HARARE, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The death toll from Zimbabwe's worst recorded cholera epidemic has risen to nearly 500, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, in a sign of the rapidly deepening crisis. ... > full story
BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — China has lifted to six the number of babies believed killed from drinking toxic milk formula and raised the number affected to 294,000, months after a scare that has battered confidence among local and foreign consumers. ... > full story
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The United Nations on Monday urged countries across the world to expand screening of newborn infants exposed to the virus that causes AIDS, saying it could save the lives of countless children. ... > full story
HARARE, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Hundreds of angry Zimbabweans attacked soldiers carrying out a crackdown on illegal foreign currency trading in the capital Harare on Monday in a further sign of the country's collapse. ... > full story
BEIJING, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — The new face of AIDS in China is a shy man with a heavy provincial accent, a weathered face and the rough hands of a manual worker. ... > full story
HARARE, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — The Zimbabwean capital, Harare, is offering free graves for victims of a cholera outbreak sweeping the southern African state, which a United Nations agency says is only the tip of a health crisis. ... > full story
JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — Zimbabwe's opposition vowed to resist any compromise that would leave it sidelined in a unity government with President Robert Mugabe's party at new talks on Tuesday. ... > full story
BERLIN, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — German authorities have quarantined a British ship cruising the river Rhine after an outbreak of the highly contagious norovirus, a spokeswoman for the German Red Cross said on Tuesday. ... > full story
JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — Zimbabwe's opposition vowed to resist any compromise that would leave it sidelined in a unity government with President Robert Mugabe's party at new talks due to start on Tuesday. ... > full story
OTTAWA, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — One-month-old conjoined twins died on Thursday on board an airliner that was taking them from Europe to the United States for medical treatment, a Canadian newspaper reported. ... > full story
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EU Gives 9 Million Euros to Zimbabwe Against Cholera Dec. 2, 2008 (Deutsche Welle, Germany) — The European Commission said Tuesday it was providing 9 million euros ($11.4 million) in funds to help Zimbabwe deal with a cholera outbreak that ...
Harare diary: 'Too much to take' Dec. 2, 2008 (BBC News) — Esther (not her real name), 28, a professional living and working in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, describes how the daily struggle to survive is ...
Fears that cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe could worsen Nov. 30, 2008 (Daily Mail, UK) — Zimbabwe health authorities say 425 people have died in a cholera outbreak and they are concerned it will worsen with the onset of the rainy ...
Heart-Healthy Weekends Mar. 6, 2008 (Shape Magazine) — Who needs a heart-shaped box of chocolates or a bouquet that doesn't last the week? You need a vacation! We tracked down three hot spots* for a ...
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