"The collapse of a building complex under construction has killed 34 people, mostly foreign workers from Benin and Niger, in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, officials said Thursday. Thirteen …
Bacterial infection in Wisconsin may have killed 18; CDC investigating
"A blood infection known as Elizabethkingia has been linked to 18 deaths in Wisconsin and local health officials and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating the source, …
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UN Says 34 Countries Don’t Have Enough Food for Their People
"Thirty four countries — nearly 80 percent of them in Africa — don't have enough food for their people because of conflicts, drought and flooding, according to a U.N. report released …
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Greece refugee crisis: 25 drown off Turkey coast
"In the latest humanitarian disaster to strike refugees trying to get to Europe, at least 25 people are reported to have drowned off the Turkish coast while trying to reach Greece." Source: Greece …
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Google is working with UNICEF to map the spread of the Zika virus
"Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Thursday that its engineers were working with U.N. child agency UNICEF to analyze data in an effort to map and anticipate the spread of the Zika virus, linked to birth …
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Syria conflict: UN steps up aid deliveries as truce holds
"An aid convoy has reached a besieged suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus, as the UN takes advantage of a partial truce brokered by the US and Russia." Source: Syria conflict: UN steps up aid …
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Twenty six missing in mining accident in Russia’s Arctic
"Twenty six miners were missing and four confirmed dead after an accident on Thursday at a coal mine above the Arctic circle owned by a subsidiary of Severstal, Russian prosecutors said on …
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Survey: Public supports use of GMO mosquitoes to fight Zika virus
"The U.S. public overwhelmingly supports introducing genetically engineered mosquitoes to help control the spread of the Zika virus, two Purdue researchers found in a nationwide survey." Source: …
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U.N. Finds ‘Deliberate’ Destruction of Hospitals in Syria
"First, the government soldiers made sure no food could get into rebel-held towns. Then, government planes bombed what health centers remained in those towns, making sure that those who got sick from …
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‘Pandemic’ Asks: Is A Disease That Will Kill Tens Of Millions Coming?
"As public health officials struggle to contain the Zika virus, science writer Sonia Shah tells Fresh Air's Dave Davies that epidemiologists are bracing themselves for what has been called the next …
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