Health

An 80-Cent Plastic Pouch Is Saving Thousands of Women From Dying in Childbirth

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An 80-Cent Plastic Pouch Is Saving Thousands of Women From Dying in Childbirth

The maternal drape, as it is called, is helping to solve one of the world’s most intractable health problems.

Straits Times

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Pope Leo healthy and needs no extra measures for South America trip, Vatican says

VATICAN CITY, Nov 3 - Pope Leo is healthy and ready to depart this week for an intense three-country tour of South America less than a month after his lung cancer surgery, Vatican officials said on Tuesday, adding that no extra medical…

Straits Times

Construction Worker Grievously Injured During Demolition Works At Żebbuġ Site

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Construction Worker Grievously Injured During Demolition Works At Żebbuġ Site

Construction works at a site in Żebbuġ have been ordered to stop after a worker was injured during demolition works. According to TVM News , the incident occurred at a construction site in Sqaq No. 1, Triq Ħal-Dwieli, prompting an…

Lovin Malta

Runner, 24, Dies During Her First Marathon

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Runner, 24, Dies During Her First Marathon

Rachel Apa collapsed in Central Park. The cause was rhabdomyolysis, a rare muscle condition that can be brought on by exertion, her father said.

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Solon wants informal economy workers granted health insurance

MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker has asked his colleagues in the House to approve a measure that would grant health insurance to workers in the informal economy, to ensure that they will have a financial safety net during unanticipated…

AllAfrica

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Kenya: Hospital Births in Kenya Rise to 91pc As Home Deliveries Decline - Knbs

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- More Kenyan women are giving birth in health facilities, with the proportion of facility deliveries rising to 91 per cent from 88 per cent recorded in 2022, according to the latest Kenya National Bureau of…

AllAfrica

Business Bhutan

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COVID-19 is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever,[7] fatigue, cough, breathing difficulties, loss of smell, and loss of taste.[8][9][10] Symptoms…

Business Bhutan

Security guard in Bohol ignores injury, found dead the next day

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Security guard in Bohol ignores injury, found dead the next day

PANGLAO, BOHOL, Philippines — A 36-year-old security guard was found dead inside a guardhouse at a construction site in Barangay Lourdes, Panglao, Bohol, on Tuesday morning, Nov. 3. The victim was identified as Eulalio Abandingo Jr., a…

Taylor Red singer Nicole Taylor dies aged 35 after battle with breast cancer

Euronews

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Taylor Red singer Nicole Taylor dies aged 35 after battle with breast cancer

The death of Taylor Red's singer Nicole Taylor was announced by her siblings on YouTube. They described their sister as their "fearless leader".

Euronews

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