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First pill for fecal transplants wins FDA approval

First pill for fecal transplants wins FDA approval

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials on Wednesday approved the first pill made from healthy bacteria found in human waste to fight dangerous gut infections — an easier way of performing so-called fecal transplants.
As India grows, so do demands for some to prove citizenship

As India grows, so do demands for some to prove citizenship

MURKATA, India (AP) — Krishna Biswas is scared. Unable to prove his Indian citizenship, he is at risk of being sent to a detention center, far away from his modest hut built of bamboo wood that looks down on fields lush with corn.
UN draft urges Afghan rulers to reverse bans on women, girls

UN draft urges Afghan rulers to reverse bans on women, girls

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N.
Camera surfaces 15 years after journalist killed in Myanmar

Camera surfaces 15 years after journalist killed in Myanmar

BANGKOK (AP) — A video camera that had been missing for more than 15 years after it was dropped by a Japanese journalist who was fatally shot during a street protest in Myanmar was handed over Wednesday to his sister at a ceremony in Bangkok.
Disabled rights protests before Paris Olympics draw pledges

Disabled rights protests before Paris Olympics draw pledges

PARIS (AP) — Angry about decades of unmet promises, people with disabilities protested in France Wednesday by showing how difficult and frustrating it is for them to travel alone by train into Paris, delivering a stinging rebuke to government inertia
New Zealand plants tree to mark coronation of King Charles

New Zealand plants tree to mark coronation of King Charles

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins planted a native totara tree Wednesday in Parliament's grounds to mark the upcoming coronation of Britain's King Charles III .
Writer tells jury in lawsuit trial: 'Donald Trump raped me'

Writer tells jury in lawsuit trial: 'Donald Trump raped me'

NEW YORK (AP) — At first, she thought helping Donald Trump shop for a women's lingerie gift at a luxury department store would simply be “a funny New York thing.” Even when, according to E.
Minister didn't authorize fake travel docs for Afghans, says he didn't check email

Minister didn't authorize fake travel docs for Afghans, says he didn't check email

OTTAWA — International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan told his fellow MPs Wednesday he did not know a Canadian senator was handing out unauthorized travel documents to hundreds of Afghans during the rise of the Taliban in 2021 because he wasn't c
Why China is trying to mediate in Russia's war with Ukraine

Why China is trying to mediate in Russia's war with Ukraine

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping said Wednesday that Beijing will send an envoy to Ukraine to discuss a possible “political settlement” to Russia’s war with the country.
Mendicino announces first step of firearm buyback program, targeting industry

Mendicino announces first step of firearm buyback program, targeting industry

OTTAWA — The federal government is working with a national gun industryorganization to figure out how to compensate retailers that stock prohibited firearms, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says.