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Month: March 2024

First on CNN: First over-the-counter birth control pill in US ships to retailers, costing about $20 for one-month pack

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Opill, the first oral contraceptive approved for over-the-counter use in the United States, will be available in stores and online this month, with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $19.99 for a one-month supply and $49.99 for a three-month supply, according to Perrigo, the company behind the product. Perrigo

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Gangs rule Haiti’s capital. Some say they’re ready to overthrow the government too

By Caitlin Stephen Hu, David Culver and Jeremy Dupin. Video by David von Blohn and Lacey Russell, CNN Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) — From above, Haiti’s capital city Port-au-Prince still looks serene, its white-washed homes climbing steep green hills that encircle a glittering bay. But to step onto its cracked streets requires a careful calculation of risk and reward. Ruthless

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UN rights chief urges end to ‘repression’ of independent voices in Russia after Navalny’s death

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief has called for a quick end to the “repression of independent voices” in Russia and expressed concerns about the “persecution” of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in prison last month. Volker Türk lamented dozens of conflicts around the world, widespread violations

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Germany and Russia spar over a leaked audio on missiles for Ukraine. Berlin promises to investigate

By KATIE MARIE DAVIES and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government has vehemently rejected allegations that Russia’s leak of a conversation by high-ranking German military officers was an indication Berlin was preparing for war against Russia. The government is at the same time trying to contain the domestic fallout from the

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Indigenous women in Greenland sue Denmark over involuntary contraception in the 1960s and 70s

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A group of Indigenous women in Greenland has sued Denmark for forcing them to be fitted with intrauterine contraceptive devices in the 1960s and 70s, and demanded total compensation of nearly 43 million kroner ($6.3 million). Danish media reported Monday that the group of 143 Inuit women said Danish health authorities

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Texas sigue luchando para apagar los enormes incendios forestales, aunque esta vez el aire fresco y vientos suaves puede ser crucial para contener las llamas

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los bomberos que se apresuran a sofocar el incendio más grande en la historia de Texas podrían tener su mejor oportunidad en días para contener las llamas mientras un frente frío llega a la región este lunes, donde el aire caliente y los vientos furiosos han alimentado los infiernos, reduciendo

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Gangs in Haiti try to seize control of main airport in newest attack on key government sites

By EVENS SANON and PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavily armed gangs tried to seize control of Haiti’s main international airport on Monday, exchanging gunfire with police and soldiers in the latest attack on key government sites in an explosion of violence that includes a mass escape from the country’s two biggest

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Los niños mueren de hambre en Gaza mientras persisten los puntos conflictivos del acuerdo de alto el fuego entre Israel y Hamas

Sofía Barruti (CNN) —  Un número creciente de niños en Gaza están muriendo por deshidratación y desnutrición, dijo este domingo el Ministerio de Salud palestino, en medio de condiciones desesperadas debido a la estrangulación de la ayuda por parte de Israel y la destrucción del enclave asediado, lo que refuerza la urgencia de las conversaciones

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