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Exclusive: Analysis of NHS data shows rates of most serious tears are nearly double those for white and black womenAsian women in England are almost twice as likely to suffer the most severe birth injuries during labour, with many healthcare professionals unaware of this greater risk, analysis has found.Third- and fourth-degree tears, also known as obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI), are the most severe forms of vaginal tearing during childbirth. […]

Cláudio Valente and one of victims, Nuno FG Loureiro, both studied at notoriously challenging Técnico in LisbonAs investigators in Massachusetts work to piece together a motive for the murders of two Brown University students and an MIT physics professor, former classmates of the suspected gunman and one of the victims have been asking if the roots of the tragedy lie in their shared experience at a top university in Portugal.The […]

Najib has been in prison since August 2022, when Malaysia’s top court upheld a corruption conviction. He denies wrongdoingJailed former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has been found guilty of abuse of power, in the biggest trial yet in the multibillion-dollar fraud scandal related to state fund 1MDB.Najib had been charged with four counts of corruption and 21 counts of money laundering for receiving illegal transfers of about 2.2bn ringgit […]

US offers to mediate more talks to end the latest flare-up of violence, which has upended an October peace accord. Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Public debt reaches $14.6bn, exceeding GDP, while unemployment in Gaza hits a staggering 77 percent by late 2025.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

An Israeli settler ran over a Palestinian man while he was praying by the roadside near Ramallah.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Japan’s cabinet has backed a record defence spending plan amid mounting tensions with China. Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Nigeria says US claims that Christians face persecution ‌do not represent a complex security situation.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Malaysian high court finds former PM Najib guilty in trial related to the 1MDB sovereign wealth fund scandal.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article