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The law banning most abortions or elective terminations of pregnancy from 6 weeks of pregnancy, well before the majority of women know they are pregnant, came into effect this Monday, July 29, in the state of Iowa, in the United States, US media reported. The legislation now prohibits most abortions …

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was hospitalized in the Bellevue Hospital Correctional Facility on Wednesday night, CNN reports, according to spokesman Juda Engelmayer. “He tested positive for COVID and contracted double pneumonia in his lungs,” Engelmayer said, citing Craig Rothfeld, Harvey Weinstein’s authorized representative and corrections consultant. “Mr. Weinstein was …

Oropouche fever has caused the death of two people in Brazil, the first deaths ever recorded in the world due to this disease, the Ministry of Health of the South American country announced on Thursday. “The victims are two women from the state of Bahia (northeast) under 30 years old, …

Kai McKenzie a 23-year-old surfer, was attacked on Tuesday by a white shark measuring just over three meters in length while he was at near a beach in Port Macquarie in the Australian state of New South Wales, several media reported. The young man, who had his leg torn off …

Five people died on Tuesday, after an explosion in a tequila production factory of the José Cuervo company in the town of Tequila, in western Mexico, according to local authorities. “So far, the death of 5 people, employees of the company, has been confirmed,” as well as two injuries, one …

While the Gaza Strip is deprived of the internet due to Israeli bombing following the October 7 attacks, a hospital in the enclave benefits from humanitarian internet access thanks to Starlink, Elon Musk’s company. Starlink continues to expand around the world, especially when telecom networks are destroyed. Elon Musk has …

Faced with the “plastic pollution crisis”, the American government announced a plan to gradually end the use of single-use plastics in federal activities by 2035. The US federal government, which includes hundreds of agencies linked to different departments such as the FBI, the weather service and the armed forces, is …

American President Joe Biden, Democratic candidate for re-election, announced this Sunday July 21 that he was withdrawing from the race for the White House. “I believe it is in the best interests of my party and in my best interests to step down and concentrate solely on carrying out my …

A 64-year-old American sentenced to death for killing the driver of a van in 1998 was executed by lethal injection this Thursday, July 18 in Alabama, prison authorities in this southern US state announced. “Keith Edmund Gavin was executed by lethal injection and was pronounced dead at 6:32 p.m. local …

Ayra Starr, the famous Nigerian singer, recently clarified her relationship with Rema in an interview with the American pop channel Much Music. They’re obviously friends. She stressed that they have no romantic relationship, but that she considers him a brother and a source of inspiration. She expressed admiration for his …