Category: News
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US agency says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn’t work. So what does?
Pseudoephedrine-containing versions of Sudafed, Claritin D and other products remain available without a prescription
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CDC says bird flu virus likely mutated within a US patient
Scientists believe mutations may allow virus to better bind to receptors in upper airways of humans — something they say is concerning but not cause for alarm
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Drought, fire, deforestation ravaged Amazon rainforest in 2024
2024 marks the worst year for Amazon fires since 2005
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Ukrainian soldiers find rest, restoration at Carpathian mountain retreat
As Russia’s war against Ukraine enters its third year, centers focused on soldiers’ rehabilitation and mental health are appearing across Ukraine. An active serviceman started one such place in his village in the Carpathian Mountains. Omelyan Oshchudlyak has the story. Videographer: Yuriy Dankevych
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Five years on, WHO urges China to share COVID origins data
The WHO recounted how on Dec. 31, 2019, its country office in China picked up a media statement from the health authorities in Wuhan concerning cases of ‘viral pneumonia’ in the city
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India rocket launches space docking mission
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced plans last year to send a man to the moon by 2040
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Record-breaking heat likely to continue in 2025, accelerating climate change
This year’s UN Environment Program’s Emissions Gap report warns that temperatures are likely to rise to 3.1 degrees Celsius by the end of the century if preventive action is not taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere