Japan’s ‘Kawasaki disease’ doctor dies at 95
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The Japanese doctor who discovered the mysterious "Kawasaki's disease" -- recently in the headlines for some…
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International
Elevated extreme poverty to persist through 2021: World Bank
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Global economic growth could rebound next year -- but the number of people living in…
4 years ago
US records more than 800 virus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The coronavirus pandemic killed 819 people in the United States in the past 24 hours,…
4 years ago
US Army pressured to rename bases named after pro-slavery generals
WASHINGTON DC, United States (AFP) — A handful of US Army bases named for Civil War generals of the pro-slavery…
4 years ago
Eiffel Tower to reopen to public on June 25
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited sites in Paris, will reopen to the public…
4 years ago
China removes pangolin from traditional medicine list
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China has removed pangolin parts from its official list of traditional medicines, state media reported Tuesday,…
4 years ago
Huge fire breaks out at India gas well blowout
GUWAHATI, India (AFP) -- A huge fire broke out at an oil field near popular ecotourism spots in northeastern India…
4 years ago
WHO calls for new lockdowns in Pakistan as virus surges
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) -- The World Health Organization has told Pakistan it should implement "intermittent" lockdowns to counter a surge…
4 years ago
UK passes 50,000 coronavirus-related deaths
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The number of suspected and confirmed deaths from coronavirus in Britain has passed the grim…
4 years ago
Vietnam’s lychee crop not bearing fruit as prices slump
BAC GIANG, Vietnam (AFP) -- Hundreds of lychee farmers sorted and graded huge piles of the tropical fruit at a…
4 years ago
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