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A single oral dose of the antibiotic azithromycin can reduce the risk of postpartum sepsis and death among women who deliver vaginally by one-third, according to a large multi-country clinical trial, called A-PLUS. Only 1.6% of women in the study who received azithromycin during labor developed sepsis or died within six weeks after delivery, compared to 2.4% of those who received placebo. Azithromycin did not reduce the risk of stillbirth, newborn sepsis or newborn death. Sepsis—a life-threatening complication of bacterial and other infections—is a leading cause of maternal and newborn deaths worldwide, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Azithromycin, an...

President Biden met with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Friday marking the weeks following riots in the South American country. "Both our nations' strong democracy has been tested of late, very much tested," said Biden, "Our institutions were put in jeopardy. Both the United States and Brazil democracy prevailed."

Health officials are monitoring the emergence of a new COVID-19 strain that has become dominant in Los Angeles County in recent weeks. The new strain, XBB.1.5, accounted for nearly 33% of COVID-19 tests in the county for the week of Jan. 21, outpacing the previously dominant strain, BQ.1.1, the Department of Public Health announced Friday.

[Catholic Caucus] Francis’ Double StandardsFrancis' method of governance is becoming unbearable, writes SilereNonPossum.it (February 2).• Francis uses law and justice “according to convenience” and according to his personal sympathies.• He is intransigent against some [= Catholics] and uses “mercy” toward others [= evil doers].• He is a control freak to whom everything must be submitted but much depends on his mood, even the choice of bishops.• Francis wanted to appoint his watchdog Bishop Domenico Pompili as secretary to the Italian bishops, but Bologna Cardinal Zuppi refused and Francis got angry, “Give Pompili the first big diocese that becomes free,” he...

When she lost her job at Google last month, Jingjing Tan started worrying about her dog, an energetic, 75-pound German shepherd. As a foreign worker living in the U.S. on a temporary work visa, if she couldn’t find a job within 60 days, she feared she might have to return to her home country, China. In big Chinese cities, where tech jobs are, keeping large dogs as pets often isn’t allowed. *** Layoffs have rippled across the tech industry, with more than 257,000 job cuts since last year. *** While there is no reliable way to track how many workers...

The lies about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis just won’t stop. In this case, it was “The View,” from the alleged Republican on the left-wing panel no less. On Thursday’s broadcast of the show, which in part discussed Florida’s recent objection to the first iteration of the College Board’s Advanced Placement African American Studies course, supposed conservative Alyssa Farah Griffin criticized Florida’s Republican governor for “erasing” black history.

A new report from the Washington Examiner has identified WND, a precedent-setter among online news sites that was founded back in 1997, is one among dozens of "conservative" news sites from which ad revenue is being blocked by a Microsoft subsidiary. Among the false claims made against the sites is that they were peddling alleged "disinformation." Other websites identified included the Washington Examiner itself, Daily Wire, Real Clear Politics, Hot Air, Newsmax, Daily Caller, Tea Party, Life News, MRCTV, Breitbart, Redstate, The Blaze and more.

Such vast possessions and such successful colonization, which took Russia to the Pacific Ocean, created in the Russian authorities past and present a consciousness typical of the metropolis. Therefore, any secession of former colonies such as Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Georgia, and Ukraine was painful for the imperial consciousness of the Russian authorities.

A Roman Catholic bishop in Nicaragua stripped of his citizenship and sentenced to 26 years in prison... "We will see the most serious conflicts in the next five or six months" Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic discussing the situation involving Ukraine and Russia... The London Times reporting that Ukraine will use new British weapons to attack Crimea... Speaking in Washington a US Defense Department official says that Ukraine can go ahead with attacks on Crimea... The Mayor of Toronto, John Tory, resigning tonight... In Ethiopia authorities blocking internet access amidst a call for mass protest this weekend... Tonight in Liverpool, England...

I thought the Project Veritas board was supposed to meet today to consider disposing of Founder James O'Keefe. I have seen no outcome listed. Does any one know what, if anything happened?

