FDA proposes rule to make many hearing aids cheaper
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday proposed creation of a new category of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing (More…)
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Officials in Japan warn of potential earthquake, that could be worse than Fukushima, is overdue
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The Japanese government warns of an 80% chance of a magnitude 9 Nankai Trough earthquake in 30 years, (More...)Health & Science
Ecuador’s president declares 60-day state of emergency over rising crime
By Alexandra Valencia
QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso late on Monday declared a state of emergency in the (More…)
Haiti gang seeks $1 million per person for kidnapped missionaries
(Reuters) -A Haitian gang that kidnapped a group of American and Canadian missionaries is asking for $17 million — or (More…)
Older people in Moscow told to stay home for four months amid COVID surge
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Moscow city government on Tuesday ordered elderly people to stay home for four months and told (More…)
Latvia announces four weeks of lockdown as COVID-19 cases spike
RIGA (Reuters) -Latvia announced a COVID-19 lockdown from Oct. 21 until Nov. 15 to try to slow a spike in (More…)
Biden administration asks U.S. Supreme Court to block Texas abortion law
By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden’s administration on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to (More…)
U.S. Coast Guard boards ship in connection with California oil spill
(Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard boarded a container ship on Saturday in the Port of Long Beach that dragged (More…)
Ethiopian families fleeing fighting describe hunger, rape in Amhara
By Giulia Paravicini, Dawit Endeshaw and Maggie Fick
DESSIE, Ethiopia (Reuters) – The pictures on her phone are all that (More…)
FBI involved in effort to recover U.S. missionaries kidnapped in Haiti – source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The FBI will assist in the investigation and efforts to locate and free a group of U.S. Christian (More…)
Haitians strike to protest kidnappings; pressure grows to free missionaries
By Gessika Thomas
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haitians on Monday joined a nationwide general strike to protest a growing wave of (More…)
