Diabetes may distract women from cancer screenings
(Reuters Health) – The burdens of managing a chronic disease like diabetes may lead women to skip recommended cancer screenings, researchers say....
Former UK finance minister Hammond to stand down as lawmaker
Former British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Tuesday he will stand down as a lawmaker before the Dec. 12 national election after being kicked...
Pompeo says U.S. troubled by reports of China harassing families of Uighur Muslim activists
The United States remains deeply troubled by multiple reports that the Chinese government has “harassed, imprisoned, or arbitrarily detained” family members of Uighur Muslim activists...
China, U.S. to disclose details of rare cooperation against fentanyl drug scourge
Drug law enforcement officers from China and the United States will jointly brief the media on Thursday on a fentanyl smuggling case, in an unusual...
Iran further distances itself from 2015 deal by fueling Fordow centrifuges
Iran will start injecting uranium gas into centrifuges at its underground Fordow enrichment facility, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday, a highly symbolic breach...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro delivers new economic proposals to Congress
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro and his Economy Minister Paulo Guedes on Tuesday went to Congress to deliver a wide-ranging bundle of proposed economic reforms to...
Growing number of child psychiatrists in U.S. bypasses some kids
(Reuters Health) – The number of child psychiatrists in the U.S. has climbed in recent years, but a new study suggests gains have been uneven...
Rio police arrest seven people, including cop, in Brazil fuel theft gang
Brazilian police in Rio de Janeiro state on Tuesday arrested seven people, including a police officer, and carried out 12 search warrants relating to an...
Yemen government, separatists sign Saudi-brokered deal to end power struggle in south
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced on Tuesday an agreement between Yemen’s government and southern separatists to end a power struggle in the south...
Mosquito-drowning drones: the latest weapon against malaria
Drones have taken to the skies over Zanzibar, spraying paddy fields with a solution that drowns mosquito pupae and larvae in a bid to fight...