(Reuters)By Julie Steenhuysen - Florida officials on Thursday announced a new area of Zika transmission in the Miami region and have called on the federal government for funding to help fight the outbreak. Florida Governor Rick Scott said state health officials have confirmed that local transmission

CAPE TOWN (Thomson Reuters Foundation)By Paola Totaro - Siphesihle Mbango was just six years old when her friend, Asenathi, begged her to go with her to the toilet then ran outside alone - and was never seen again. Now 12, Mbango tells the story with an intense, unflinching gaze but her hands, fidge

(Reuters) By Reuters Staff- Thirteen leading drugmakers promised on Tuesday to clean up pollution from factories making antibiotics and take steps to curb overuse of the medicines as part of a drive to fight the rise of drug-resistant superbugs. The industry announcement coincides with a high-level