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Dec192019 by DmediaNo Comments

Dengue Fever Strikes Thousands in Conflict-Torn Yemen

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Yemenis are facing a new battle: Dengue Fever, a potentially fatal illness that spreads in the unsanitary conditions and decimated infrastructure of their conflict-torn country. The World Health Organization says nearly 59,500 suspected cases, including 219 deaths, were recorded in the first 11 months of…

Dec182019 by DmediaNo Comments

WHO Moves Step Closer to Cheaper Breast Cancer Treatment

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The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Wednesday that it had for the first time approved a "biosimilar" medicine — one derived from living sources rather than chemicals — to make breast cancer treatment affordable to women globally.The trastuzumab drug has shown "high efficacy" in curing…

Dec182019 by DmediaNo Comments

In a First, Peruvian With Down Syndrome Runs for Parliament

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Bryan Russell has Down syndrome and does daily speech exercises, putting pens and corks in his mouth to help build up low muscle tone there. He is also waging a long-shot bid to become a national Peruvian lawmaker, going door to door in Lima to…

Dec182019 by DmediaNo Comments

Study: India Leads World in Pollution-Linked Deaths

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India leads the world in pollution-linked deaths, followed by China and Nigeria, according to a report published Wednesday that estimated the global impact of contaminants in the air, water and workplace. The report by the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP) found pollution to…

Dec182019 by DmediaNo Comments

Moscow’s Snowless December Warmest in 133 Years

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Moscow registered the warmest December weather in over a century on Wednesday, as an unusually snowless month put winter activities on hold and confused plants into blooming.One weather station in northern Moscow registered a temperature of 5.4 degrees Celsius (41.7 degrees Fahrenheit), said the Fobos…

Dec182019 by DmediaNo Comments

New Technology Helps Some Patients Avoid Pancreatic Cancer

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Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest kinds of cancer there is because it's almost always found too late. This cancer is hard to detect, and symptoms only show up when the cancer is advanced. But, as VOA's Carol Pearson reports, researchers are beginning to…

Dec182019 by DmediaNo Comments

India Plans Bio-Gas Plants to Tackle Toxic Pollution, But Experts Skeptical

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India is planning to set up more than 100 bio-gas plants and provide thousands of farmers with machines to dispose of crop stubble in a bid to halt the choking crop-burning pollution that blights the country every winter.A major source of the smog that engulfs…

Dec182019 by DmediaNo Comments

Trump Unveils Plan to Import Cheaper Foreign Drugs

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Donald Trump's administration unveiled a plan Wednesday to allow for importation of lower-price prescriptions from Canada and other countries, a cost-saving goal championed by both the US president and Democratic rivals on the 2020 campaign trail."No president in history has ever had an FDA willing…

Dec182019 by DmediaNo Comments

French Strikers Angry About Pension Reform Cut Power to Homes, Companies

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France's warring trade unions on Wednesday defended their decision to cut power to thousands of homes, companies and even the Bank of France to force a weakened government to drop a wide-ranging pension reform.The power cuts added to a sense of chaos in the second…

Dec182019 by DmediaNo Comments

European Planet-Studying Mission Launches from South America

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A European spacecraft launched from South America Wednesday on a three-year mission to study planets in other solar systems.The Characterizing ExOPlanets Satellite (CHEOPS) mission blasted off from Kourou, French Guiana at 0854 GMT (3:54 a.m. EST) atop a Russian Soyuz rocket. The launch came 24…

Dec182019 by DmediaNo Comments

Gunmen Kill 2 Policemen Escorting Polio Team in Pakistan

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Gunmen in Pakistan shot and killed two policemen on Wednesday who were part of the most recent anti-polio drive in the country's rugged and volatile northwest, officials said.The gunmen opened fire as the policemen were heading on foot to the town of Lower Dir in…

Dec172019 by DmediaNo Comments

Did It Keep Its Flavor? Stone-Age ‘Chewing-Gum’ Yields Human DNA

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Danish scientists have managed to extract a complete DNA sample from a piece of birch pitch more than 5,000 years old, used as a kind of chewing gum, a study revealed Tuesday.The Stone-Age sample yielded enough information to determine the source's sex, what she had…

Dec162019 by DmediaNo Comments

‘Obamacare’ Sign-Up Deadline Extended Following Glitches

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People will get more time to sign up for "Obamacare" health insurance, the Trump administration announced Monday, following a spate of computer glitches over the weekend.The new HealthCare.gov deadline is 3 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said in…

Dec162019 by DmediaNo Comments

Study: Vaping Raises Lung Disease Risk, but Less So Than Smoking

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A new U.S. study has concluded that the use of e-cigarettes, called vaping, increases the risk of developing chronic lung diseases, but less so than smoking.The study, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, surveyed 32,000 American adults between 2013 and 2016 who had…

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UN AIDS Agency Fires Whistleblower After Misconduct Probe