The “Hippie Jesus" is one of the common misunderstandings of Christ that are circulating in popular culture. People think of Jesus as a laid-back guru who traveled around Israel in this Volkswagen Vanagon, accompanied by twelve dudes in tie-died T-shirts. Jesus taught that all we need is Love, and not to be so uptight, like all those rule-bound priests and scribes. Of course, that view of Jesus is wrong. People adopt it, however, because they misunderstand the nature of Jesus’ conflict with the priests, scribes, and Pharisees that dominated Jewish religious practice in his day. Because Jesus criticizes them for...

(Daily readings from the USCCB)“My heart is moved with pity for the crowd, because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will collapse on the way, and some of them have come a great distance.” Mark 8:2–3Jesus’ primary mission was a spiritual one. He came to set us free from the effects of sin so that we could enter the glories of Heaven for all eternity. His life, death and resurrection destroyed death itself and opened the way for all who turn to...

A student brought cotton balls to Diablo View Middle School allegedly to mock the celebrations of Black History Month, school officials said.

A future European Super League could include as many as 80 teams, Bernd Reichart, the chief executive of A22 Sports Management, a company formed to sponsor and assist in the creation of a breakaway soccer league, said on Thursday (Feb 9). In a statement outlining the preliminary results of talks that A22 had with what it said was 50 European clubs and stakeholders of football, the company said change was necessary. "The vast majority of them share the assessment that the very foundation of European football is under threat, and it is time for change," A22 said.

Governor Ron DeSantis is actively preparing a run for president in 2024, even as he delays a formal announcement to keep Republican voters’ attention on his aggressively conservative record in Florida, according to people familiar with the plans. Behind the scenes, DeSantis and his tight-knit team of advisers are interviewing national consultants to work on a presidential campaign. A retreat for roughly 150 donors, GOP leaders and lawmakers is planned for the final weekend in February at a hotel in Palm Beach, where DeSantis will tout his record as governor. Aides are speaking to and vetting operatives in early states...

Russian forces in Bakhmut have killed Ukrainian soldiers with axes before photographing their dismembered bodies and sharing the images, according to one military volunteer. Seva Koshel, who has been delivering supplies to the frontline since the beginning of the war, this week returned to Bakhmut - the eastern Ukrainian city Russian forces have spent months trying to take. Speaking in the latest episode of the Sky News Ukraine War Diaries podcast, Seva details graphic stories told to him by Ukrainian military personnel embedded there. Warning: This story contains distressing details about dismembered bodies "I have heard many stories directly from...

She can, He can is an original AsiaOne series where we showcase Singaporean men who are working in female-dominated jobs and their empowering personal journey in overcoming stereotypes. Although some of his patients might not accept him, that doesn't stop Senior Staff Nurse Muhammad Shah from trying his best to care for them. As a palliative care nurse at Assisi Hospice, the 34-year-old's job involves caring for patients in the last stage of their lives. Despite having a decade of nursing experience firmly under his belt, Shah says that he still comes across patients who refuse his care. "When I...

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the head of the Church of England, promised LGBT activists that he would “take action” against clergy and lay members of the church’s General Synod who condemn homosexual activity. The leader of Christian Concern, a group representing a General Synod member whom Welby has threatened to remove, condemned the remarks as “giving a green light for a witch hunt of any Church of England clergy who believe in the traditional view that marriage is between one man and one woman for life.” Welby responded to an LGBT activist who mischaracterized a quote from an African...

As the Kansas City Chiefs secured another Super Bowl berth, a raucous home crowd of 76,000-plus saluted the team by performing their version of the “tomahawk chop,” which was broadcast to a national audience. In that moment, fans of the Washington Commanders might have been thinking: “How is that still okay, but not the ‘Redskins’ name?”

Antioch (Antakya), one of the most important cities for the early Christian Church, lays in ruin. Block after block, buildings are now little more than piles of rubble, entombing their occupants as rescuers search for signs of life in the bitter cold. Home to Syriacs, Turks, Kurds, Armenians, Arabs, and Jews, the diverse community of Antioch find themselves homeless, together. The Saint Peter and Saint Paul Parish Church in Antioch is taking in people displaced from their homes. Lower to the ground and stronger than surrounding buildings, it was spared much of the damage others suffered. “There is no electricity,...