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Mayor wants space where addicts can inject heroin safely

Tuesday, 23 February 2016, 07:53 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The mayor of Ithaca wants his city in upstate New York to host the nation's first supervised injection facility, enabling heroin users to shoot illegal drugs into their bodies under the care of a...

Across Europe, gay migrants face abuse in asylum shelters

Monday, 22 February 2016, 15:49 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Alaa Ammar fled Syria to escape not just civil war but also the threat of persecution as a gay man. Yet when he arrived in The Netherlands last spring, he did not find the safe haven he...

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