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Men urged to use a condom as sexual transmission of Zika detected

Published:Friday | February 5, 2016 | 12:00 AM

United States health officials said men who have visited an area with Zika should use condoms if they have sex with a pregnant woman – for the entire duration of the pregnancy. The guidance issued today also says men might consider abstaining...

Avoid kissing: Pregnant women warned to think twice as Zika concerns intensify

Published:Friday | February 5, 2016 | 12:00 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP): A Brazilian health official warned pregnant women to think twice before giving a kiss as global measures mounted today against the Zika virus suspected of a link to birth defects. The United Nations human rights agency called...

Colombia leader to ask Obama for dollars, terror list change

Published:Thursday | February 4, 2016 | 8:38 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):On the verge of an historic truce, the leader of Colombia will ask President Barack Obama for more money and tweaks to US policy to help Colombia rebuild after half a century of guerrilla fighting.Colombian President Juan MaÒuel...

Health officials want more Zika samples, data from Brazil

Published:Thursday | February 4, 2016 | 8:54 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP):Brazil is not sharing enough samples and disease data to let researchers determine whether the Zika virus is, as feared, linked to the increased number of babies born with abnormally small heads in the South American country,...

Johnson & Johnson, ViaCyte testing possible diabetes cure

Published:Thursday | February 4, 2016 | 9:25 AM

UNITED STATES (AP):Johnson...

French Caribbean facing Zika epidemic, taking extra measures

Published:Wednesday | February 3, 2016 | 9:31 AM

PARIS (AP):Two French regions in the Caribbean face an epidemic of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which was just declared a global public health emergency, and France's government is sending extra hospital equipment and preparing extra medical staff...

Greek journalists strike as part of anti-bailout action

Published:Wednesday | February 3, 2016 | 9:40 AM

ATHENS (AP):Greek journalists walked off the job yesterday ahead of a general strike set to disrupt services across the country to protest pension reforms that are part of the country's third international bailout.The media strike pulled all news...

Higher temperatures makes Zika mosquito spread disease more

Published:Wednesday | February 3, 2016 | 9:52 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):The mosquito behind the Zika virus seems to operate like a heat-driven missile of disease. The hotter it gets, the better the mosquito that carries Zika virus is at transmitting its buffet of dangerous illnesses, scientists said....

Yahoo to cut 1,700 workers as CEO tries to save her own job

Published:Wednesday | February 3, 2016 | 10:08 AM

SAN FRANCISCO (AP):Yahoo is laying off about 1,700 employees and shedding some of its excess baggage in a shake-up likely to determine whether CEO Marissa Mayer can save her own job.The long-anticipated purge, announced Tuesday, will jettison about...

Lawmakers allowed to breastfeed in Australian Parliament

Published:Tuesday | February 2, 2016 | 7:45 AM

CANBERRA (AP):Lawmakers can now breastfeed in the Australian Parliament after the government changed the rules yesterday to make politics more family-friendly. But none of the nursing mothers appeared keen to take up the opportunity.The rule change...

Cruz, Rubio gain momentum as Democrats gird for long fight

Published:Tuesday | February 2, 2016 | 12:00 AM

NEW HAMPSHIRE (AP):A victorious Ted Cruz and buoyant Marco Rubio emerged from Iowa with compelling claims to the outsider and mainstream mantles in the fractured Republican primary, as the presidential race shifted overnight to New Hampshire. Demo-...

Sexually-transmitted ZIKV case confirmed in Texas

Published:Tuesday | February 2, 2016 | 12:00 AM

DALLAS (AP) — One person in Texas has been infected with the Zika virus after having sex with an ill person who had returned from a country where the disease was present, Dallas County health officials said Tuesday. It's the first case of...

Zika overshadowing final preparations for Rio Olympics

Published:Tuesday | February 2, 2016 | 12:00 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP): The Zika virus is overshadowing the final preparations for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, even eclipsing concerns over deep budget cuts and severe water pollution. Hundreds of reporters packed Olympic headquarters on Tuesday to...

