Coronavirus Update: On Decline in China But of Rising Concern in South Korea, Italy, Iran February 25, 2020 By Parisa Hafezi and Ryan Woo Iran’s coronavirus death toll rose to 16 on Tuesday, the most outside China, heightening its international isolation as dozens of...
Cruise Ship Tests Coronavirus Containment as 300 Passengers Return to U.S. February 17, 2020 By Stephanie Nebehay and Stephen Lam TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif./GENEVA, Feb 17 —More than 300 American cruise liner passengers, including 14 who tested positive for...
Coronavirus Epidemic Could Infect Two-Thirds of World’s Population: WHO Scientist February 14, 2020 By John Lauerman As the number of coronavirus cases jumps dramatically in China, a top infectious-disease scientist warns that things could get far...
Coronavirus Update: Deaths Surpass 900; World Health Experts Head to Beijing February 9, 2020 By Ryan Woo BEIJING, Feb 10 — An advance team of international experts led by the World Health Organization (WHO) has left for...
New Coronavirus Outbreak: Marsh Recommends Immediate Steps for Multinationals January 24, 2020 The effects on multinational businesses from a potentially worsening Wuhan coronavirus outbreak could be severe, which is why they need...
China’s New Coronavirus Doesn’t Always Cause a Fever so Detection May Be Difficult January 24, 2020 By Bloomberg News China’s new deadly virus is more difficult to contain than other pandemics because those infected may not get a fever,...
Pandemic Fears Grow as China Steps Up Efforts to Control New Flu-Like Coronavirus January 22, 2020 By Cate Cadell and David Stanway Deaths from China’s new flu-like virus rose to nine on Wednesday with more than 470 confirmed cases, heightening global fears...
Alcohol Abuse Caused 3 Million Deaths in 2016 – and Most Were Men: WHO September 24, 2018 By Kate Kelland More than 3 million people died in 2016 due to drinking too much alcohol, meaning one in 20 deaths worldwide...
EPA Clears Monsanto Roundup Chemical of Health Risks to Humans December 27, 2017 By Tom Polansek The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has said that glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monsanto Co.’s top-selling weed killer Roundup, is...
UK’s Aviva Selling $1.3B in Tobacco Company Holdings June 21, 2017 By Simon Jessop Aviva, Britain’s biggest life insurer, is selling about 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) worth of bonds and shares it holds...