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Polio leaves Ukraine toddler paralyzed: official

KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) -- An 18-month-old child has been left paralyzed after contracting polio in Ukraine in a new case…

‘An amazing ride’: study offers dengue treatment hop

by Sara HUSSEIN TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Dengue affects tens of millions each year, producing brutal symptoms that have earned…

UK cracks down on climate change activists before UN summit

by Callum PATON Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Britain is eager to brandish its environmental credentials before the…

Surfers sidelined as California races to clean up oil spill

by Paula RAMON Agence France-Presse HUNTINGTON BEACH, United States (AFP) - Beaches normally thronged with the bronzed torsos of surfers…

Iraq, UAE sign deal on 5 solar electricity plants

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) - Power-short Iraq inked an agreement on Wednesday for the UAE to build five solar electricity plants with…

Natural gas market soars to record heights

by Roland JACKSON Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - European and UK gas prices surged Wednesday to record peaks,…

General Motors says 2023 car will allow mostly hands-free driving

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - General Motors plans to launch in 2023 a premium model that would enable hands-free…

‘An amazing ride’: study offers dengue treatment hope

by Sara HUSSEIN Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Dengue affects tens of millions each year, producing the brutal symptoms…

WHO recommends use of first malaria vaccine for children

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization on Wednesday endorsed the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine, the first against the mosquito-borne…

EU could start review of Merck Covid pill ‘in days’

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- The EU's medicines watchdog could start a review within days of an oral Covid drug…

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