Ebola Sierra Leone, more than half the population face food shortages: U.N.
By Lin Taylor LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As Sierra Leone recovers from the deadly effects of Ebola, more than half the population face food shortages, and many will not cope if further disasters such as
Myanmar confirms first case of Zika virus infection: state TV
A pregnant foreign woman in Myanmar's largest city Yangon has been diagnosed with Zika, the first case of the mosquito-borne virus in the southeast Asian country, state-owned Myanmar TV (MRTV) said on Thursday. Zika has spread to
Myanmar confirms first case of Zika virus infection: state TV
A pregnant foreign woman in Myanmar's largest city Yangon has been diagnosed with Zika, the first case of the mosquito-borne virus in the southeast Asian country, state-owned Myanmar TV (MRTV) said on Thursday. Zika has spread to
India drug industry lobby hits back at antibiotic pollution claims
By Zeba Siddiqui MUMBAI (Reuters) - The head of an Indian drugs industry lobby group on Thursday said media reports linking pollution in some lakes and rivers to factories making antibiotics were not accurate and that drug
Man accused in hospital computer hack wages hunger strike
The man who acknowledges he attacked the computer network at world-renowned Boston children's hospital two years ago, costing it hundreds of thousands of dollars, is unapologetic and now waging a hunger ...