PHOENIX( REUTERS)-A punishing heatwave was again forecast to bring near-record high temperatures to many parts of the United States West on Monday( July 12), as a wildfire raged out of control in drought-stricken Oregon. The forecast comes a day after Death Valley, California, hit a scorching 54 deg C, one of the highest temperatures ever recorded on earth. But the National Weather Service said the intense heat had likely peaked across much of the region, ahead of more seasonable temperatures la

LONDON( REUTERS)-The world can no longer think only about Covid-19 and ignore the other critical health issues, economic problems and education challenges that have builtup during the pandemic, Britain's health minister said on Tuesday( July 6)." We can't live in a world where the only thing that we are thinking about is Covid-19-and not about all the other health problems, our economic problems, our education challenges and we have to make use of a vaccine that is thankfully working," Health Se

HONG KONG-Hong Kong's leader on Tuesday( Aug 10) stressed that the community" must make good use of this window period" when the pandemic situation has been stable, to get vaccinated before a fifth Covid-19 wave hits. Given the more infectious Delta variant, it is" all the more important to build the anti-epidemic barrier in Hong Kong now", said Chief Executive Carrie Lam ahead of an Executive Council meeting." In the event of a major outbreak, we'll be resorting to universal testing again, as y

SINGAPORE-The Covid-19 vaccine is a possible factor behind why a 16-year-old boy suffered a cardiac arrest last week after a strenuous session of weightlifting in the gym, but there are other possible causes and they are also being looked into. The boy had lifted a weight that was almost twice his body weight," quite an exceptional activity to undertake in the gym", said Singapore's director of medical services Kenneth Mak on Wednesday( July 7). The boy had also been taking some supplements, not

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