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Texas woman files lawsuit asking court to allow emergency abortion // A Texas woman on Tuesday asked a court to allow her to obtain an abortion despite the state's near-total ban on the procedure, saying her fetus was likely not viable and her continued pregnancy threatened her health.
Pro-choice stickers adorn staff desks at Houston Women's Reproductive Services in Texas, U.S., October 1, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
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Alcohol taxes aren't high enough, says World Health Organisation // The World Health Organisation urged governments on Tuesday to increase taxes on alcoholic drinks and impose them on products that are currently exempt, such as wine in some European countries.
FILE PHOTO: Bottles of alcoholic drinks are displayed at the Sausalitos bar in Munich, Germany, June 21, 2022. REUTERS/Lukas Barth/File Photo
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Oldest mosquito fossil comes with a bloodsucking surprise // Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are killed annually by malaria and other diseases spread through the bite of mosquitoes, insects that date back to the age of dinosaurs. All of these bites are inflicted by females, which possess specialized mouth anatomy that their male counterparts lack.
An undated handout image of a view from above of the body of a fossilized male mosquito trapped in amber found in central Lebanon dating to about 130 million years ago. Dany Azar/Handout via REUTERS
An undated handout image of a view from below of the head of a fossilized male mosquito, including elongated sucking-piercing mouthparts, trapped in amber found in central Lebanon dating to about 130 million years ago. Dany Azar/Handout via REUTERS
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More than 15,900 Palestinians killed in Gaza since Oct. 7 -Palestinian health minister // More than 15,900 Palestinians, including 250 health workers, have been killed in Gaza since the outbreak of war on Oct. 7, the Palestinian health minister said on Tuesday.
The number of dead is steadily rising despite international calls for Israeli forces to limit civilian harm in the new phase of its military offensive in Gaza that began on Dec. 1 when a truce with Hamas collapsed, Health Minister Mai al-Kaila told a news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
A Palestinian woman reacts, as the bodies of Palestinians who were killed during Israeli strikes on Ma'an school east of Khan Younis are laid out at Nasser hospital, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
An Israeli artillery unit operates at the border with Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from southern Israel, December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
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Eli Lilly's obesity drug now available in U.S. pharmacies // Eli Lilly on Tuesday said its recently approved obesity treatment Zepbound is now available in U.S. pharmacies and could cost $550 a month for customers whose health insurance does not cover the drug, or half the list price.
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LaPorte, Texas, issues shelter in place after Altivia plant leaks toxic gas // Eight people were taken to a hospital for treatment on Monday after a toxic gas leak at Altivia Chemicals' plant in La Porte, Texas, local officials said.
An update on their condition was not immediately available. The city canceled a shelter-in-place order in the afternoon that had affected several nearby industrial plants, officials said.
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WHO board to hold emergency meeting on Gaza health situation // The World Health Organization's executive board will hold a rare emergency session on Dec. 10 to discuss the health crisis in Gaza and the West Bank, with the Palestinian envoy seeking more medical aid and access for foreign healthcare workers.
Smoke rises above Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from southern Israel, December 4, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
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In Argentina, land of the gaucho, a home for unloved old horses // Lorena Melantoni dedicates her weekends running a sanctuary for abused and abandoned horses, an issue in the South American nation known for its polo and stallion-riding gauchos.
"I am an option for these old horses, ones with disabilities, amputated horses, or one-eyed horses that nobody wants to take for adoption," Melantoni told Reuters. "They stay with me from the moment they arrive until they pass."
Mateo Gonzales pets a rescued horse at Lorena Melantoni's sanctuary "Let's dream of hope" where mistreated horses that used to pull recycling carts, or were used for sports, have a second chance of life, in La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Tomas Cuesta
Lorena Melantoni pets a rescued horse at her sanctuary "Let's dream of hope" where mistreated horses that used to pull recycling carts, or were used for sports, have a second chance of life, in La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Tomas Cuesta
Rescued horses walk at Lorena Melantoni's sanctuary "Let's dream of hope" where mistreated horses that used to pull recycling carts, or were used for sports, have a second chance of life, in La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Tomas Cuesta
Lorena Melantoni pets a rescued horse at her sanctuary "Let's dream of hope" where mistreated horses that used to pull recycling carts, or were used for sports, have a second chance of life, in La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Tomas Cuesta
Lorena Melantoni pets "Esperanza", a rescued horse that made her start her own sanctuary "Let's dream of hope" where mistreated horses that used to pull recycling carts, or were used for sports, have a second chance of life, in La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Tomas Cuesta/ File photo
Lorena Melantoni pets "Esperanza", a rescued horse that made her start her own sanctuary "Let's dream of hope" where mistreated horses that used to pull recycling carts, or were used for sports, have a second chance of life, in La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Tomas Cuesta/ File photo
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US Supreme Court set to review Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement // U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday struggled over whether to approve OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy settlement, voicing concern the deal would shield its wealthy Sackler family owners from lawsuits over their role in a deadly opioid epidemic while also worrying that scuttling it could harm victims.
FILE PHOTO: Bottles of prescription painkiller OxyContin, 40mg, 20mg and 15mg pills, made by Purdue Pharma L.D. sit on a counter at a local pharmacy, in Provo, Utah, U.S., April 25, 2017. REUTERS/George Frey/File Photo
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Palestinian-American student shot in Vermont is paralyzed // One of the three college students of Palestinian descent who were shot in Vermont last month is paralyzed from the chest down after a bullet lodged in his spine, the student's family said.
Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdel Hamid and Tahseen Ahmed, three college students of Palestinian descent who were shot near the University of Vermont in Burlington on November 25, 2023 are seen in this undated handout photo. Awartani family/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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