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41 dead in Ebola outbreak
Health & Fitness
August 16, 2018
41 dead in Ebola outbreak
An ongoing Ebola outbreak is spreading across the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, and it has health officials…
UN: Last three years hottest to date, costing billions and destroying livelihoods
World
March 22, 2018
UN: Last three years hottest to date, costing billions and destroying livelihoods
The past three years have been the hottest on record, the United Nations said on Thursday, contributing to climate-related disasters…
Roberto Carlos to tour Egypt raising awareness on Hepatitis C
Egypt
February 16, 2018
Roberto Carlos to tour Egypt raising awareness on Hepatitis C
football legend Roberto Carlos arrived at Cairo International Airport on Thursday an EgyptAir flight incoming from Madrid, to participate in one…
In world’s worst cholera outbreak, vaccine talks hang in the balance
Middle East
December 29, 2017
In world’s worst cholera outbreak, vaccine talks hang in the balance
A cholera epidemic in Yemen, one of the worst ever recorded, is likely to surge again around March, giving global…
Thousands of schools close as smog envelopes India, Pakistan
Environment
November 9, 2017
Thousands of schools close as smog envelopes India, Pakistan
Schools closed across large swathes of north India on Thursday as a hazardous fog of toxic pollution cloaked the region…
Ukraine passes long-delayed health reforms praised by West
World
October 19, 2017
Ukraine passes long-delayed health reforms praised by West
Ukrainian lawmakers voted through a long-delayed overhaul of the health system on Thursday that the state’s Western backers say will…
In Madagascar, plague outbreak now threatens largest cities
World
October 16, 2017
In Madagascar, plague outbreak now threatens largest cities
As plague cases rose last week in Madagascar’s capital, many city dwellers panicked. They waited in long lines for antibiotics…
Vaccination begins in Bangladesh camps to head off cholera outbreak
World
October 10, 2017
Vaccination begins in Bangladesh camps to head off cholera outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) began distributing 900,000 doses of cholera vaccine on Tuesday in Bangladesh’s camps for Rohingya refugees…
Plague in Madagascar hits urban areas, kills 2 dozen people
World
October 3, 2017
Plague in Madagascar hits urban areas, kills 2 dozen people
Authorities in Madagascar are struggling to contain an outbreak of plague that has killed two-dozen people since last month. The…
Why are these countries the most obese? Walking is just one reason
Health & Fitness
September 7, 2017
Why are these countries the most obese? Walking is just one reason
The world is in the middle of a major obesity epidemic, and current trends indicate that it’s only going to…