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April 13, 2015 HEALTH (MSM)

Wildfires kill 23 in Russia's Siberia

Wildfires in the Russian region of Khakassia in southern Siberia have killed 23 people, the Investigative Committee, a state body that reports directly to President Vladimir Putin, said on Monday. The region’s leader, Viktor Zimin, put the initial cost of the damage caused by the wildfires at around $96 million. Wildfires in Russia often start when locals set grass on fire on rolling fields to clean them up after the

April 13, 2015 HEALTH (MSM)

It's official: many women become invisible after 49

By Lisa Anderson NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In a world of data-driven policies, there is one group in society that barely registers and is at risk of missing out on crucial resources and services, according to researchers – older women. Much international data, including metrics on health, employment, assets and domestic violence, appears to back up the anecdotal view that women become invisible in middle age. Advocacy groups