Bangkok says work from home as pollution blankets city
BANGKOK, Feb 15, 2024 (AFP) - Bangkok city employees have been told to work from home to avoid harmful air…
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Health
First child cured of rare brain tumour ‘offers real hope’
By Isabelle Tourne and Daniel Lawler When Lucas was diagnosed with a rare type of brain tumour at the age…
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US officials confirm rare human case of bubonic plague
LOS ANGELES, Feb 14, 2024 (AFP) - Officials in the US state of Oregon have said they are dealing with…
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Brazil on dengue fever alert
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 6, 2024 (AFP) - Sao Paulo opened an emergency operations center Tuesday to deal with a…
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Thai government says will ban recreational cannabis use
The Thai government will urgently move a bill to ban the recreational use of cannabis, the health minister said on…
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Child pneumonia spikes in Pakistan’s smoggy winter
LAHORE, Pakistan, Feb 2, 2024 (AFP) - In a Pakistan paediatric ward, a chorus of infant coughs and straining lungs…
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Five key facts about cancer
By Olivier THIBAULT PARIS, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) - With nearly 10 million deaths and nearly 20 million new cases…
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New cancer cases to soar 77% by 2050: WHO
GENEVA, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) - The number of new cancer cases will rise to more than 35 million in…
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More than one billion now afflicted by obesity: Lancet
More than one billion people around the world are now suffering from obesity with the number having more than quadrupled…
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Ukraine women fear premature birth at frontline hospital
By Emmanuel PEUCHOT With a pink jumper covering her round belly, Yana Lyakh was all smiles at a Ukraine hospital…
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