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UK to unveil obesity plan after PM's near-death experience

World 5 years ago

UK to unveil obesity plan after PM's near-death experience

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to roll out a £10 million anti-obesity campaign, including junk food advert bans, following his own brush with death that he partly blamed on his weight.

When the Games went viral: Historic Olympic health scares

Sports 5 years ago

When the Games went viral: Historic Olympic health scares

Tokyo 2020, which had been due to start on Friday until it was postponed for a year, will not be the first Olympic Games to face a health crisis, although the scale of the challenge posed by COVID-19 is unprecedented.AFP looks at previous Olympics that went ahead in the face of viral outbreaks.

Explainer: Who's WHO? The World Health Organization under scrutiny

World 5 years ago

Explainer: Who's WHO? The World Health Organization under scrutiny

The World Health Organization (WHO) is back in the spotlight over its performance in the global fight against the new coronavirus after US President Donald Trump's administration gave notice it would quit the body in a year's time.

Curb climate change, protect environment to prevent future pandemics, countries told

World 5 years ago

Curb climate change, protect environment to prevent future pandemics, countries told

Land degradation, wildlife exploitation, intensive farming and climate change are driving the rise in diseases that, like the coronavirus, are passed from animals to humans, United Nations experts said on Monday.

Trump administration asks US Supreme Court to end Obamacare

World 5 years ago

Trump administration asks US Supreme Court to end Obamacare

US President Donald Trump's administration asked the Supreme Court Thursday to strike down Obamacare, which has provided health insurance to tens of millions of Americans.

India's coronavirus heroes come under attack

World 5 years ago

India's coronavirus heroes come under attack

They have been hailed as India's coronavirus "heroes", but doctors, nurses, delivery drivers and other frontline workers have been attacked and in some cases evicted from their homes by panicked residents.

Privacy fears as India hand stamps suspected coronavirus cases

World 5 years ago

Privacy fears as India hand stamps suspected coronavirus cases

People suspected of having the coronavirus in India have received hand stamps and are being tracked using their mobile phones and personal data to help enforce quarantines, raising concerns about privacy and mass surveillance.

Brazil closes nearly all land borders for 15 days

World 5 years ago

Brazil closes nearly all land borders for 15 days

A ministerial decree said it was blocking entry "by road or land" from all neighboring countries, with the exception of Uruguay to the south.

Yes, young people are falling seriously ill from COVID-19

Health 5 years ago

Yes, young people are falling seriously ill from COVID-19

In Italy, the hardest hit country in Europe, almost a quarter of the nearly 28,000 coronavirus patients are between the ages of 19 and 50, according to data website Statista.

'Putting us in danger' - athlete concerns grow ahead of Olympics

Sports 5 years ago

'Putting us in danger' - athlete concerns grow ahead of Olympics

"You are putting us in danger right now, today, not in 4 months."

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