She was denied an abortion in Texas - then she almost died
A Texas law that bans all abortions - except in dire medical circumstances - is one of the strictest introduced since the right to the procedure was overturned. Critics say it is forcing many women, and their doctors, to choose between breaking the law and making the right decision for their health.
Amanda Zurawski and her husband Josh had recently bought their dream home. Located in one of the most sought-after areas of Austin, Texas, it had scenic views of a lake and a golf course. With their first child on the way, it was perfect for their growing family.
But their moving day last August was not at all what they had envisioned. Amanda had just been released from the hospital after her life was put at risk when she was denied an abortion.
‘Anyone want to buy?’: Turkish lira falls as traders await uplift in economy
Mood is tense among currency traders in Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar, with country reeling from economic crisis
The morning light filters through the rooftops and into a slim sunlit alleyway in Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar, and the currency traders who provide a bellwether for the Turkish economy arrive. Each is clutching at least two mobile phones, along with glasses of bitter Turkish tea and packs of cigarettes. There are stacks of mobile phones on a nearby ledge, ready for currency trades to be yelled into them at speed.
The mood is palpably tense, cresting into a wave as trading opens and the entire crowd filling the alleyway swiftly transforms into a frantic bidding war.
“Is anyone buying dollars?” yells a man in a Galatasaray sports jacket as he leans against the bazaar’s 500-year-old stone wall. “I’ll buy, but only this evening,” yells another. “I’m ready to buy dollars at 2pm – anyone want to buy? 2pm anyone?” shouts a third trader.
The ForgottenFamilies Fight for the Return of Americans Held Captive Abroad
By Marc Pitzke in Washington, D.C., and New Hampshire
When Bahareh Amidi Shargi was finally able to hold her husband in her arms again, she had to conceal her horror. After just a few weeks in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison, Emad Shargi suddenly looked old. His beard had gone gray, his wife recalls of their last meeting.
Emad Shargi, 58, an American businessman of Iranian descent, was arrested without warning for "espionage" while vacationing in Iran in April 2018 and sentenced to 10 years in prison without a trial in November 2020. Since then, he has been imprisoned in northern Tehran, one of at least five Americans in Iranian custody. "All I care about," says Amidi Shargi, 54, a proud women with worry lines on her forehead, "is to have him back home."
Mexico bakes under killer heat wave
Roberto de Jesus, a day laborer, stands beside the cathedral in Mexico City sweating a river as he waits for work, while homemaker Wendy Tijerina tries in vain to keep her food from spoiling.
The latest blast of a heat wave that has killed eight people in Mexico is making life very difficult for millions of people.
De Jesus, a 50 year old construction worker, positions himself beside the Metropolitan Cathedral in the capital city, which saw a record temperature of 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) this week.
He is braving the third heat wave to hit Mexico this year, and forecasters say the latest blazing temperatures could last another two weeks.
It is noon and the streets and buildings of the sprawling, crowded metropolis are positively roasting. There are people everywhere, cars and smog everywhere, in what makes for a suffocating atmosphere.
Philippines: All 120 people aboard rescued after ferry fire
All 65 passengers and 55 crew members are now safe after a ferry caught fire while sailing from Siquijor province in the south to nearby Bohol province.
All 120 passengers and crew members aboard a ferry that caught fire at sea in the Philippines on Sunday were rescued, the coast guard said.
The fire has since been extinguished, the coast guard confirmed.
"All those who were onboard the ferry are safe," Joy Gumatay, coast guard spokeswoman, said in a statement but gave no further details.
She said that the survivors were brought to the port city of Tagbilaran in Bohol province. An investigation is now underway, Gumatay added.
‘Like something out of Black Mirror’: Police robots go on patrol at Singapore airport
At more than 7 feet tall when fully extended and with 360 degree vision they’re formidable enough to make any would-be lawbreaker think twice.
But Robocop they are not.
These are the two robots the Singapore Police Force has introduced to patrol Changi Airport following more than five years of trials. And they are just the first such robots the force plans to deploy across the Southeast Asian city-state to “augment frontline officers” in the years to come.
The robots, which have been patrolling the airport since April, are meant to “project additional police presence” and serve as extra “eyes on the ground,” according to the force, which describes them as the latest addition to its “technological arsenal.”
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