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The United Nations' AIDS agency has fired two staffers for financial and sexual misconduct, including a whistleblower whose allegations of being sexually assaulted sparked months of turmoil at the organization. Last March, Martina Brostrom publicly accused a senior UNAIDS director of forcibly kissing her and…

Dec162019 by DmediaNo Comments

Zimbabwe Doctors’ Strike Floods Mission Hospitals with Patients

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With no end in sight to the Zimbabwe doctors' strike over salaries and poor working conditions, desperate patients have looked to church-run mission hospitals for much-needed healthcare. Karanda Mission Hospital, about 200 kilometers north of the capital Harare, is overwhelmed by patients seeking treatment. Columbus…

Dec152019 by DmediaNo Comments

Namibia Rhino Poaching Drops in 2019, After Sharp Rise Last Year

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Rhino poaching in Namibia dropped to 41 individuals killed in all of 2019 so far, compared with nearly 72 during the same period last year, the Ministry of Environment and Tourism said Saturday.Namibia has the second-largest population of white rhinos in the world after South Africa…

Nov152018 by DmediaNo Comments

US Lawmaker Says Facebook Cannot Be Trusted to Regulate Itself

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Democratic U.S. Representative David Cicilline, expected to become the next chairman of House Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel, said on Wednesday that Facebook cannot be trusted to regulate itself and Congress should take action. Cicilline, citing a report in the New York Times on Facebook's efforts…

Nov152018 by DmediaNo Comments

Report: China Appears to Ease North Korea Sanctions

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A U.S. congressional commission said Wednesday that China appears to have relaxed enforcement of sanctions on North Korea and called on the Treasury Department to provide a report on Chinese compliance within 180 days. In its annual report, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission…

Nov152018 by DmediaNo Comments

Poll: Safety, Time Are Women’s Biggest Transportation Concerns

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Safety is the biggest concern for women using public and private transport in five of the world's biggest commuter cities, according to a global poll released Thursday as improving city access for women becomes a major focus globally. A Thomson Reuters Foundation survey of 1,000 women…

Nov152018 by DmediaNo Comments

Draft Brexit Deal Ends Britain’s Easy Access to EU Financial Markets

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The United Kingdom and the European Union have agreed on a deal that will give London's vast financial center only a basic level of access to the bloc's markets after Brexit. The agreement will be based on the EU's existing system of financial market access…

Nov142018 by DmediaNo Comments

FCC Launches First US High-Band 5G Spectrum Auction

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The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday launched the agency's first high-band 5G spectrum auction as it works to clear space for next-generation faster networks. Bidding began Wednesday on spectrum in the 28 GHz band and will be followed by bidding for spectrum in the 24 GHz band. The FCC…

Nov142018 by DmediaNo Comments

As Laws Fail to Slow Online Sex Trade, Experts Turn to Tech

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The online sale of sex slaves is going strong despite new U.S. laws to clamp down on the crime, data analysts said Wednesday, urging a wider use of technology to fight human trafficking. In April, the United States passed legislation aimed at making it easier…

Nov142018 by DmediaNo Comments

May’s Brexit ‘Moment of Truth’

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Britain’s Theresa May scrambled Wednesday to sell to her Cabinet a draft Brexit divorce agreement British negotiators concluded after months of wrangling with their European Union counterparts. But the 500-page draft remains a source of deep dispute within Britain’s ruling Conservative party and also in…

Nov142018 by DmediaNo Comments

Soft Wearable Tech is Helping People Move

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Robots with rigid metal frames are being used to help the paralyzed walk and have applications that could one day grant military fighters extra power on the battlefield. The problem is that they're uncomfortable and heavy. But researchers at Harvard University are working on lighter,…

Nov142018 by DmediaNo Comments

Inside the FedEx Hub: How Packages Arrive at Your Door

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Several hundred private cargo planes in the United States deliver millions of packages per year. The FedEx superhub in Memphis Tennessee works around the clock to get parcels delivered to customers and hopefully - on time. VOA's Lesia Bakalets traveled to Memphis to learn what…

Nov142018 by DmediaNo Comments

Fuel Shortages the New Normal in Venezuela as Oil Industry Unravels

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With chronic shortages of basic goods afflicting her native Venezuela, Veronica Perez used to drive from supermarket to supermarket in her grey Chevrolet Aveo searching for food. But the 54-year-old engineer has abandoned the practice because of shortages of something that should be abundant in…

Nov132018 by DmediaNo Comments

Nigerian Firm Takes Blame for Routing Google Traffic Through China

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Nigeria's Main One Cable took responsibility Tuesday for a glitch that temporarily caused some Google global traffic to be misrouted through China, saying it accidentally caused the problem during a network upgrade. The issue surfaced Monday afternoon as internet monitoring firms ThousandEyes and BGPmon said some traffic to Alphabet's Google had been routed…