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A-ha singer Morten Harket diagnosed with Parkinson's disease
Morten Harket, lead singer of Norwegian band A-ha, whose Take On Me remains one of the most popular songs from the 1980s, has undergone rounds of brain surgery and managing symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
With its health infrastructure devastated and Israel's offensive widening, Gaza is losing track of its dead
Gaza's Health Ministry says more than 18,600 Palestinians have been killed since Oct. 7, when Israel responded to a deadly attack by Hamas militants with a punishing bombing campaign. But with the health care system collapsing and communications networks disrupted, it's becoming more difficult to track the dead.
$65M at stake in fraud trial for 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli
The defence lawyer for Martin Shkreli says the former pharmaceutical CEO would lose a $65-million US stake in a drug company he founded if he's convicted at his securities fraud trial.
Yemen cholera outbreak to spread with monsoon rains, 600,000 cases expected
As Yemen's rainy season begins, the World Health Organization and Oxfam are worried that the country's citizens will be affected by the worst outbreak of cholera in recorded history.
Polar bear numbers to fall as Arctic ice shrinks: study
Polar bear populations are likely to fall by more than 30 per cent by around mid-century as global warming thaws Arctic sea ice, experts said on Thursday in the most detailed review of the predators to date.
Franz Beckenbauer banned 90 days by FIFA
German World Cup-winning player and coach Franz Beckenbauer was banned for 90 days by FIFA on Friday after failing to cooperate in a corruption enquiry into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
FBI widens search for Hoffa remains in Michigan
FBI agents in suburban Detroit widened their search of an overgrown field on Tuesday for the remains of former Teamsters union boss Jimmy Hoffa.
Solar plane soaring across U.S.
An airplane entirely powered by the sun landed in Washington on Sunday after a flight from St. Louis, the next-to-last leg of a journey across the United States intended to boost support for clean energy technologies.
Family of suspect in U.K. soldier's slaying say they're ashamed
The family of a man suspected of hacking a British soldier to death on a London street condemned the attack as senseless on Tuesday, distancing itself from the slaying which has provoked an anti-Muslim backlash.
Airbus lands safely at Heathrow with engine smoking
A British Airways jet made an emergency landing at London's Heathrow Airport Friday after developing a technical problem after takeoff. TV footage showed smoke streaming from one of the engines.