Airlines restore tiny perks, like pretzels, to pacify fliers

Published:Monday | February 1, 2016 | 9:25 AM

NEW YORK (AP):After 15 years of near austerity, US airlines are restoring some small perks for passengers crammed into coach.Don't expect ample legroom or free checked bags. But fliers will find improved snacks, a larger selection of free movies,...

Canada issues Zika travel warning for the Caribbean

Published:Monday | February 1, 2016 | 9:55 AM

OTTAWA (CMC):Canada has joined the United States in issuing a travel advisory for pregnant women travelling to the Caribbean in the wake of the outbreak of the Zika virus (ZIKV)."It is recommended that pregnant women and those considering becoming...

Brazil officials can access all buildings to fight mosquito

Published:Monday | February 1, 2016 | 10:29 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP):Brazil's president has signed a measure allowing health officials access to any building to eradicate breeding grounds for the mosquito spreading the Zika virus.The measure, signed by President Dilma Rousseff, was published...

WHO starts special meeting on Zika virus amid rising concern

Published:Monday | February 1, 2016 | 10:42 AM

GENEVA (AP):The World Health Organization (WHO) has begun a crisis meeting considering whether the explosive spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which is linked to birth defects in the Americas, should be declared a global health emergency.The...

Amid shaky start to Syria talks, IS-claimed blast kills 45

Published:Sunday | January 31, 2016 | 12:00 AM

GENEVA (AP) -- A triple bombing claimed by the extremist Islamic State group killed at least 45 people near the Syrian capital of Damascus on Sunday, overshadowing an already shaky start to what are meant to be indirect Syria peace talks. Syria...

The popemobile is staying in Philadelphia

Published:Saturday | January 30, 2016 | 12:00 AM

PHILADELPHIA (AP):The black Fiat 500L, one of two used by Pope Francis during his trip to the city in September for the World Meeting of Families, sold at auction last Friday night.Michael and Kate Chapman, owners of Chapman Auto Group, secured the...

At least 37 migrants drown trying to reach Greece

Published:Saturday | January 30, 2016 | 12:00 AM

ANKARA (AP):A boat carrying Syrians attempting the short sea journey from Turkey to Greece struck rocks and capsized at dawn yesterday, causing at least 37 people to drown, among them several babies and young children.Images of dead children on a...

Clergy student arrested for seeking sex with baby

Published:Saturday | January 30, 2016 | 12:00 AM

SAN DIEGO (AP):Federal authorities say an Ohio seminary student has been arrested in California on suspicion of intending to travel to Mexico to have sex with a toddler or baby.Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement that 23-year-old...

Chinese miners trapped underground on Christmas day rescued

Published:Friday | January 29, 2016 | 2:17 PM

Four Chinese miners who had been trapped underground for 36 days have been rescued. The men were trapped by a cave-in at a gypsum mine in eastern Shandong province on December 25. China's CCTV showed dramatic footage of one of the men appearing...

Zika virus is 'spreading explosively

Published:Thursday | January 28, 2016 | 10:46 AM

GENEVA (AP):Declaring that the Zika virus is "spreading explosively," the head of the World Health Organization announced that it will hold an emergency meeting of independent experts on Monday to decide if the virus outbreak should be declared an...

Sweden to deport up to 80,000 asylum-seekers

Published:Thursday | January 28, 2016 | 11:17 AM

STOCKHOLM (AP):Interior Minister Anders Ygeman said Sweden could deport between 60,000 and 80,000 asylum-seekers in coming years.Ygeman told newspaper Dagens Industri that since about 45 per cent of asylum applications are currently rejected, the...

OECS prepares for severe dry season

Published:Thursday | January 28, 2016 | 12:41 PM

CASTRIES (CMC):The nine-nation Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is hosting a four-day national training workshop titled The Development of National Drought Management Policies and National Drought Early Warning Information Systems as...

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