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Can't shift belly fat? A dietitian explains what you need to cut from your diet
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DR Congo Ebola deaths pass 1,000
The death toll from the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has passed 1,000, the health ministry says.
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Mozambique cyclone: Death toll rises as storm blocks aid
The death toll in cyclone-hit northern Mozambique has risen to 38, officials say, as aid workers struggle to reach the worst-affected areas.
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UAE woman Munira Abdulla wakes up after 27 years in a coma
A woman from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who was seriously injured in a traffic accident in 1991 has made a seemingly miraculous recovery after emerging from a 27-year-long coma.
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Measles cases in U.S. surge nearly 20% in early April, CDC says
The CDC report did not say whether there have been any fatalities.
'Immunity can wear off over time': Doctors highlight undervaccination in adults
Some adults may need a vaccination booster for highly contagious infectious diseases
'This may not be your typical blizzard': 200M of us face weather mess of snow, heavy rain, wind and flooding
The National Weather Service has issued flood watches and warnings for several counties in Oregon's central Willamette Valley.
‘Skeletal’ baby elephant called Dumbo forced to head bang to rave music as zoo visitors laugh
Sickening footage of a baby elephant performing for tourist amusement has shocked tens of thousands around the world.
Conjoined Twins Thrive After Surgery Separates Them at the Head: 'They're Our Little Miracles'
"We’re going to make sure they live the happiest and brightest lives," says Heather Delaney
Ban on whale, dolphin captivity poised to become law in Canada
Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont. still has 61 cetaceans in its possession
Norway cruise ship evacuated after engine problems
About 1,300 people are being evacuated from a cruise ship off the western coast of Norway, authorities have said.
Coca-Cola reveals how much plastic it uses
For the first time, Coca-Cola has revealed it used three million tonnes of plastic packaging in one year.
A jaguar attacked a woman taking a picture at a zoo in Arizona
There were no employees nearby during the incident, Wilkerson said.
NASA’s incredible supersonic advance
NASA wants to build a revolutionary supersonic aircraft that doesn’t produce a sonic boom when it breaks the sound barrier, and this will certainly help.
UK patient 'free' of HIV after stem cell treatment
A UK patient's HIV has become "undetectable" following a stem cell transplant - in only the second case of its kind, doctors report in Nature.
‘Massive breakthrough’: Flight MH370 ‘crashed violently’
There has been a “massive breakthrough” in the search for missing flight MH370 - with the unveiling of five new pieces of debris found washed up on a beach.
Polar vortex claims eight lives as US cold snap continues
At least eight people have died in the US Midwest as the region shivers in the grip of its worst cold snap in decades.
'Extremely dangerous' cold weather grips Prairies, Ontario, Quebec
Environment Canada warns of hypothermia, frostbite and the risk to pets
Massive spinning ice disk forms in US river
A rare natural phenomenon taking shape in the US state of Maine is mesmerising people around the world.
