Three Alabama Facilities Pause IVF Services Over Court Rules That Embryos Are Children

A decision by the Alabama Supreme Court has left providers and patients unsure of whether parts of the in vitro fertilization process put them at legal risk. Less than a week after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that embryos created through in vitro fertilization are considered children, three IVF providers in the state have suspended services as they…

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Vladimir Putin Critic And Opposition Leader Alexie Navalny Dies In Prison

Russia’s opposition leader for the past decade, Alexei Navally, has died in prison. Seen as President Vladimir Putin’s most vociferous critic, Navalny was serving a 19-year jail term for offences widely considered politically motivated. He was moved to an Arctic penal colony, considered one of the toughest jails, late last year. The prison service in…

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Protests Rock Senegal Over Postponed Presidential Election

Senegalese today protested against President Macky Sall’s controversial move to delay this month’s presidential poll to December Sall’s decision to push back the February 25 vote plunged Senegal into a crisis which has seen three dead amid clashes between protesters and police. The group, which includes some 40 civil, religious and professional groups, had called…

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Liberia’s Defence Minister Resigns After 10 Days In Office Over Protests By Soldiers’ Wives

Liberia’s new defence minister on Monday resigned from his post just 10 days after being appointed, following a protest by soldiers’ wives. The resignation marks the first political crisis facing Liberia’s new president Joseph Boakai since his inauguration at the end of January. Boakai “has received and accepted a letter of resignation from the recently…

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