PRAGUE: Five-year-old British brain tumour patient Ashya King is feeling better after 30 sessions of proton therapy in Prague and is heading back to Spain, his doctor said yesterday.
Sitting in a wheelchair, clutching a silver toy Porsche 911, Ashya waved to reporters outside the Czech capital’s Proton Therapy Centre yesterday before being taken by ambulance to another Prague hospital where he is staying.
“His condition improved during the therapy and now he can eat on his own, he can sit up, play, respond to questions, laugh, (and) take a few steps,” said Jiri Kubes, head physician at the centre, which accepted Ashya in a frail state in September.
“The treatment went well, without any complications,” he said, adding that the boy will now undergo further treatment, possibly chemotherapy, in Spain where his family owns a house. King’s case made headlines after his parents removed him from a hospital in Britain in August against doctors’ wishes, sparking an international manhunt.
Amnesty slams discriminatory policing in US
WASHINGTON: The US government should take action to stop discriminatory policing across the country, rights group Amnesty International said in a report yesterday that documented abuses during the Ferguson protests.
The racially charged killing of 18-year-old black youth Michael Brown reflected “systemic racial discrimination” which the government should do more to eradicate, Amnesty said.
“The shooting of Michael Brown highlighted on a national level the persistent and widespread pattern of racially discriminatory treatment by law enforcement officers across the United States,” the report said.
The US Department of Justice should ensure that there is compliance with international human rights obligations and international policing standards, the report said.
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