Nigeria has announced that free emergency Caesarean sections will be made available to “poor and vulnerable” women in an ambitious plan to bring down the high number of mothers dying in childbirth. At 1,047 deaths per 100,000 live births, Africa’s most populous nation has the fourth highest maternal mortality rate in the world and the…
Police have shot and killed a 40-year-old man in Adelaide after they said he confronted officers with a knife during a mental health episode. South Australian police shot the man at his home in the suburb of Craigburn Farm in the early hours of Tuesday morning after they said they were called to reports he…
Coroners in England and Wales have issued 35 warnings this year over inadequate sharing of NHS patient information, with some patients dying because clinicians couldn’t access important details about their needs. Problems caused by conflicting IT systems, restricted access to medical records and obstacles to sharing information outside the NHS mean staff often struggle to…
The search for a 24-year-old hiker missing in Kosciuszko national park since Boxing Day has entered its sixth day, with the man’s sister expressing fears about potential threats to his safety. Hadi Nazari, an experienced hiker whose birthday was on Tuesday, has not been seen since, when friends had descending the Hannels Spur Trail at…
New South Wales police are investigating after cars were vandalised with antisemitic graffiti, two were set alight and a home splashed with paint overnight in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. Police have not received any reports of injury. The NSW premier, Chris Minns, called the incident in Dover Heights a “disgusting and dangerous act of violence” that…
Britney Spears says she scrubbed a video of herself dancing from her social media page after getting a ton of negative responses. The singer just explained her reasoning for taking down the video of her having a solo dance party in her hotel room in Los Cabos, Mexico … Britney says she made the change…
There are 12 teams in the College Football Playoff, but four have emerged as the favorites to win it. The first round of the CFP begins on Friday, when No. 10 Indiana takes on No. 7 Notre Dame. On Saturday, No. 11 SMU takes on No. 6 Penn State in the first weekend CFP game. …
Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, at a news conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 18, 2024. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything…
A person shops at a Whole Foods Market grocery store on December 17, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like…
A drop-off ballot box in a competitive Washington state House district on Monday, October 28, went up in flames, with hundreds of ballots getting destroyed. The incident took place after an incendiary device went off. Ballot box in competitive Washington state House district goes up in flames (KGW8 via AP)(AP) Eventually, first responders were able…
