A kid paints during a flea market at Showa Memorial Park in Tokyo, Japan, June 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)Over 10 percent of Japanese children with COVID-related brain disease have passed away, the
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U.S. maternal mortality surges during pandemic: BBC
LONDON, March 20 (Xinhua) — The United States remains one of the most dangerous wealthy nations for a woman to give birth, BBC has said.Maternal mortality rose by 40 percent at the height of the pand
More than 300 people sickened on Texas-Mexico cruise ship: CDC
LOS ANGELES, March 9 (Xinhua) — More than 300 people fell ill while on board a cruise ship voyage from U.S. state Texas to Mexico and back, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) s
Black women exposed to racism more likely to get heart disease
WASHINGTON, March 3 (Xinhua) — Black women who had experienced discrimination in employment, housing and their interactions with police were 26 percent more likely to develop heart disease than those
U.S. records 18,000 flu deaths so far this season: CDC
LOS ANGELES, March 3 (Xinhua) — There have been at least 26 million illnesses, 290,000 hospitalizations, and 18,000 deaths from flu so far this season in the United States, according to the latest es
Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 accounts for nearly 90 pct new COVID-19 cases in U.S.
LOS ANGELES, March 3 (Xinhua) — The highly transmissible Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 now accounts for nearly 90 percent of all COVID-19 cases reported in the United States, according to the latest est
Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 accounts for 85 pct new COVID-19 cases in U.S.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — The highly transmissible Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 now accounts for 85 percent of all COVID-19 cases reported in the United States this week, according to the latest
Over 33 million children vaccinated against wild poliovirus in southern Africa: WHO
BRAZZAVILLE, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) — A year since Malawi confirmed its first case of wild poliovirus type 1 in 30 years, more than 33 million children across five southern African countries have been vacc
Evil under the sun — the U.S. history of unethical human experiments
BEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) — \”It is peaceful. The sun shines. The sea is blue. But you forget … there is evil everywhere under the sun.\”The stinging famous line written by \”Queen of Crime\” Agatha Ch
Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 prevalence jumps to 75 pct in U.S.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — The highly transmissible Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 now accounts for about three-fourths of all COVID-19 cases reported in the United States this week, according to th