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A brain-dead pregnant woman who was kept alive in the southern US state of Georgia due to local abortion restrictions has given birth, officials said, with the mother then removed from life support. Adriana Smith had captivated attention across a country where access to abortion has changed radically since the Supreme Court overturned the federal right to terminate a pregnancy in June 2022. “On Friday, June 13, 2025, her infant son, named Chance, was born prematurely at approximately 4:41 am via emergency Cesarean section,” three Democratic congresswomen said in a statement. “Chance weighs about 1 pound, 13 ounces and is currently in the NICU,” the statement said, adding that Smith was removed from life support on Tuesday. Smith, a registered nurse, was suffering serious headaches in February when she was nine weeks pregnant. An initial hospital visit ended with only a prescription for medication. The next morning, when the then 30-year-old was taken to the hospital where she worked, doctors found multiple bl...

Jong Oranje heeft zich woensdag voor de kwartfinales van het EK geplaatst. De ploeg van bondscoach Michael Reiziger won in de laatste groepswedstrijd met 2-0 van Oekraïne.

Jong Oranje heeft zich alsnog gekwalificeerd voor de kwartfinale van het EK. De Groningse tandem Luciano Valente-Thom van Bergen hielp de Nederlandse beloften tegen Oekraïne aan de laatste reddingsboei en een loodzware kwartfinale tegen Portugal: 2-0.

Народный депутат-мажоритарщик Олесь Довгий объявил о решении сложить депутатский мандат и завершении политической карьеры.

Army Guard units are being identified for the service's brigade modernization effort.

De onderwijsbezuinigingen liggen opnieuw onder vuur bij het debat over de voorjaarsnota. De ‘constructieve oppositie’ bundelt de krachten om €400 mln te vinden.

Cercetătorii de la Johns Hopkins au dezvoltat un test care identifică semne ale cancerului cu 3 ani înainte deapariția simptomelor, oferind pacienților șanse mai mari de vindecare.

From a technical perspective, LTC's price action showed resilience, with support solidifying in the $83.48-$83.57 range.

Search and rescue operations have concluded in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district, where a residential building was struck and partially destroyed. The operation lasted over 39 hours, and rescuers recovered the bodies of 23 people from under the rubble of the collapsed section.

Romania's Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) on June 18 authorized Remus Vulpescu for the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bursa de Valori Bucuresti S.A. (the Bucharest Stock Exchange), which operates the local capital market, according to Ziarul Financiar (ZF) daily.

Заявление президента США Дональда Трампа о том, что он вчера разговаривал с нелегитимным президентом страны-агрессора РФ Владимиром Путиным было "образным". Таким его 18 июня назвал пресс-секретарь Путина Дмитрий Песков в комментарии российскому пропагандисту Павлу Зарубину, видео он опубликовал в Telegram.

President Asif Ali Zardari paid an official visit to Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) Wah, where he toured key production units and received a comprehensive briefing on the facility’s strategic role in defense manufacturing.

Bitcoin sell pressure ramps up as traders anticipate today’s FOMC results. Could BTC price fall to $100,000? Key points: Bitcoin has held above $104,000, but sustained selling could sink the price to $100,000. Most major altcoins remain range-bound, but a few are threatening to break below the support levels. Read more

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