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A fourth infant dies of the winter cold in Gaza as families share blankets in seaside tents

Dec. 29, 2024 16:10 PM EST

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A fourth infant has died of hypothermia in the Gaza Strip, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by nearly 15 months of war huddle in tents along the rainy, windswept coast as winter arrives. Jomaa al-Batran, 20 days old, was found...

Death toll from contaminated infant IV feeding bags in Mexico rises to 17

Dec. 10, 2024 11:08 AM EST

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico said Tuesday that a total of 17 children have died in central Mexico from suspected contamination of IV feeding bags after four more deaths were confirmed. David Kershenobich, the country’s public health secretary, said 16 of the victims...