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U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Young

Trump asks U.S. Congress to prohibit late-term abortion

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump called for curbs on late-term abortion in his State of the Union address (More...)

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Asia outbreaks prompt question: Is all Zika dangerous?

A worker sprays insecticide for mosquitos at a village in Bangkok, Thailand,

By Julie Steenhuysen and Amy Sawitta Lefevre

CHICAGO/BANGKOK(Reuters) – Zika’s rampage last year in Brazil caused an explosion of infections (More…)

Babies exposed to Zika developed microcephaly after birth

A 4-month-old baby born with microcephaly is held by his mother in front of their house in Olinda, near Recife, Brazil,

By Julie Steenhuysen

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Thirteen babies in Brazil born with normal head circumference have been diagnosed with congenital (More…)

More than 18 million on AIDS treatment a million more than 2015

A nurse (L) hands out a red ribbon to a woman, to mark World Aids Day, at the entrance of Emilio Ribas Hospital, in Sao Paulo

By Kate Kelland

LONDON, Nov 21 – More than 18 million people now have access to life-saving AIDS treatment, 1.2 (More…)

Expect more bird flu cases in Europe and in the U.S

A car drives past the town sign in the northern German village of Grumby, Germany, with the "Bird Flu - off limits area" warning notice

By Sybille de La Hamaide

PARIS (Reuters) – More outbreaks of a severe strain of bird flu in Europe are (More…)

Supermoon delights world’s star gazers in full moon, eclipse combination

The rising supermoon is seen over the church of Saint-Hilaire in the village of Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine near Nantes, western France November 14,

By Patrick Johnston

SYDNEY (Reuters) – From Beijing to Berlin, star gazers around the world admired the supermoon – the (More…)

French foie gras makers worry as bird flu spreads in Europe

Employee holds a duck liver in at a poultry farm in Doazit, Southwestern France,

By Sybille de La Hamaide

PARIS (Reuters) – New outbreaks in Europe of a severe strain of bird flu pose (More…)

Some Republicans see attacking Obamacare through regulation

Obama signs Affordable Care Act AKA Obamacare

By Susan Cornwell

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Republicans are looking for the quickest ways to tear down Obamacare following Donald (More…)

‘Utter devastation’ after major quake, aftershocks hit New Zealand

Landslide blocking road

By Charlotte Greenfield and Greg Stutchbury

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake pummeled central New Zealand early on (More…)

Super Moon To grace Earth’s Skies in coming days

The super moon appears in the sky in Cairo, Egypt, in this file photo taken October 17, 2016.

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – The largest, brightest full moon in nearly seven decades will be on (More…)

Judge orders bottled water delivered in Flint, Mich., in water crisis

Flint Water Tower

(This version of the Nov. 10 story, corrects the name to Natural Resources Defense Council in paragraph 3)

By David (More…)