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Beyond taps and toilets in Alaska
Safe, clean drinking water and sewerage facilities are basic necessities you would hope to find in one of the wealthiest countries in the world. But that's not always the case in the US.
Mar 17, 2015
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Condoms scarce in teen pregnancy-plagued Venezuela
Condoms are the latest item to become scarce—and costly—in Venezuela.
Feb 9, 2015
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Blow-up hospitals help Philippine typhoon effort
Inflatable field hospitals have been erected in the typhoon-ravaged Philippines city of Tacloban, part of a huge international relief effort to help millions hit by the storm.
Nov 21, 2013
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Haiti victims file cholera lawsuit against UN (Update)
Victims of a Haiti cholera epidemic Wednesday filed a lawsuit demanding compensation from the United Nations over an outbreak that killed more than 8,300 people.
Oct 9, 2013
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Cholera kills eight in southern Nigeria
Cholera has killed eight people in southern Nigeria and ten others have been hospitalised, health officials said Thursday, in the latest outbreak to hit the country following a heavy rainy season.
Sep 5, 2013
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New contamination scare hits N. Zealand dairy industry
A new contamination scare hit New Zealand's multi-billion dollar dairy industry on Monday after it was revealed a milk product with excessive nitrate levels had been exported to China.
Aug 19, 2013
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Interview: UN puts spotlight on 'stunted' kids
(AP)—The United Nations Children's Fund says more than a quarter of children under the age of 5 worldwide are permanently "stunted" from malnutrition, leaving them physically and intellectually weak and representing a scandalous ...
Apr 16, 2013
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Poisoned lotto winner's brother sought more tests
(AP)—The brother of a Chicago man poisoned with cyanide shortly after winning the lottery said Monday he is the family member who asked authorities to reconsider the initial finding that his sibling had died of natural ...
Feb 12, 2013
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Danger at home lurks in pills, plants, chemicals and more
(HealthDay) -- If you have children or pets, you've probably looked around your house to see what potential hazards you need to lock up or move, like the cleaning products under the sink. But it's easy to overlook something ...
Jun 8, 2012
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Poisoning 'Can happen to anyone'
(HealthDay) -- It's easy to think that a poisoning won't happen to you or someone you love, especially if you've taken precautions like locking up your cleaning products and other chemicals.
Jun 8, 2012
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