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Top Court Hands South Korean Gay Couple Win on Spouse Status

July 11, 2024

July 11, 2024

New South African Minister Backs Health Insurance Revamp

Aaron Motsoaledi

July 8, 2024

July 8, 2024

No One Knows Exactly How Many People Are Dying From Extreme Heat

Rising temperatures are killing a growing number of people around the world. Academics, doctors and government officials are struggling to keep track.

Heat Wave Bakes US From Coast To Coast

July 8, 2024

July 8, 2024

Psychedelics Are Now Legal in Australia—With a Catch

An activist couple persuaded regulators to clear MDMA and psilocybin for medical use—and became magnets for controversy in the process.

Psychedelics Are Now Legal in Australia—With a Catch

July 3, 2024

July 3, 2024

Cocaine Surge Is Public Health ‘Time Bomb,’ EU Drugs Chief Warns

Seized cocaine in Vigo, Spain.

July 1, 2024

July 1, 2024

The Amazon Rainforest Is Urban, Too

South America’s vast rainforest isn’t just flora and fauna. Tens of millions of people live in cities that are neglected and overlooked.

The Amazon Rainforest Is Urban, Too

June 28, 2024

June 28, 2024

Pollution Curbs, Non-Compete Bans Put at Risk by Chevron Ruling

Supreme Court Overturns Chevron Ruling In Blow To Agency Power

June 26, 2024

June 26, 2024

Hacked UK Trove Includes Data on Newborns, Cancer Patients

UK Well-Placed in Global Race for Investment, Tech Minister Chloe Smith Says

June 19, 2024

June 19, 2024

7 Tips to Stay Cool In a Heat Wave

A brutal heat wave is bringing in the first week of summer for millions of people in the US and Canada. Here are best practices for staying safe.

Heat Wave Bakes US From Coast To Coast

June 18, 2024

June 18, 2024

Nigeria Issues Alert After ‘Highly Contagious’ Cholera Kills 15

Lagos Business District as Nigerian Inflation Hits Almost 18-year High

June 14, 2024

June 14, 2024

The Big Global Health Mystery Behind Everyone’s Post-Covid Flu

On today’s Big Take podcast: we solve the mystery of what’s behind the surge in illness worldwide, from RSV to measles to the flu.

Spain Masks

June 14, 2024

June 14, 2024

Yes, Everyone Really Is Sick a Lot More Often After Covid

It's not your imagination: At least 13 communicable diseases are surging past pre-pandemic levels

VIETNAM-ASIA-HEALTH-TUBERCULOSIS

June 14, 2024

June 14, 2024

Bird Flu Traces Emerge in Austin Sewage, Far From Dairy Farms

Colorized transmission electron micrograph of avian influenza A H5N1.

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