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Australian State Budget Rests On Covid-19 Containment

MELBOURNE, Australia — South-eastern Australian state of Victoria’s budget rests on the assumption the state won’t have another prolonged coronavirus lockdown. The seventh budget by Treasurer Tim Pallas, unveiled on May 19, forecasts any further outbreaks of […]

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Women In Rural Pakistan Reap Kitchen Garden Advantage

KARACHI, Pakistan — “My five children often slept hungry when my husband did not get work,” Khadija Bibi, a 37-year-old from Thatta in Sindh province of Pakistan, told Zenger News. “He is a mason helper and […]

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VIDEO: Helicopter Rescues Injured Mariner Off Hawaiian Coast 

Coast Guard rescue teams airlifted an injured mariner from the Vicious Cycle, a commercial fishing vessel, 130 miles southwest of the Hawaiian island of Kailua Kona on April 27. An Air Station Barbers Point MH-65 […]

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Study: UK COVID Strain Is 45 Percent More Contagious

The British variant of COVID-19 is more contagious than the original virus, a recent study from Tel Aviv University shows. In fact, it’s 45 percent more contagious. Researchers analyzed data from some 300,000 PCR tests […]

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Playing Their Song: Music Helps Raise Successful Children

Seeking to support their children’s development, some parents encourage them to study music. “Children are generally interested in music and dance,” said Víctor Villegas Segovia, a private saxophone teacher in Veracruz. But it’s helpful to […]

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Health Alert: Sleep Is Not A Luxury, It’s A Necessity

Too many of us neglect sleep — with serious consequences. Some people, bearing big responsibilities, consider sleep a luxury. But subjecting the body to long hours without rest is detrimental to one’s health. Working at night […]

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Cure For Deadly Brain Cancer May Be On Its Way

Glioblastoma is a particularly aggressive form of brain cancer, accounting for half of all primary brain cancers. It has a 40 percent survival rate after a year and just 5 percent after five years, even […]