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Washington (AFP) - The US Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday on whether Idaho's near-total ban on abortion conflicts with a federal law requiring hospitals to stabilize patients needing emergency care, in a case that carries potentially sweeping national consequences. The hearing comes nearly two years after the conservative-majority bench overturned the national right to terminate a pregnancy, making reproductive rights a pivotal issue that could affect the outcome of the November presidential election. Emotions ran deep outside the court where hundreds of women's rights activists, some...
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French health authorities warn of the risks of imported cases of dengue fever ahead of the Olympics due to the ongoing surge of the virus in the Americas. There are more than 5.2 million cases of dengue in the Americas, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)'s regional office, with many countries facing large epidemics. This is up more than 400 per cent compared to the average over the past five years. Dengue is a virus that is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. While many infections are asymptomatic, in some cases the virus can be severe or fatal. The "u...
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Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The European Union on Wednesday announced a probe into China's medical devices market, prompting an immediate accusation from Beijing that the bloc was engaging in "protectionism". Brussels suspects China is favouring its own suppliers for the procurement of medical devices. The EU's official administrative journal, announcing the probe, set out ways that could be happening, including through a "Buy China" policy. The EU also has concerns that China may have restricted imports and imposed conditions "leading to abnormally low bids that cannot be sustained by profit-...
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Washington (AFP) - The US Supreme Court was set to hear a crucial case Wednesday weighing whether Idaho's near-total ban on abortion violates federal law requiring hospitals to stabilize patients needing emergency care. It comes nearly two years after the conservative-majority bench overturned the national right to terminate a pregnancy, making reproductive rights a pivotal issue that could shape the outcome of the November presidential election. The ruling in the Idaho case could have sweeping consequences for hospitals across the country. Dozens of women's rights activists gathered in front ...
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Céline Dion has given an update on her battle with the autoimmune condition that has put her career on hold and meant she has been absent from the stage for four years. Diagnosed in autumn 2022 with a rare neurological condition known as Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), the 56-year-old says she’s on the comeback trail. In a lengthy interview with Vogue France magazine, she describes her relentless daily battle with SPS. The disease, she stresses, "is still with me and always will be (...) I have to learn to live with it". The Québécois singer shares her despair in the early stages of the extremely...
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Our perception of what age is considered old has increased over time, according to a new study. Researchers found that middle-aged and older adults in Germany believe that old age begins later in life than people did previously. They analysed data from 14,056 participants in the German Ageing Survey, which includes people born between 1911 and 1974. Study participants were surveyed up to eight times over 25 years and asked "at what age would you describe someone as old". They were assessed in 1996 and then re-questioned over time with new participants entering the survey later. "This is why we...
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Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average, two top climate monitoring organisations reported on Monday, warning of the consequences for human health, glacier melt and economic activity. The latest five-year averages show that temperatures in Europe are now running 2.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, compared to 1.3C higher globally, a joint report published Monday by the UN's World Meteorological Organization and the European Union's climate agency, Copernicus, said. “Europe saw yet another year of increasing temper...
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Several thousand people gathered on Saturday at the historic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin to celebrate the first day of action for Germany's new legal cannabis law. Around 4,000 participants gathered to smoke the formerly illegal substance for a "Smoke-In," according to the Berlin police. Artists played music on a stage in front of the gate and there were rallies. The long-time juvenile court judge and cannabis activist Andreas Müller greeted the crowd with: "Dear no longer criminalized cannabis users." It was a great day, he said, adding that Germany had taken the right path with legalization a...
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Several thousand people gathered on Saturday at the historic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin to celebrate the first day of action for Germany's new legal cannabis law. Around 4,000 participants gathered to smoke the formerly illegal substance for a "Smoke-In," according to the Berlin police. Artists played music on a stage in front of the gate and there were rallies. The long-time juvenile court judge and cannabis activist Andreas Müller greeted the crowd with: "Dear no longer criminalized cannabis users." It was a great day, he said, adding that Germany had taken the right path with legalization a...
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Several thousand people gathered on Saturday at the historic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin to celebrate the first day of action for Germany's new legal cannabis law. Around 4,000 participants gathered to smoke the formerly illegal substance for a "Smoke-In," according to the Berlin police. Artists played music on a stage in front of the gate and there were rallies. The long-time juvenile court judge and cannabis activist Andreas Müller greeted the crowd with: "Dear no longer criminalized cannabis users." It was a great day, he said, adding that Germany had taken the right path with legalization a...
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