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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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War planes knock out Aleppo hospital as Russian backed assault intensifies

Medics inspect the damage outside a field hospital after an airstrike in the rebel-held al-Maadi neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria,

By Ellen Francis and Tom Perry

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Russian or Syrian warplanes knocked a major Aleppo hospital out of (More…)

Hubble spots evidence of water plumes on Jupiter’s moon Europa

A composite image shows suspected plumes of water vapor erupting at the seven o'clock position off the limb of Jupiter's moon Europa in a NASA Hubble Space Telescope picture taken January 26, 2014 and released September 26, 2016.

By Irene Klotz

(Reuters) – Astronomers on Monday said they have spotted evidence of water vapor plumes rising from Jupiter’s (More…)

Thailand investigates four cases of suspected Zika-linked microcephaly

A city worker fumigates the area to control the spread of mosquitoes at a university in Bangkok, Thailand,

By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Pracha Hariraksapitak

BANGKOK, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Thailand is investigating four suspected cases of Zika-related microcephaly (More…)

Taiwans’ third typhoon of the month kills at least four, hundreds injuried

A damaged tent is see as Typhoon Megi hits Hualien, eastern Taiwan,

TAIPEI, Sept 27 (Reuters) – The third typhoon to hit Taiwan this month killed at least four people and injured hundreds (More…)

FDA issues emergency authorization for ZIKA test

view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland

(Reuters) – Vela Diagnostics said its test for the Zika virus had received “emergency use authorization” from the U.S. Food (More…)

Florida declares neighborhood Zika free; CDC remains cautious

Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks at a press conference about the Zika virus in Doral, Florida,

By Julie Steenhuysen and Ransdell Pierson

(Reuters) – U.S. health officials on Monday continued to advise pregnant women and their (More…)

Brain Cancer now deadliest for U.S. Children

A general view of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta

By David Beasley

ATLANTA (Reuters) – Brain cancer is now the deadliest form of childhood cancer in the United States, (More…)

Study confirms ZIKA causes brain birth defects, questions remain

Physiotherapist Leal does exercises with Lucas, 4-months old, who is Miriam Araujo's second child and born with microcephaly in Pedro I hospital in Campina

By Kate Kelland

LONDON, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Early results from a crucial case-control study in Brazil have confirmed a direct (More…)

Typhoon cuts power, lashes China with wind and rain before weakening

People wading through flooded street after Typhoon Meranti

BEIJING (Reuters) – Typhoon Meranti slammed into southeastern China on Thursday with strong winds and lashing rain that cut power (More…)

Storm Julia weakens into a depression, meandering off of U.S. coast

Map of Tropical Storm Julia

(Updates with details)

Sept 15 (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Julia weakened into a depression and is expected to meander off the (More…)