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Ontario expands HPV vaccine program to gay, bisexual men

Ontario expands HPV vaccine program to gay, bisexual men

Ontario is expanding its free vaccine for the human papillomavirus or HPV to people aged 26 or younger who identify as gay, bisexual or men who have sex with men, including some transgender people. Health Minister Eric Hoskins says men who have sex with men are at increased risk of …

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Suicide blasts kill dozens at Istanbul airport

Suicide blasts kill dozens at Istanbul airport

ISTANBUL (AP) – Suicide attackers killed dozens and wounded more than 140 at Istanbul’s busy Ataturk Airport, the latest in a series of bombings to strike Turkey in recent months. Turkish officials said the massacre was most likely the work of the Islamic State group. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim …

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Drug pusher deaths jump as Philippine leader takes office

Drug pusher deaths jump as Philippine leader takes office

MANILA, Philippines (AP) – The bodies of dozens of suspected drug peddlers have turned up in the Philippines in recent weeks, providing an eerie backdrop to the swearing-in on Thursday of Rodrigo Duterte, who has warned of a bloody presidency in his bid to eradicate crime. Some of the dead …

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Political parties in Goa encourage sex tourism: Kejriwal

Political parties in Goa encourage sex tourism: Kejriwal

Panaji: The tourism of sex, drugs and prostitution in Goa is backed by political patronage and is defaming Goa, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday. He was speaking at an interaction with small hoteliers and tourism industry stakeholders in the coastal state. “Tourism in Goa …

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Punjab govt complete failure on drugs, says Dharamvira Gandhi

Punjab govt complete failure on drugs, says Dharamvira Gandhi

Member of Parliament Dharamvira Gandhi on Wednesday condemned the statement of health minister Surjit Kumar Jyani who had said that the drug taint on Punjab was a deliberate attempt to tarnish the state’s image. On the International Day Against Drug Abuse at Amritsar recently, Jyani had said, “There is a …

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