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India poised to introduce death penalty for child rapists

TheIndiangovernmenthasmovedtoimposethedeathpenaltyforpeopleconvictedofrapingachildundertheageof12tocombatariseincrimesinvolvingsexualviolence.Anordinancewasappr

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Rape cases spark new political protest movement in India

ThousandsofpeoplehavetakentothestreetsacrossIndiainreactiontoaseriesofhigh-profilerapecases,insomeofthelargestmassdemonstrationsheldinthecountrysincetherapeandm

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Deadly tick-borne disease on the rise in China

It’salmostpeakseasonforadeadlyvirusspreadbyticksinChina.Infact,thenumberofpeopleaffectedbythediseasecalledseverefeverwiththrombocytopeniasyndrome(SFTS)hasexplod

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Four in 10 cancer cases could be prevented by lifestyle changes

Almostfourin10cancercasesintheUKcouldbepreventedifBritishpeoplechangedtheirlifestylesbydrinkinglessalcohol,keepingtheirweightdown,ditchingcigarettesandavoidingo

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66 cases confirmed in Portuguese measles outbreak

ThenumberofconfirmedcasesinameaslesoutbreakinnorthernPortugalhasreached66,thecountry'sDirectorate-GeneralofHealth(DGS)announcedonThursday.Themajorityofthecasesa

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China improves judicial services, ensures fairness, justice: report

LettingthepublicfeelfairnessandjusticeineveryjudicialcaseisthegoalofcourtsacrossChina,aworkreportoftheSupremePeople'sCourt(SPC)saidFriday.From2013to2017,theSPCh

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EU witnesses four-fold rise in measles cases

TheEuropeanUnion(EU)iswitnessinganunprecedentedfour-foldincreaseinmeaslescasesduetolowimmunization,warnedtheWorldHealthOrganization.In2017,thediseaseaffected21,

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WHO warns of soaring rates of measles in Europe

Europehasseenabigsurgeinmeaslescasesin2017,whichtheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysisatragedyafterarecordlowof5,273casesin2016.Casesincreasedfour-fold,withmorethan20

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Yellow fever toll rises to 81 in Brazil

Brazil'sHealthMinistrysaidonTuesdaythattheregionalyellowfeveroutbreakhaskilled81peopleintheLatinAmericancountry.Accordingtotheministry,atotalof213yellowfevercas

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Infectious diseases kill 2,198 in China in December

Atotalof2,198peoplediedasaresultofinfectiousdiseasesontheChinesemainlandinDecember2017,officialdatashowed.AccordingtotheNationalHealthandFamilyPlanningCommissio

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Yellow fever kills 53 people in SE Brazil

Thedeathtollfromyellowfeverinheavily-populatedsoutheastBrazilhasrisento53,accordingtoBrazil'sHealthMinistry.Overthereportedperiod,fromJuly2017toJan.23,theregion

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Yellow fever kills 53 people in SE Brazil<br>

Thedeathtollfromyellowfeverinheavily-populatedsoutheastBrazilhasrisento53,accordingtoBrazil'sHealthMinistry.Overthereportedperiod,fromJuly2017toJan.23,theregion

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String of brutal rapes shocks India

Fiveallegedrapes,mostlyofminors,withinfivedaysinthenorthernIndianstateofHaryana,hasforcedtheissueofsexualviolencebackontoIndia'snationalagenda,provokingwidespre

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LA prosecutors weighing charges against James Toback

ProsecutorsinLosAngelesareweighingcriminalchargesinfivecasesagainstwriteranddirectorJamesToback.LosAngelesCountydistrictattorney’sofficespokesmanGregRislingsays

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515 cholera cases recorded in Zambian capital

Choleracaseshaverisento515inLusaka,theZambiancapital,itshealthministrysaidonWednesday.MinistryofHealthPermanentSecretaryinChargeofAdministrationKennedyMalamatol

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China's customs handled 2,773 smuggling cases till October

Chinesecustomsregistered2,773smugglingcasesinthefirst10monthsoftheyear,saidacustomsspokesmanonThursday.The"SwordGuardingtheCountry'sGate2017"campaignaimedtotake

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Malaria alert issued in S. Africa

SouthAfricanhealthauthoritiesonTuesdayissuedamalariaalertafterhighnumbersofmalariacaseswerereported.Everyoneisatriskofcontractingmalariainmalariousareasbutchild