HANOI, March 14 -- Vietnam's central Nghe An province has become the latest locality in the country hit by African swine fever (ASF), local media reported on Thursday.
After an ASF outbreak was detected in Quynh Luu district, all 22 infected pigs have been culled to prevent the animal disease from spreading, daily...
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Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
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HANOI, Jan. 24 -- Vietnamese police officers will be mobilized to patrol at general and specialized hospitals from national to district level, to protect medical workers, local media reported on Thursday.
The patrol is part of joint efforts between the healthcare sector and the public security sector in response...
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
BANGKOK, Jan. 22 -- Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said Tuesday it has joined hotel association and private sectors to launch an environment project to reduce plastic use, according to local media.
The Thai Hotels Association (THA) will cooperate with the TAT in various campaigns including encouraging hotels...
Thursday, January 17, 2019
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China -- You might not think much about the plastic straw in your mouth when you take a sip from your drink cup on your way to the cinema or at lunch, but these small pieces of plastic can have a large effect on the natural environment.
Amid the nationwide call to reduce plastic product usage to the protect environment,...
Saturday, January 5, 2019
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TOKYO - The owner of a Japanese sushi restaurant chain on Saturday set a record by paying more than $3 million for a bluefin tuna in the year’s first auction at Tokyo’s new fish market, exceeding his own record price of 2013.
Kiyoshi Kimura, who owns the Sushizanmai chain, paid 333.6 million yen ($3.1 million)...
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
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UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 2 -- An estimated 395,072 babies will be born around the world on New Year's Day 2019, with a quarter in South Asia alone, read a statement Tuesday by the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).
"As the clock strikes midnight, Sydney will greet an estimated 168 babies,...
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
NEW YORK, jun. 01 -- The photo of a U.S. man wearing a sign seeking a kidney donor for his sick wife has gone viral on social media, according to media reports.
The photo, taken in a supermarket, shows the man wearing a sign on his back that reads, "In need of a kidney for my wife, B+" with contact information.
The...
Wednesday, December 26, 2018
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BANGKOK, Dec .26 -- Thailand approved marijuana for medical use and research on Tuesday, however recreational use of the drug remains illegal.
The National Legislative Assembly's 166 members in Thailand voted in favor of the change before the New Year's holidays. 13 members abstained from the vote but nobody...
Sunday, December 23, 2018
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OSLO, Dec. 23 -- New research showed that the Arctic loses 14,000 tons of water each second, as melting of the ice in the areas around the North Pole tripled, news agency NTB reported Sunday.
The research was published in the journal Environmental Research Letters and was conducted by scientists from Chile,...
Monday, December 17, 2018
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NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a wearable sensing system for bumblebees to collect data.
The data, however, are not about bees themselves. Instead, the device collects data about location, temperature and humidity which can be used to figure out the health of...
Sunday, December 16, 2018
BRUSSELS, Dec. 16 -- Thousands of protestors clashed with police during march against a UN migration pact here on Sunday, while a peaceful counter-protest in favour of the pact drew over 1,000 people on the same day.
The march against the Untied Nations Global Compact for Migration, signed in Marrakech last week,...
Monday, December 10, 2018
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
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SEOUL, Dec. 5 -- South Korea was hit Wednesday by the first cold wave this winter, with the mercury falling below zero in many regions across the country, according to the weather service.
Temperatures dropped by 10 to 15 degrees Wednesday from the previous day nationwide, according to the Korea Meteorological...
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WELLINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The New Zealand Green Investment Finance Ltd was launched on Wednesday with a 100 million NZ dollars (69 million U.S. dollars) fund to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The fund is a central plank in the government's plan to transition to a clean, green, carbon-neutral New Zealand, Prime Minister...
Saturday, December 1, 2018
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BEIJING, Dec. 1 -- A 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit Alaska, United States at 1:29 a.m. Saturday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
The epicenter was monitored at 61.35 degrees north latitude and 150.06 degrees west longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 40 km, the center...
Monday, November 26, 2018
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26-- The deadliest wildfire in the history of the U.S. state of California that has killed at least 85 people was finally brought under control after burning for more than two weeks, authorities said on Sunday.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) tweeted that the...
Saturday, November 24, 2018
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NOVEMBER 24, 2018-
Climate change will cost the U.S. economy hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the century, hitting everything from health to infrastructure, according to a government report issued on Friday that the White House called inaccurate.
The congressionally mandated report, written with...
Sunday, November 4, 2018
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A 36-year-old man restores a little peace to the families of the dead by rebuilding the faces of people normally too deteriorated to be exposed to open coffin.
Pierre-Maxime Fugère is not afraid of the dead, regardless of their condition. He is a thanatologist specialized in reconstructive surgery after death....
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A teenage girl from Blainville suffered more than a year of leg pain that neither doctors nor exams could explain, until a surgeon discovered that she was struggling to walk because her bones were twisted.
Catherine Bélanger's disease, aged 16, was invisible. No X-ray could detect the problem. And as her condition...
