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An exceptionally powerful atmospheric river fueled the deadly early April flooding disaster in the central and southern ...

The international community has a golden opportunity to start reining in the escalating, mostly ignored global burden of chronic kidney disease.

April 22, 2025 • Catholics around the world are in mourning following the death of Pope Francis. We go to one tiny church in Gaza, the Holy Family Church, which had a very personal relationship ...

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The World Bank Group has a strong commitment to the Dominican Republic to improve people's lives by enhancing access to quality public services, increasing the number of high-quality jobs through ...

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Almost 130,000 people from all over the world have bid farewell to Francis ... DHC-6 Twin Otter plunging into the water in Hua Hin, around 125 miles south of the capital, Bangkok.

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Of every 100 infections last reported around the world, more than 22 were reported from countries in Asia and the Middle East. The region is reporting a million new infections about every 6 days ...

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The Chinese red-headed centipede (Scolopendra subspines), one of the world’s largest centipedes, is used in Eastern medicine. Typically measuring around 8 inches long, these centipedes can be found ...