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Boy rescued in Kathmandu rubble, aid reaches some remote areas

By Gopal Sharma and Rupam Jain Nair KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Hundreds of onlookers cheered as rescuers toiling amid the rubble left by Nepal’s earthquake pulled a boy to safety on Thursday after he had been trapped for five days, a rare moment of joy for a country struggling to cope with the disaster. Away from the capital, aid was finally reaching some of Nepal’s far-flung towns and villages nestled among

Experts clarify best intervals, ages for cervical cancer screening

By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – The American College of Physicians (ACP) has released best practice guidelines to reduce overuse of cervical cancer screening for average-risk women, including what ages screening should start, stop and how many years to wait between each test. “Guidelines recommend not screening prior to age 21, screening no more frequently than every 3 years and ending screening among low-risk women,” said Dr. George F. Sawaya

Belgian footballer Mertens dies after collapsing on pitch

(Adds background) By Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS, April 30 (Reuters) – Belgium under-21 international Gregory Mertens died on Thursday, three days after collapsing with heart failure during a match, a spokesman for his club, Sporting Lokeren, said. The 24-year-old defender had been in a coma since going into cardiac arrest early in a reserve team game on Monday. Club spokesman Herman Van De Putte told Reuters that his condition continued to

Lyst Series C raises $40M with help from LVMH fund

Street style photo used in Lyst outdoor campaign Fashion ecommerce platform Lyst has raised $40 million in a Series C investment round that included contributions from LVMH controlling shareholder Groupe Arnault. The additional funds will be instrumental in Lyst’s global expansion of its universal shopping cart, which allows consumers to purchase from multiple retailers in one transaction. Lyst is seeing transactions from hundreds of countries, and the platform has grown