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U.S. agency offers legal immunity to Ebola vaccine makers

Scientists at the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg, Manitoba, prepare an experimental Ebola vaccine for shipment to the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva in this undated handout picture released October 18, 2014.

Ebola still spreading in western Sierra Leone, Guinea's forest: U.N

A woman walks pass an Ebola virus awareness campaign poster in Monrovia, December 8, 2014. More foreign health workers are needed to help tackle the Ebola epidemic, which is spreading quickly in western Sierra Leone and deep in the forested interior of Guinea, a senior U.

China plans hike in cigarette taxes, prices to deter smokers

A man flicks ashes from his cigarette over a dustbin in Shanghai January 10, 2014. China is considering raising cigarette prices and taxes, a health official said on Wednesday, as the world's largest tobacco consumer fights to stub out a pervasive habit.

KFC calls on Chinese diners to inspect its kitchen

Employees work at a KFC store in Shanghai, July 29, 2014. KFC has a message for Chinese diners worried about eating their fried chicken after a safety scare at the fast food chain: come see how we operate for yourself.

In North Korea, hackers are a handpicked, pampered elite

In North Korea, hackers are a handpicked, pampered elite Despite its poverty and isolation, North Korea has poured resources into a sophisticated cyber-warfare cell called Bureau 121, defectors from the secretive state said as Pyongyang came under the microscope for a crippling hack into computers at Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Japanese asteroid probe sets off on six-year journey

Japanese asteroid probe sets off on six-year journey A Japanese space probe named after a falcon blasted off on Wednesday, setting off on a six-year round trip to an asteroid for samples that scientists hope will help reveal the origins of life.

New NASA spaceship nails debut test flight

New NASA spaceship nails debut test flight CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A U. S. spaceship designed to one day fly astronauts to Mars made a near-bullseye splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on Friday, wrapping up a flawless, unmanned debut test flight around Earth.

Italian Ebola victim's condition worsens

An ambulance carrying an Italian doctor, who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone, arrives at the Lazzaro Spallanzani infectious diseases institute in Rome November 25, 2014.

New U.S. spaceship set for Thursday test flight

Tourists stand on the original Apollo 1 launch pad overlooking the Delta IV Heavy rocket with the Orion spacecraft on Space Launch Complex 37B pad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida December 1, 2014.

EU agency says no evidence Novartis flu vaccine caused deaths

A Novartis logo is pictured on its headquarters building in Mumbai February 6, 2014. There is no evidence that Novartis's flu vaccine Fluad caused serious events including deaths in Italy, experts at the European Medicines Agency said on Wednesday.

American possibly exposed to Ebola being transferred to Atlanta hospital

A general view of Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia August 1, 2014. A U. S. healthcare worker who had been in West Africa and may have been exposed to the Ebola virus is being transferred to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, a hospital spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

Samsung Elec to launch Tizen smartphone in India: South Korea paper

The logo of Samsung Electronics is seen at the company's headquarters in Seoul July 6, 2012. South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd plans to launch a new sub-$100 smartphone running on its own Tizen operating system in India later this month, South Korea's Maeil Business Newspaper said on Monday.
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