CDC Quietly Turned Off Its Vaccine Search Tool. It’s Not Clear When It’s Coming Back. – NOTUS — News of the United States

  1. CDC Quietly Turned Off Its Vaccine Search Tool. It’s Not Clear When It’s Coming Back.  NOTUS — News of the United States
  2. What parents should know about autism and vaccines after the CDC website updates  CNN
  3. The CDC has backtracked long-held vaccine guidance; Minnesota public health expert responds  MPR News
  4. Leading Autism and Disability Organizations Statement on CDC's Vaccines and Autism Page  Autistic Self Advocacy Network
  5. Kennedy Says He Told C.D.C. to Change Website’s Language on Autism and Vaccines  The New York Times
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Nigerian schoolgirls rescued after mass abduction in Kebbi

The president of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, said all 24 of the girls kidnapped last week had been rescued

All 24 schoolgirls held by assailants after a mass abduction last week from a school in north-western Nigeria have been rescued, the country’s president announced on Tuesday.

A total of 25 girls were abducted on 17 November from the Government Girls Comprehensive secondary school in Kebbi state’s Maga town, but one of them was able to escape the same day, the school’s principal said. The remaining 24 were all saved, according to a statement from the Nigerian president, Bola Tinubu, though no details were released about the rescue.

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Nato scrambles jets as Russian drones make deepest incursion into Romania – The Guardian

  1. Nato scrambles jets as Russian drones make deepest incursion into Romania  The Guardian
  2. NATO scrambles jets after deepest drone breach yet into Romania  Reuters
  3. Russian Drones Breach NATO Airspace in Long-Range Strikes  Newsweek
  4. Romania, Moldova detect drone incursions during large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine  The Kyiv Independent
  5. Romanian Mayor Says His Village Now 'Part Of The War' Amid Russian Drone Incursions  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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Rebuilding ‘human-made abyss’ in Gaza will cost at least $70bn, UN says – The Guardian

  1. Rebuilding ‘human-made abyss’ in Gaza will cost at least $70bn, UN says  The Guardian
  2. UNCTAD report warns of economic collapse in the occupied Palestinian territory, calls for urgent reconstruction  UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
  3. Palestinian economy suffers worst-ever collapse after Israel-Hamas conflict, UN says  Reuters
  4. Israel’s war and restrictions drive Palestinian economy to record collapse  Al Jazeera
  5. Gaza ‘survival’ in doubt, will take decades to recover, UN agency warns  The Times of Israel
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Italian man ‘dressed as dead mother in order to claim her pension’ – The Guardian

  1. Italian man ‘dressed as dead mother in order to claim her pension’  The Guardian
  2. Italian man accused of dressing up as his dead mom to claim her pension  CNN
  3. Son dresses as dead mother in ‘Mrs Doubtfire’ ruse to claim her pension  The Telegraph
  4. Unemployed son dressed as dead mom to collect her pension in ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ scam while hiding her body at home  New York Post
  5. Man Dresses as His Dead Mother in Mrs. Doubtfire- Style Scheme to Collect $60,000 Pension, 3 Years After Her Death  People.com
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Vatican answers African bishops concerned about polygamy in their flocks – PBS

  1. Vatican answers African bishops concerned about polygamy in their flocks  PBS
  2. One spouse is enough, Vatican tells world's Catholics  Reuters
  3. Catholics warned against polygamy in new decree approved by Pope Leo  The Independent
  4. Vatican warns against rise in polyamory, saying ‘succession of faces’ does not rival exclusive union  CNN
  5. Marriage is an exclusive union requiring 'tender care,' Vatican says  usccb
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg banned from Venice after Grand Canal dyed green – ABC News

  1. Climate activist Greta Thunberg banned from Venice after Grand Canal dyed green  ABC News
  2. Greta Thunberg fined, banned from Venice after Extinction Rebellion dyes Grand Canal green  Fox News
  3. Greta Thunberg Banned From Venice After Dyeing Canal Green  Hyperallergic
  4. Greta Thunberg banned from Venice after activists dye Grand Canal bright green in protest  The Independent
  5. ‘Harry Potter’ Star Auditioned for Character, 14, at Age 37  The Daily Beast
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Jair Bolsonaro ordered to start 27-year prison term for plotting Brazil coup

Ex-president to start serving term in 12 sq metre bedroom in police base in Brasília after time for appeals elapses

Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been ordered to start serving his 27-year sentence in a 12 sq metre bedroom in a police base in the capital, Brasília, after his conviction for plotting a coup.

The far-right populist, 70, who governed Latin America’s largest democracy from 2019 until 2022, was handed the punishment in September after the supreme court found him guilty of leading a criminal conspiracy to stop his leftwing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, taking power.

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Italy now recognizes the crime of femicide and punishes it with life in prison – AP News

  1. Italy now recognizes the crime of femicide and punishes it with life in prison  AP News
  2. Italy has a femicide problem. Critics say Prime Minister Georgia Meloni should do more to fix it  CNN
  3. Dancers perform on the Spanish Steps to raise awareness on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, in Rome  Reuters Connect
  4. Violence against women, Mattarella: "The principle of equality is slow to assert itself."  Agenzia Nova
  5. Images of the Day: Aeroporti di Roma stages powerful performance against gender-based violence  Moodie Davitt Report
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Niger state kidnap: Catholic bishop hits out at Nigeria’s failure to rescue abducted schoolchildren – BBC

  1. Niger state kidnap: Catholic bishop hits out at Nigeria's failure to rescue abducted schoolchildren  BBC
  2. Nigeria school kidnappers threatened to shoot crying child, teacher says  Reuters
  3. Nigeria school kidnapping: Who’s behind it, why were children targeted?  Al Jazeera
  4. ‘The Sinner,’ Vatican terms, and stretching curds  The Pillar
  5. Pope calls on kidnappers in Nigeria to free 265 students and teachers after 50 pupils escape  Politico
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