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The anti-government protests in Hong Kong over the bill which was aimed at extraditing locals to be prosecuted in the Communist Party controlled courts tested the Chinese leaderships patience to the hilt.

According to the Philippines Department of Health, one in in every 250 infected with the Japanese Encephalitis virus succumb due to severe illness

Apart from causing worries in various Asian nations, Zika cases are increasing rapidly in countries like Brazil. To tackle the issue, the Brazilian students are inspecting areas Brazil’s north-eastern city of Salvador.

The Department of Health revealed that children aged five to nine years were the most affected from dengue with a total 52,207 being white males.

One of the most effective methods to eradicate diseases is pulse vaccinations, a strategy which involves repeatedly vaccinating people in a defined age range until the disease is stopped.

British police had found out that the heroin, with a street value of around $145 million (133 million euros) would be on the vessel when it docked en route to Antwerp.

In another tweet, US President Donald Trump also refused to join hands with the European Union and other trading partners alleging that they are also unfair.

Reverend Dan Reehil contacted exorcists in Rome and the United States, who recommended removing the fantasy novels from St Edward Catholic School's library in Tennessee.

Vladislav Sinitsa, 30, posted the tweets in the wake of a police crackdown against protesters who have called for free elections.

New Delhi and Islamabad have agreed that Pakistan would allow 5,000 Sikh visitors per day into the country through the proposed Kartarpur Corridor. Kartarpur will also be the first visa-free corridor between the two neighbours since their independence in...

Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari said she saw a lot of of similarities between Imran Khan's government and the dictatorship of former President Pervez Musharraf.

The teen suffered from a rare eating disorder called avoidant-restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) since primary school, which, he told doctors, made him averse to the texture of fruits and vegetables.

Monday night's attack took place in a residential area near Green Village, a large compound that houses aid agencies and international organisations.

Donald Trump said he's 'not sure that (he's) ever even heard of a Category 5' hurricane, despite four such storms, including Hurricane Dorian, having threatened the US since he took office.

The Presidential Commission on Investigation of Murders and Enforced Disappearances said Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla, a reporter with the independent Minivan News website, was abducted on August 8, 2014 and murdered at sea.

Scientists rank hurricanes from one to five on what is called the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Category 5 storms have sustained winds of at least 157 miles (252 kilometres) per hour.