Deforestation poses threat to wildlife in Myagdi
The existence of the wildlife is in danger, as deforestation is rampant in the upper belt in Myagdi district. A large number of trees have been fallen for medicinal herbs and other resources. Ranger
Kantipur (Nepal)
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Thai floods leave 427 people dead
The death toll from Thailand's worst floods in decades surged above 400 on Wednesday as public anger simmered over the authorities' handling of the crisis. The government said the disaster has now killed
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Powerful earthquake hits off northeastern Taiwan
A powerful earthquake has struck off northeastern Taiwan, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau says the quake registered magnitude 6.5, while
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Air pollution tied to lung cancer in non-smokers
People who have never smoked, but who live in areas with higher air pollution levels, are roughly 20 percent more likely to die from lung cancer than people who live with cleaner air, researchers conclude
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WHO warns of disease risk in flood-hit Thailand
Thailand's hundreds of thousands of flood victims are at risk of water-borne diseases and infections, the World Health Organisation said Saturday, though no major outbreaks have been reported yet. The
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Promising' step for world's first malaria vaccine
The search for the world's first malaria vaccine received a boost with the release of early results from a major clinical trial showing it cut risk by about half in African children. The vaccine known
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Flood toll jumps to 43 in Vietnam's Mekong Delta
Vietnam says nine more deaths have brought the toll from the Mekong Delta's worst flooding in more than a decade to 43 people, mostly children. The government said Thursday that the seasonal floods
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HIV project in India averted 100,000 infections: study
A scheme in six Indian states that concentrated safe-sex campaigns on a few niche groups prevented 100,000 HIV infections over five years, according to estimates published in The Lancet on Tuesday.
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Floods kill 11 in Vietnam's Mekong Delta
The government says the worst seasonal flooding in more than a decade has killed 11 people, including five children, over the past week in Vietnam's southern Mekong Delta. The government said Monday
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Nepal-India biodiversity pact on horizon
Nepal is likely to sign an agreement with India to enhance trans-border cooperation for conserving biodiversity and curbing illegal trade of wildlife parts of endangered species next month. With a view
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Daily aspirin tied to risk of vision loss
Seniors who take aspirin daily are twice as likely to have late stage macular degeneration, an age-related loss of vision, than people who never take the pain reliever, a new European study reports.