Poverty Helps Fuel Ebola Outbreak, Experts Say 专家称贫困是埃博拉疫情猖獗的原因之一 Ebola spreads through contact with the blood and fluids of infected people. But experts say the outbreak is also being fueled by poverty and poor go

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Chinese Doctors Use 3-D Spinal Implant 中国医生运用3D脊柱植入物 A Chinese boy suffering from a debilitating bone disease has become the first patient with a part of his spine created in a three-dimensional printer. Doctors say he will soon

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Stigma Stymies Indias Leprosy Battle 麻风歧视阻碍印度的发展 Medical advancements in the treatment of leprosy have greatly diminished its impact around the world, largely eliminating the disease from most countries. India made great strides

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Search for Positive Change in Ferguson FERGUSON, MO A grand jury in Missouri continues to hear evidence in a case involving the fatal shooting of an African American teenager by a white police officer in the town of Ferguson on August 9. The shooting

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New Russian Moves in Ukraine Challenge NATO LONDON NATO, the United States and Ukraine say Russian forces are taking a more significant role in fighting in eastern Ukraine, bolstering separatist groups that have lost considerable ground to the govern

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New Wave Tattooists Dedicate Themselves to Skin Art The muscular man with shaved head grimaces at the needle dancing across his broad chest, the machine buzzing maniacally as the inky, Gothic letters of a Latin phrase begin to form on his skin: Amor

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Restaurateur Creates Sushi for African Palate Silver blades forged with high-tensile carbon steel flash as they slice through cardinal-red fillets of salmon on a restaurant counter in inner-city Johannesburg. Themba Khumalos most treasured possession

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Pachyderms Play Polo to Raise Money for Elephants SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND Polo, the ancient team competition typically played on horseback, is known as the sport of kings. However, the royal version for one annual event, now underway in Thailand (thro

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Asian Bacteria Threatens Florida Orange Trees 亚洲细菌威胁到佛罗里达橘子树 Florida's citrus fruit industry is facing a serious threat from a bacteria carried by an Asian insect. The widespread infestation again highlights the danger of

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Bad-Mannered South Africans Go Back to School JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA When people find out what Courtenay Carey does for a living, their body language changes. They stand up straighter; they might not talk to me as much, says the smiling, elegant

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Coalition to Fight Islamic State Could Reward Assad STATE DEPARTMENT The United States along with European and Mideast allies are considering a broader assault against Islamic State fighters who have spread from Syria into Iraq and risk further desta

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Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending Aug. 30 Iggy Azalea performs on stage during the Pandora Presents The 2014 Summer Party at The Santa Monica Pier on Aug. 09, 2014, in Santa Monica, California. This is the Top Five Countdown! Were celebrating the five

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