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HK seasonal influenza causes 126 deaths in 2015

​Winter influenza has caused 126 deaths here since Jan. 2, 2015, according to a press release by the Center for Health Protection (CHP) of the Hong Kong Department of Health on Thursday.

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China's supreme court branches out to ease legal actions

China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) opened its first branch in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen on Wednesday to save citizens time and money for traveling to Beijing.

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Japan designates 382 top secrets by 2014 under new law

​The Japanese government designated 382 cases as top secrets subject to protection under the new secrecy law as of the end of December, local media reported Friday.

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Unpaid migrant workers to gain leverage

Hundreds of millions of migrant workers in China are expected to get their wages more easily under a regulation aimed at more effectively punishing employers who refuse to pay them.

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UN warns of missing Ebola response target in parts of West Africa

​The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned of missing Ebola response targets in some areas of West Africa amid two new confirmed cases in Mali.

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China's supreme court launches case-tracking website

The Supreme People's Court (SPC) of China on Thursday officially launched a website for parties to track the progress of their court cases in an effort to boost judicial transparency.

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New dengue vaccine tested in Brazil proven effective

A new dengue vaccine tested in Brazil has proven to be effective in alleviating the disease, the state news agency Agencia Brasil announced Monday.

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China beefs up preventions against Ebola

As intense media coverage on the US Ebola cases continues, China is getting a case of the jitters over the deadly virus as online rumors spread unnecessary fear.

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Ebola cases could reach up to 10,000 per week by December: WHO

​The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned that the Ebola epidemic in West Africa could reach 5,000 to 10,000 cases per week by the first week of December.

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Thyroid cancer nearly doubles every two year in China

China has reported 4.6 times more cases of thyroid cancer over the past decade, with women worst hit.

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South China province sees 1,279 new dengue fever cases

South China's Guangdong Province reported 1,279 new cases of Dengue on Saturday, the local health authorities said Sunday.

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Venezuela confirms 398 Chikungunya, 45,745 dengue cases

Venezuelan Health Minister Nancy Perez on Wednesday confirmed 398 cases of chikungunya virus and 45,745 cases of dengue virus in the country, state media reported.

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92 women raped every day in India last year: official report

​An average of 92 women were raped every day in India, four of them in the capital last year, said an official report Thursday.

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China to set up special IPR courts

China will set up special courts for intellectual property rights (IPR) cases in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, the top legislature has decided.

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China customs investigate 542 drug smuggling cases in one year

China's customs authorities had investigated 542 cases of drug smuggling in one year since June last year, the General Administration of Customs said on Tuesday.

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Over 10,000 Chinese officials probed for corruption in Q1

China's Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) said Wednesday that more than 10,000 officials were investigated for corruption from January to March.

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China to punish crimes in doctor-patient flare-ups

China will severely punish people who insult medical workers or set up shrines to late patients in hospitals, according to a guideline issued on Thursday.