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Countries around world gear up response to new coronavirus
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Countries around world gear up response to new coronavirus

BEIJING (AP) — Countries in Asia and elsewhere have begun body temperature checks at airports, railway stations and along highways…
SARS-like virus spreads in China, reaches third Asian country
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SARS-like virus spreads in China, reaches third Asian country

A mysterious SARS-like virus has killed a third person, spread around China and reached a third Asian country, authorities said…
Experts warn over scale of China virus as US airports start screening
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Experts warn over scale of China virus as US airports start screening

The true scale of the outbreak of a mysterious SARS-like virus in China is likely far bigger than officially reported,…
Africa starts 2020 battling extremism, Ebola and hunger
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Africa starts 2020 battling extremism, Ebola and hunger

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A tragic airline crash with far-reaching consequences, cataclysmic cyclones that may be a harbinger of the future,…
Egypt launches campaign to stop Hepatitis C infection through beauty salons
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Egypt launches campaign to stop Hepatitis C infection through beauty salons

The Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed announced the launch of another initiative to prevent the spread of Hepatitis…
Pig farmers pessimistic as China tries to talk down swine fever
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Pig farmers pessimistic as China tries to talk down swine fever

Sun Dawu sighs sadly when asked about the death of thousands of his pigs, killed by the African swine fever…
WHO accused of rationing Ebola vaccine in DR Congo
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WHO accused of rationing Ebola vaccine in DR Congo

Aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Monday accused the World Health Organization of rationing the Ebola vaccine in the…
NASA pioneers malaria-predicting tech in Myanmar
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NASA pioneers malaria-predicting tech in Myanmar

NASA is developing a new technique to forecast malaria outbreaks in Myanmar from space, as the emergence of new drug-resistant…
DR Congo makes new push to fight year-old Ebola epidemic
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DR Congo makes new push to fight year-old Ebola epidemic

An Ebola epidemic raging in eastern DR Congo marks its first year on Thursday in a mood of fear mingled…
DR Congo urges calm after Ebola case in key city
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DR Congo urges calm after Ebola case in key city

Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo have appealed for calm after a preacher fell ill with Ebola in the eastern…
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