BUCHAREST, Romania – Officials said most of the 27 people who died when a heavy metal band’s pyrotechnical show sparked…
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Cult leader in China who promised supernatural powers sentenced to life for rape, fraud
BEIJING – A court in southern China says a man accused of being a cult leader has been convicted of…
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TB surpasses HIV/AIDS as top killer: Drug quality control needs to change
The World Health Organization published new data this week revealing that tuberculosis has become the world’s leading infectious killer. About…
Read MoreAustralian coroner warns people aren’t safe in boats after leaping crocodile kills fisherman
CANBERRA, Australia – The extraordinary death of a fisherman who was snatched from his boat by a leaping crocodile has…
Read MoreMexico: 4 members of teachers union arrested in Oaxaca, battleground for education reform
MEXICO CITY – Mexico has arrested four members of a radical teachers union in the southern state of Oaxaca, ground…
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Breastfeeding pain linked to postpartum depression
Women who stop breastfeeding due to pain or difficulty getting babies to nurse may be more likely to develop postpartum…
Read MoreFDA approves Amgen’s injected immunotherapy for melanoma
U.S. health regulators on Tuesday approved Amgen Inc’s novel cancer immunotherapy for injection into melanoma lesions and lymph nodes of…
Read MoreEU lawmakers reject plan to allow countries opt out from GMO rules
BRUSSELS – European Union lawmakers have rejected a draft law that would have allowed countries to ban certain genetically modified…
Read MoreTurkey’s PM confirms military fired at Kurdish forces in northern Syria
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey’s prime minister has confirmed that the Turkish military has attacked the main Kurdish force in northern…
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WHO experts signal victory over one of three polio strains
GENEVA – The world should stop vaccinating children against one of the three strains of the crippling polio virus as…
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