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April 15, 2019

AP Exclusive: UN whistleblower targeted in misconduct probe

A year after claims of sexual assault and harassment rocked the U.N. agency that fights HIV, UNAIDS looked like it might be ...

April 12, 2019

UN says Congo's Ebola outbreak not yet a global emergency

The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo does not yet warrant being declared a global emergency but is of "deep concern," the ...

April 12, 2019

The Latest: WHO says Ebola outbreak not yet global emergency

The Latest on Ebola outbreak in Congo (all times local): 7:20 p.m. The World Health Organization says that while the ongoing ...

April 09, 2019

NYC declares measles emergency

New York City has declared a health emergency over a measles outbreak and ordered mandatory vaccinations for people who may ...

April 02, 2019

WHO says Ebola cases rising in eastern Congo after violence

The World Health Organization says Ebola is on the rise in eastern Congo following a series of attacks on health facilities.

March 22, 2019

UN: Ebola increasing in Congo due to 'security challenges'

The World Health Organization says Ebola has spiked in Congo in recent days because of "increased security challenges," a ...

March 20, 2019

Smoking strong pot daily raises psychosis risk, study finds

Smoking high-potency marijuana every day could increase the chances of developing psychosis by nearly five times, according ...

March 19, 2019

EU check of Polish slaughterhouses finds document issues

European Commission veterinary inspectors have uncovered document irregularities at slaughterhouses in Poland, but found no ...

March 16, 2019

Rory McIlroy blames PGA Tour for slow play 'epidemic'

Rory McIlroy says slow play on the PGA Tour has become an epidemic. McIlroy and playing partners Phil Mickelson and Matt ...

March 13, 2019

Expert urges UN remedies for lead poisoning victims

A human rights expert on Wednesday urged the United Nations to take "immediate action" to provide justice and remedies to ...

March 07, 2019

EU Court says public must have access to weed killer studies

An EU high court says that the European Food Safety Authority should not have refused the public access to studies on the ...

February 23, 2019

8 die of measles in Ukraine this year as outbreak worsens

Eight people have died of measles in Ukraine since the start of the year, already half as many as died in the whole of 2018, ...

February 12, 2019

Horseracing to resume in Britain after equine flu contained

Horseracing in Britain is to resume on Wednesday with strict biosecurity protocols after an outbreak of equine flu.

February 07, 2019

Horse racing in UK off until Wednesday at earliest over flu

Horse racing in Britain has been canceled until at least Wednesday over an outbreak of equine flu. The British Horseracing ...

February 07, 2019

Horse racing canceled in Britain over flu outbreak

Horse racing has been canceled in Britain on Thursday due to an equine flu outbreak. The British Horseracing Authority said ...

February 04, 2019

Poland says no sick cows slaughtered; EU begins inspection

Polish government officials denied that sick cows were slaughtered for meat in Poland as European Union investigators began ...

February 01, 2019

Polish envoy to Slovakia summoned over tainted meat scandal

Slovakia's agriculture minister summoned the Polish ambassador to Bratislava on Friday over a scandal in which meat from sick ...

January 31, 2019

Poland exported 5,500 pounds of meat from sick cows to EU

Thousands of pounds of meat from sick cows who were slaughtered illegally in Poland were exported to 10 other European Union ...

January 29, 2019

Food industry sway over public health gets new scrutiny

The tweet from a group that finances development in Latin America was direct: Sodas do not offer beauty or joy, just a lot ...