UNB A stillbirth in Brazil is offering another clue to possible health effects of the Zika virus, this time beyond the developing brain. In Brazil, Zika has been linked to babies born with unusually small heads, a birth defect called microcephaly that can signal underlying brain damage. Thursday’s report found a stillborn fetus with devastating…
UNB Colombia is reporting the first probable case of Zika-related microcephaly in an aborted fetus as the country is on high alert for spread of the mosquito-borne virus. Officials said Wednesday that traces of Zika were found in the amniotic fluid of a woman whose fetus appeared to have signs of microcephaly. However they…
UNB Surgeons in Cleveland say they have performed the nation’s first uterus transplant, a new frontier that aims to give women who lack wombs a chance at pregnancy. In a statement Thursday, the Cleveland Clinic said the nine-hour surgery was performed a day earlier on a 26-year-old woman, using a uterus from a deceased donor….
UNB Canada’s most populous province is offering free university and college for low-income students. The pledge in the Ontario government’s 2016-17 budget is to introduce a student grant that would entirely pay for college or university tuition for students from families with incomes of $50,000 or less. The Canadian Federation of Students applauded the…
UNB China’s central bank chief has promised not to weaken its currency to boost sagging exports as global finance ministers opened a closely watched meeting in Shanghai. Zhou Xiaochuan’s comments Friday came as investors and foreign governments look to Beijing for reassurance about its economic and currency management following market volatility. A key concern abroad…
UNB Asian shares were mostly higher Friday after U.S. stocks surged overnight following a recovery in energy companies and bank stocks. Investors also were reassured by pledges from China’s central bank governor not to devalue the yuan for the sake of export competitiveness. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 was up 1.3 percent to 16,346.79 while…
UNB China on Thursday accused the U.S.-allied Philippines of “political provocation” in seeking international arbitration over territorial claims in the South China Sea, driving home its intention to ignore the proceedings despite pressure from Washington. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the decision by Philippine leaders to lodge a case with a tribunal in The…
UNB Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday that some U.S. campaign rhetoric about Mexico and immigrants has been “dangerous, damaging and incredibly ill-advised” and is out of step with most Americans’ attitudes. Speaking in Mexico City at Cabinet-level talks on boosting economic and commercial ties with one of the United States’ top trading partners,…
UNB President Barack Obama directed his national security team Thursday to press the U.S.-led international campaign to destroy the Islamic State group “on all fronts.” He also expressed hope that a proposed cease-fire in Syria will lead to a political settlement to end the civil war and allow a more intense focus on IS. Obama…
UNB A series of shootings at a business, its parking lot and two streets nearby left four people including the gunman dead, a sheriff in south-central Kansas said Thursday. Harvey County Sheriff T. Walton said at a news conference that all the dead were shot inside Excel Industries, a plant in Hesston that makes lawn…