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The Arizona Supreme Court recently reinstated a near-total abortion ban from 1864, which makes performing an abortion punishable by two to five years in prison, except when the mother’s life is at risk.The BBC spoke to Katarina White, from Arizona Right to Life and Karen Moscato, from the Indivisible Project, on what’s next for those on either side of the debate.Video by Anahita Sachdev and César Rojas Angel Source link

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These days, sirens tend to make the news as false alarms, or when tests of siren systems are reported locally. Most of the time, thankfully, there’s no emergency. There’s always a risk that people will ignore these audible warnings when something really has gone wrong, however, which is why taking multiple steps to inform the public about an unfolding disaster or accident is so important, say experts. Source link

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A British surgeon who recently returned from Gaza has told the BBC how she was struck by the high number of wounded children she operated on.Dr Victoria Rose said a “huge amount” of her work was on children under 16, including many under six.Over 76,000 Gazans – mainly civilians – have been injured by Israel over the course of the war, the Hamas-run health ministry says, while 33,000 people have been killed.The war was sparked by Hamas attacking Israeli communities near Gaza last October, killing about 1,200 people, mainly civilians, and taking about 250 hostages to Gaza.’Huge amount’ of Gaza…

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Barclays, meanwhile, is challenging a ruling that it unfairly paid commission to a car finance broker. When the FCA first announced its probe in January, it cited two cases, including that of a “Miss L”, who was found to have been mis-sold car finance by Barclays Partner Finance. Source link

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