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'Use a condom or avoid sex for 6 months after visiting Zika areas'

The World Health Organisation has advised that anyone returning from areas affected by the Zika virus should practice safe sex for at least six months.

Singapore

Dozens more Zika cases identified in Singapore

Singapore is the only Asian country with active transmission of the mosquito-born virus, which generally causes mild symptoms but can lead to serious birth defects in unborn children.

Uzbekistan

Dead or alive: confusion over Uzbek President Islam Karimov's condition

While diplomatic sources have indicated that Uzbekistan’s longstanding president, Islam Karimov has died, Uzbek officials are yet to confirm the news.

Uzbekistan

Diplomatic sources claim Uzbek president Islam Karimov has died following a stroke

Diplomatic sources have said Uzbekistan’s president Islam Karimov has died following a stroke, though Uzbek officials have only said he is in a critical…

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Poland

Poland: Free prescription medicine for over-75s

Senior citizens aged 75 and over are entitled to free prescription drugs in Poland from September 1 under a new law.

Uzbekistan

What next for Uzbekistan? President Karimov stable, but in intensive care

Uzbek President Islam Karimov’s daughter has confirmed he is in a stable condition, but remains in intensive care, after suffering a brain haemorrhage on…

Uzbekistan

Uzbek President Islam Karimov in hospital

Uzbekistan’s president Islam Karimov has been taken to hospital, prompting rumours that he is seriously ill.

Economy

US: EpiPen costs to be slashed for some patients amid wave of criticism

Under mounting pressure, pharmaceutical company Mylan says it will slash the costs of emergency EpiPens for some patients in the US.

India

India: Doctors remove 40 knives from police officer's stomach

Forty knives have been surgically removed from the stomach of a police officer in northern India.

Italy

Egyptian boy travels alone to Italy to 'save' his sick young brother

Ahmed Mahmoud, a thirteen-year-old boy, has travelled alone from his hometown in Egypt to seek medical treatment for his little brother who suffers from the blood disorder…

USA

Zika cases in Miami Beach bring new warning for pregnant women

Confirmation that the Zika virus has infected several people in Miami Beach has led US authorities to warn pregnant women not to travel to the Florida resort’s affected…

World

One in four women raped in South African mining areas, report

A report released on Tuesday by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says one in four women living in South Africa's platinum belt have suffered from rape.

Brazil

Rio Olympic pool still green, despite promises to return water colour

Greece

A.Velios : "I and my death, the right to euthanasia"

“Death is like a wall.

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Technology trialled in fight against ticking timebomb of obesity

Sensor technology is at the heart of a project designed to prevent obesity and other eating disorders, before it is too late.

Brazil

Michael Phelps's purplish circles and the ancient practice of cupping

US swimmers Micheal Phelps may have won his nineteenth gold medal of his career, but many people seem to be more interested in those brown purplish circles on his…

Brazil

Does the Zika virus really threaten the Olympic Games?

Fears that athletes will contract the Zika virus at Brazil’s Olympic Games won’t go away.

Russia

Anthrax outbreak in Siberia

An outbreak of anthrax in Siberia has been blamed on a heatwave melting infected reindeer carcasses that were frozen in the tundra inside the Arctic Circle.

Brazil

Olympic athletes urged to keep their mouths shut in Rio - because of polluted water!

Keep your mouths shut!

Sci-Tech

Ocean health check-up: The Nekton Mission assesses the damage done

About 10 miles off the coast of Bermuda, scientists are analysing the health of the Atlantic ocean where human activities like overfishing and oil spills, are having terrible…