Indian doctors call off protest hunger strike over medic's murder
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FILE - People make posters during a protest condemning the rape and murder of a trainee medic at a government-run hospital, in Kolkata, India, October 15, 2024.
Junior doctors in India's eastern city of Kolkata called off on Monday a 17-day-old hunger strike launched in protest against the rape and murder of a colleague, they said, in response to an appeal by the victim's parents.
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