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Jesse Metcalfe revels in real-life romance, music on TV

Wednesday, 31 August 2016, 16:22 Last update: about 11 years ago

Jesse Metcalfe is stretching himself artistically as a musician and, on the side, as a jewelry designer. When he proposed to actress Cara Santana this month on a sailboat in New York's Hudson...

Ebola survivor to nurse students: Be the best of the best

Tuesday, 30 August 2016, 16:38 Last update: about 11 years ago

An American woman treated for the Ebola virus at Emory University Hospital said health care workers continue to learn more about the disease she contracted in 2014 while volunteering in the west...

AP EXPLAINS: Why burkini swimsuits are causing controversy

Tuesday, 30 August 2016, 16:21 Last update: about 11 years ago

France's top court has ruled that banning burkini swimsuits violates people's fundamental rights, setting a legal precedent after a swimsuit crackdown that elicited shock and anger in other countries....

Studies shine light on mysterious placenta, how it goes awry

Sunday, 28 August 2016, 12:28 Last update: about 11 years ago

Scientists carefully probe a placenta donated after birth, bluish umbilical cord still attached. This is the body's most mysterious organ, and inside lie clues about how it gives life - and how it can...

UN bungles response to yellow fever outbreak in Africa

Saturday, 27 August 2016, 12:27 Last update: about 11 years ago

As a yellow fever outbreak in central Africa exploded, 1 million vaccines disappeared in Angola. Thousands more vaccinations were delayed when accompanying syringes got waylaid. Ice packs to keep the...

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