A US panel of vaccine advisers has voted to end the longstanding recommendation for vaccinations against the hepatitis B virus (HBV) right after birth.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (Acip) voted 8-3 to back “individual-based…
Category: 2. World
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Lured by lucrative job offers but sent to the front line
David WafulaBBC Newsday, Nairobi
Kuloba familyDavid Kuloba, seen here with a Russian fighter, thought he had secured a well-paying job as a security guard David Kuloba’s mother warned him about going to Russia after he accepted a job as a security…
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How to deal with disliking a friend’s partner
Annabel RackhamCulture reporter
NetflixOn the Netflix show Selling Sunset, Chrishell Stause (right) has fallen out with Emma Hernan (left), which has started a debate about friends’ partners It’s supposed to be a TV series about Los Angeles’…
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Single women face sexual violence
Sofia BettizaGlobal Health Reporter in Trieste, Italy
BBCEsther fled Lagos in 2016 Esther was sleeping on the streets of Lagos when a woman approached her with the promise of a route out of Nigeria to a job and a home in Europe.
She had dreamt of a…
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Moment officers wrangle 600lb alligator from Florida road
Seven officers and a skilled trapper were needed to remove a 14ft (4.2m), 600lb (272kg) alligator from a Florida road. Deputies encountered the reptile after it was blocking the roadway, and additional personnel were called in when it became…
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Amid trade tensions, US, North American leaders take to the stage
Bernd Debusmann Jr,at the White Houseand
Nadine Yousif,in Toronto
Watch: World Cup hosts Trump, Sheinbaum and Carney take stage together It was all smiles at Washington DC’s Kennedy Centre as the leaders of the US, Mexico and Canada took the stage…
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Five takeaways from the blockbuster deal
Natalie Sherman,Business reporter,
Danielle Kaye,Business reporterand
Christal Hayes,Los Angeles senior reporter
Warner Brothers DiscoveryNetflix is buying Warner Brothers’ streaming services, including HBO, known for shows like Game of Thrones It…
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Streamer Awards host QTCinderella on dark side of streaming
Laura CressTechnology reporter
BBCThe popular Twitch streamer QTCinderella says she would be a “happier person” if she could go back and tell her younger self to choose a different career.
The 31-year-old, real name Blaire (she does not make her…
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Meghan reaches out to estranged father Thomas after amputation reports, spokesman says
The Duchess of Sussex has attempted to contact her estranged father, Thomas Markle, who is reported to be seriously ill in hospital in the Philippines.
A spokesman for Meghan said: “I can confirm she has reached out to her father.”
Mr Markle is…
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Architect Frank Gehry dead at 96
Frank Gehry, considered one of the most influential architects of the century, has died aged 96.
Gehry is known for his avant garde, experimental style of architecture. His titanium-covered design of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain…
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