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Algeria: Threats to Resume Executions After 30 Years Severe Blow to Human Rights

[AI London] Algeria's authorities must immediately abandon any plans to expand the scope of the death penalty or resume executions after more than three decades without carrying one out, said Amnesty International as the government examines amendments to the penal code that would broaden the use of the death penalty. The organization calls on Algeria's authorities to immediately establish an…

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Can Adults Suddenly Develop New Food Allergies?

A reader asks: Can adults suddenly develop a new food allergy?

  • Adults can develop new food allergies later in life, though rare.
  • Women more likely than men to develop allergies in adulthood.
  • Alpha-gal syndrome, caused by tick bites, is an emerging meat allergy in adults.

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