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Double-Hand Transplant Hailed a Success
The first child to undergo a double hand transplant can now swing a baseball bat
Doctors have revealed details of the world's first successful double hand transplant in a child. The specialists said an eight year-old American boy - Zion Harvey - who was operated on a year and a half ago is now able to write, feed and dress himself independently.
A verdict is expected in a human trafficking case, involving 103 suspected traffickers - including a senior army general - and 500 witnesses, on charges of trafficking Rohingya refugees.
The president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, has declared a state of emergency in four states where clashes have raged for months between militias.
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