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US to auction water around American Samoa for deep-sea mining
Safety fears limit Ebola response in Congo, with 12 attacks recorded
Men sue hospital after DNA tests showed they were switched at birth 38 years ago
Venezuela earthquakes death toll surpasses 5,000
Women are dying in Africa as US ramps up its global battle against abortion
KISUMU, Kenya (AP) – For decades, U.S. anti-abortion groups have lobbied domestically and abroad for restricting access to abortion. In the U.S., their biggest success was the reversal of Roe v. Wade. Now, the Trump administration is delivering new momentum to the movement exporting “family values” to nations overseas.
Puerto Ricans react to announcement of emergency water rationing

Puerto Ricans react to announcement of emergency water rationing as drought worsens

Majority of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are from unknown chains

The majority of Ebola virus cases in eastern Congo are from unknown chains of transmission, the World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said on Tuesday and warned that the outbreak “continues to outpace the response efforts.”

Experimental Alzheimer's drug shows promise targeting a different brain protein

WASHINGTON (AP) – An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer’s disease in a markedly different way than today’s treatments – by lowering levels of a brain protein called tau, researchers reported Tuesday.

In a sweet discovery, astronomers find sugar lurking in the space between stars

NEW YORK (AP) – The space between stars just got a little sweeter. Astronomers have detected a type of sugar in space that’s also found in raspberries and self-tanners. The sugar, called erythrulose, lurks in what’s called the interstellar medium: thin clouds of gas and dust littered between stars.

US-Russian crew blast off for 8-month stint on International Space Station

MOSCOW (AP) – A U.S.-Russian space crew blasted off successfully Tuesday on a mission to the International Space Station.

Japanese experimental reusable rocket hovers and lands safely in first test flight

Japanese space agency’s experimental reusable rocket hovers and lands safely in first test flight

Why the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history is becoming more challenging

The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is now the fastest-growing one in history, and new challenges keep emerging even as work begins on a study of two badly needed treatments for a type of Ebola that currently has none.

EU chief weighs age restrictions for children using social media

BRUSSELS (AP) – A top European Union official on Monday called for limits to be placed on children using social media as a special EU panel looking into the challenge recommended forbidding access for those under 13 until tech companies can prove their platforms are safe.

Dozens at an Ebola treatment center in Congo strike over unpaid salaries

RWAMPARA, Congo (AP) – Dozens of people working at an Ebola virus treatment center in northeast Congo went on strike Monday over unpaid salaries and bonuses, posing a new challenge for the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever recorded on the continent.

China's 'Green Great Wall' tames desert growth, but scientists warn the fight is not over
Japan's space agency conducts first test flight for experimental reusable rocket
Wally Funk, the oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87