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Chronic Diseases Are Killing More in Poorer Countries

Chronic diseases like cancer and heart disease are rising fast in low- and middle-income countries, striking far younger populations than in rich countries and causing much...

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Hollywood

Idris Elba Partners With African Soccer Stars To Fight Ebola

The CDC Foundation, actor Idris Elba and a global team of African soccer stars, international health and aid organizations today announced the launch of Africa United, a gl...

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Health

Supreme Court sets up ‘social justice bench’

The Supreme Court has ordered to set up a special ‘Social Justice Bench’ to exclusively hear cases concerning social issues. The issues would range from women s...

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Sustainable Development

UN secretary-general says no plans to reduce sustainable development goals

In his report, Ban Ki-moon backs the 17 goals and 169 targets proposed by the UN working group, despite the difficulty member states may have in communicating them The UN s...

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Health

‘Superbugs’ Kill India’s Babies and Pose an Overseas Threat

AMRAVATI, India — A deadly epidemic that could have global implications is quietly sweeping India, and among its many victims are tens of thousands of newborns dying ...

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Health

2 dose HPV vaccines recommended by WHO to protect against cervical cancer

Girls can be vaccinated with two doses of HPV vaccine to protect against cervical cancer instead of three, the World Health Organization now advises, based in part on Canad...

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Hollywood

Bruce Springsteen And Chris Martin Join U2 For World AIDS Day

As the world reaches a tipping point in the AIDS fight, (RED) and its iconic partners Apple, Bank of America, The Coca-Cola Company and Starbucks marked World AIDS Day 2014...

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Health

How close are we to finding a cure for HIV?

World Aids Day takes place on 1 December, with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) continuing to be a major global public health issue. So far, Acquired Immunodeficiency...

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Festivals

‘Ashamed’ a short film promoted by Pocket Films goes viral

Mumbai, December, 2014: ‘Ashamed’ a short film promoted by ‘Pocket Films’ is a film with a powerful impact and les...

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Environment

Years Of Living Dangerously: Merchants Of Doubt hiding An Inconvenient Truth

Next December, 196 nations will meet in Paris to agree a course of action to respond to climate change. They will do so under the auspices of the UN framework convention on...

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