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Monthly Archives: August 2015

Saudi Arabia prays MERS won’t disrupt haj

August 25, 2024 by Michael Lerner in Research.

An worrying uptick in new infections comes as thousands of pilgrims arrive every day for the annual haj.

The government presses ahead with a feasibility study of storing radioactive waste in an island in the Oslo Fjord.

The compounds in synthetic marijuana come from undisclosed laboratories in China.

21 have died so far from the typhoon that China estimates has caused $1.43bn in damages.

Indian runner Dutee Chand’s story has brought the controversy of high testosterone in female athletes into the spotlight once again.

Biblical-level plagues of locusts hit southwestern Russia and China’s Inner Mongolia region.

A new device looks to be an alternative to invasive procedures like gastric bypass and gastric banding.