4+ day, 46+ min ago   (341+ words) Renowned Greek pop and folk singer Giorgos Mazonakis has died at the age of 54 after suffering a cardiac arrest during a medical procedure at a private clinic in Athens. The sudden death of one of Greece's most prominent musical figures…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (299+ words) Attiva-Mente asks San Marino to seek agreements with Italy and the EU so disability benefits and accessible transport work across the border. San Marino disability rights association Attiva-Mente has called on the republic's institutions to open a structured dialogue with…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (368+ words) Researchers at the Uganda Virus Research Institute are advancing gene-drive technology to control mosquito populations, complementing a major national vaccine rollout as changing climates fuel rising malaria infections. Scientists at the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) are advancing research into…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (363+ words) Five years after their son Romain died by suicide at 16, Vincent Schmitt and Yoko Motohama renew their call for a trial over paroxetine prescription practices. Five years after their 16-year-old son Romain died by suicide while taking paroxetine, Vincent Schmitt…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (587+ words) streamlinefeed.co.ke Kenya's nurses ended a 43-day strike on Wednesday, September 9, after their union and the Council of Governors signed a return-to-work agreement, closing a stoppage during which The Standard reported 522 deaths recorded in public hospitals, including 63 women who…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (543+ words) A Havana doctor says patients arrive crying under the weight of Cuba's power, water and fuel shortages, and physicians are doubling as counsellors. Primary care physician Yomeidis Felicó Riverón says many patients who come to her Havana clinic now arrive…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (528+ words) Fossilised teeth from Sulawesi carry the oldest known traces of human drug use, dated to between 16,000 and 25,000 years ago, researchers report. Traces of betel nut have been found in fossilised teeth from Indonesia's Sulawesi island, in what researchers describe as…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (600+ words) Former cutters in Narok now earn from soap, beadwork and grain after quitting FGM, as county prevalence falls from 78 per cent in 2014 to 51 per cent. Women in Narok County who once earned a living cutting girls are now making soap,…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (191+ words) Health policymakers in Botswana are confronting a localized reproductive crisis after Palapye recorded 130 abortion cases within a single ninety-day period. While the cumulative figure of 130 cases over three months is alarming, the month-over-month internal trend line presents an even more…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (241+ words) The World Food Programme warns that providing immediate nutritional aid in eastern DRC is crucial to preventing the cross-border spread of the Ebola virus. The World Food Programme has issued an urgent directive mandating the integration of massive food assistance…...