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Greatest Decline in Malaria Cases in Southeast Asia

Mumbai — Although India accounted for 88 percent of malaria cases in the Southeast Asia region in 2019, the country contributed to the largest drop in cases region-wide since 2000, a new report by the […]

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Mother of Student With Disability Slams School’s Mask Rules

WEST NORFOLK, England—An English mom is battling her daughter’s high school over its alleged insistence that the mentally challenged girl wear a mask. However, school officials strongly dispute the mother’s version of events, saying the […]

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Strong Arm of the Law: Russian Police Hold Video Fitness Challenge

STAVROPOL, Russia — Law enforcement officers in Russia showed off their “guns” in an online challenge to promote health and wellness. Police from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation based in the […]

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Bilateral Amputee Tutors Tribal Children for Free

“Good morning, teacher,” a loud and clear chorus rings out as Pratibha Hilim, enters the verandah of her home in Maharashtra’s Karhe village, in Palghar district, where an open-air class is underway. Hilim, a bilateral […]

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Brazilian Sloths Hang Out in City Square

TEOFILO OTONI, Brazil—Most sloths prefer spending their time in the tropical rain forests of Central and South America. But that’s not the case in Teofilo Otoni, a city of about 135,000 residents in southeast Brazil, […]

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Bodybuilder’s Mounting Hospital Bills Leave Family Facing Homelessness

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates—The family of a once-comatose bodybuilder is facing eviction in the face of a growing mound of hospital bills. Tristan Alberts suffered a traumatic brain injury and respiratory failure when he […]

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Anti-Trash Activist Collects 2,500 Discarded COVID-19 Masks In France

AVIGNON, France—An activist on a more than 500-mile walk to raise awareness about plastic waste has already collected over 2,500 discarded coronavirus masks. Eddie Platt, 42, originally from Leeds, England, is making his way across […]

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Couple Dodges Disease With 10-Year Sailing Trip Around the World

PORTO, Portugal—A French husband and wife quit their successful careers to embark on the journey of a lifetime — and not even the onset of a global pandemic has interfered with that plan. Jean-Benoit, 54, […]