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Philippine Daily Inquirer

Survivor urges N. Mindanao frontliners to step up fight vs cyber abuse

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Survivor urges N. Mindanao frontliners to step up fight vs cyber abuse

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — “Let us be the light in someone’s darkness,” an online abuse survivor told the participants of the five-day Multi-Disciplinary Team and Basic Internet Crimes Against Children (MDT-BICAC) Training held…

CBC

Health Canada drops final barriers to sperm donation by gay and bisexual men

Health Canada says it will drop questions about sexual behaviour from its screening process, eliminating a barrier that precluded many gay and bisexual men from donating sperm.

CBC

Trying to understand students deaths and protests in India

Trying to understand students deaths and protests in India

Anti-government protests in India were partly triggered by students who died by suicide after they were ordered to retest for a medical exam. Why?

Drone delivery helps in Rwanda, but only so much

Drone delivery helps in Rwanda, but only so much

A US company in Rwanda has been providing medical supplies via drone. But even state-of-the-art technology can't overcome a weak health care infrastructure.

Ikeja Club to mark 60th anniversary with medical outreach

Ikeja Club to mark 60th anniversary with medical outreach

Ikeja Club celebrates its 60th anniversary with a medical outreach, public lecture, and charity visits, reflecting on its legacy of community development. Read More…

F-35B stealth fighter crashed in California, US Marine Corps say

South China Morning Post

F-35B stealth fighter crashed in California, US Marine Corps say

The US Marine Corps says the pilot of an F-35B stealth fighter ejected before the jet crashed in California, and was taken to a medical facility. The jet went down on Friday afternoon near the Miramar airbase in San Diego. A Marines…

South China Morning Post

US Mission hails Nigerian doctor over kidney care innovation

US Mission hails Nigerian doctor over kidney care innovation

The US Mission in Nigeria commends Dr. Ikenna Okezie, a Nigerian-American physician, for transforming kidney care and expanding healthcare access in the US Read More…

More non-smokers, youth detected with lung cancer

Times of India

More non-smokers, youth detected with lung cancer

Lung cancer is increasingly affecting non-smokers and young people in India. Environmental pollution and occupational exposures are significant contributing factors to this trend. Indoor air pollution also plays a role, particularly for…

Times of India

Xenophobia: Oborevwori approves ₦2m grant for evacuated Deltans

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has approved a reintegration package for Deltan indigenes evacuated from South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks on African immigrants. He announced a ₦2 million grant for each affected…

Bangkok Post

Draft bill limits cannabis to medical use

A draft cannabis control law that limits use to medical purposes, bans promotion and establishes a national regulatory committee is expected to be submitted to the Thai cabinet soon.

Bangkok Post

Is the cyclosporiasis outbreak slowing? Test-makers are hopeful

The Guardian

Is the cyclosporiasis outbreak slowing? Test-makers are hopeful

Data by one test-maker shows a positivity drop, but rate could be influenced by number of people taking test Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The maker of a popular laboratory test said the cyclosporiasis outbreak in the…

The Guardian

Kano ‎police rescue 9-year-old boy 4 weeks after abduction

Kano ‎police rescue 9-year-old boy 4 weeks after abduction

The Kano State Police Command has rescued a 9-year-old boy, Ubaiyu Muhammad Sammani, from Rimin Kebbe Quarters, Kano, unhurt, after nearly four weeks in captivity. ‎ ‎Ten suspects, including nine men and one woman, have also been arrested…