Buying birth control pills online may be safe, efficient
(Reuters Health) – Services based on the web or on smartphone apps are mostly safe and efficient for purchasing oral contraceptives, a small U.S. study...
Hurricane Harvey linked to health problems in pregnant women, babies
(Reuters Health) – Pregnant women and their newborns may be among the worst hit after a hurricane....
Tailored treatments could help athletes with eating disorders
(Reuters Health) – Athletes face an increased risk for eating disorders, and a treatment program tailored to their specific needs can help them regain a...
Ivorian designers convert trash into fashion
Glamorous models, innovative designers and fashion aficionados recently came together in Ivory Coast’s economic capital Abidjan to promote eco-friendly fashion and sustainable designs....
Paris’ weird scooter problem is now in its waterways
The mayor has called it anarchy. The transport minister says it’s the “law of the jungle.” Now unfortunate employees of a Paris electric scooter rental...
Environmental anger over early start to ski season
Environmentalists have reacted angrily after an Austrian ski resort opened early with snow it kept from last winter. Joe Davies reports....
Truck drivers add to Pinera’s headaches in protest-stricken Chile
Chilean truck and taxi drivers brought gridlock to the capital’s highways on Friday in a protest against high road tolls that added to a week...
Russian agent Butina freed from U.S. prison, set to be deported
Convicted Russian agent Maria Butina was released from a Florida prison on Friday after serving most of her 18-month sentence for conspiring to influence U.S....
Dutch arrest alleged commander of Syrian Islamist group
Dutch police this week arrested a 29-year-old Syrian alleged former commander of the Ahrar al-Sham Islamist insurgent group on suspicion of having committed war crimes,...
Bolivians block roads in protest as Morales election win splits nation
Bolivians blocked streets in La Paz on Friday demanding an audit of a controversial election count that handed President Evo Morales a outright win and...