HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - She was 15 years old, heavily pregnant and had travelled eight days on the back of a donkey to reach hospital. Suffering from seizures and high blood pressure, she died soon after at the Herat Maternity Hospital in western Afghanistan, one of the thousands of women who die in the country each year from causes linked to pregnancy and birth. "She came at a late stage and we couldn't help her," said Somayeh, a midwife at the hospital and herself just 21. "She was already in a coma. ... read more..
King breaks 400 record, UBC takes points lead at Canadian university swim championship
MONTREAL - Canadian Olympian Savannah King broke a national record in the women's 400-metre freestyle to help the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds take a big points lead at the Canadian university swimming championship. read more..
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