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World's highest ER battles to save lives on Everest
AFP, Published on 01/06/2018
» EVEREST BASE CAMP (NEPAL) - As word came over the radio that a Sherpa had been struck on the head by a falling rock high on Everest, the three doctors at base camp jumped into action, fully aware that saving him would be a life-or-death race against the unpredictable mountain.
In war-torn Syria, 'cat man' starts rare animal clinic
AFP, Published on 04/06/2018
» KAFR NAHA (SYRIA) - At an unlikely cat shelter in rebel-held northern Syria, Mohammed Alaa al-Jaleel gently holds a feline patient on her back as an ultrasound probe is rolled across her pregnant belly.
Spain's first Franco-era 'stolen babies' trial begins
AFP, Published on 26/06/2018
» MADRID - An 85-year-old Spanish doctor will appear in a Madrid court on Tuesday, the first person to go on trial over thousands of suspected cases of babies stolen from their mothers during the Franco era.
Spain's first Franco-era 'stolen babies' trial begins
AFP, Published on 26/06/2018
» MADRID - The first trial in Spain over thousands of suspected cases of babies stolen from their mothers during the Franco era opened in Madrid Tuesday as an 85-year-old Spanish doctor appeared in the dock.
'Unnecessary rescues' soar in Nepal on profits from insurance payouts
AFP, Published on 28/06/2018
» LUKLA (NEPAL) - Tourists hiking in Nepal's Himalayan mountains are being pressured into costly helicopter evacuations at the first sight of trouble by guides linked to powerful brokers who are making a fortune on "unnecessary rescues", industry insiders say.
Syrian girl, 8, born with no legs, finds hope in Turkey
AFP, Published on 29/06/2018
» ISTANBUL - Earlier this month, Maya Merhi, 8, who was born with no legs due to a congenital condition, was moving around a Syrian displaced persons camp on artificial limbs made of plastic tubing and tin cans.
Record 3 in 5 HIV-carriers now have access to drugs: UN
AFP, Published on 18/07/2018
» PARIS: Almost three in five people infected with HIV, or 21.7 million globally, took antiretroviral therapy in 2017 -- a new record for anti-AIDS drug access, the UN's HIV/AIDS agency said Wednesday.
Viral post inflames public anger in China vaccine scandal
AFP, Published on 24/07/2018
» BEIJING: China's newest product safety scare burst onto the public consciousness when an obscure essay alleging corruption in the pharmaceutical industry become an internet sensation, exposing widespread anger and distrust after a string of scandals.
Strong quake kills 13, injures hundreds, on Indonesia holiday island
AFP, Published on 29/07/2018
» LOMBOK (INDONESIA) - A powerful earthquake on the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok killed at least 13 people, injured hundreds and damaged thousands of homes on Sunday, officials said.
7.0 quake rocks Lombok, tsunami alert cancelled
AFP, Published on 06/08/2018
» LOMBOK, Indonesia: A powerful earthquake rocked Indonesia's Lombok Sunday, sending people running from their homes and triggering a tsunami alert that was cancelled.