Canadian oil sands city evacuated as wildfire draws near
FORT MCMURRAY, Canada, May 15, 2024 (AFP) - Thousands of residents of Fort McMurray, a city in Canada's major oil-producing…
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First patient to get gene-edited pig kidney transplant dies
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2024 (AFP) - The first living patient to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died…
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Millions suffer ‘severe’ food insecurity in Burkina, Mali, Niger: rights group
ABIDJAN, May 6, 2024 (AFP) - The number of people suffering from "severe" food insecurity in the military-ruled Sahel…
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H5N1 strain of bird flu found in milk: WHO
GENEVA, April 19, 2024 (AFP) - The H5N1 bird flu virus strain has been detected in very high concentrations in…
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Japan dietary supplement maker probes five deaths
TOKYO, March 29, 2024 (AFP) - A Japanese drugmaker said on Friday it is investigating five deaths potentially linked to…
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Nations fail to reach pandemic accord: talks to resume April
By Robin MILLARD GENEVA, March 28, 2024 (AFP) - Two years of talks aimed at striking a landmark global agreement…
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Japan drugmaker reports two more deaths in supplement scare
A Japanese drugmaker whose dietary supplements are at the centre of a growing health scare reported on Thursday two more…
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Latin America, Caribbean set for record dengue season
WASHINGTON, March 29, 2024 (AFP) - Latin America and the Caribbean should prepare for their worst dengue season ever, as…
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Japan drugmaker reports death after health supplement recall
TOKYO, March 26, 2024 (AFP) - A Japanese drugmaker said Tuesday it is investigating one death from kidney dysfunction potentially…
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Surging nervous system disorders now top cause of illness: study
Conditions affecting the nervous system -- such as strokes, migraines and dementia -- have surged past heart disease to…
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‘Man in iron lung’ dead at 78: family
A polio survivor known as the "man in the iron lung" has died aged 78, according to his family and…
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Covid lowered life expectancy by 1.6 years worldwide: study
By Daniel Lawler PARIS, March 11, 2024 (AFP) - Covid-19 caused the average life expectancy of people worldwide to fall…
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