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For largest babies, inducing labor may help prevent injury during birth
Some women pregnant with unusually large babies may benefit from inducing labor to reduce the odds that the infants\' shoulders get stuck ...Greek PM meets Merkel, urges speeded up reform-for-cash deal
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called for a speeding up of work to conclude a reform-for-cash deal with euro zone creditors to ...Gradual Injustice
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The United States on Thursday said an American counterterrorism operation in January killed two hostages, one American and one Italian, who were ...Saudi-led coalition launches Yemen air strikes despite declared end to bombing
Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition pounded Houthi militiamen and military bases with at least 20 air strikes throughout Yemen on Thursday, residents ...India takes Al Jazeera off air in Kashmir map row
India\'s government took Al Jazeera news channel off the air on Wednesday for five days after officials insisted it had repeatedly shown ...Volcano erupts in Chile, thousands evacuated
Volcano Calbuco in southern Chile erupted for the first time in more than five decades on Wednesday, sending a thick plume of ...Islamic school in Australia bans girls from running over virginity fears
An Islamic college in Australia is under investigation after claims that its principal has banned girls from taking part in running competitions ...Fighting erupts in South Sudan northern town
Heavy fighting broke out Wednesday in South Sudan\'s war-ravaged northeastern town of Malakal, pitting rival factions of government troops against each other, ...France detains armed suspect allegedly planning church attack
French police have detained a man they suspect of planning an imminent armed attack on one or two churches, the interior minister ...