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AIDS campaigners say pandemic has finally reached tipping point

Beach goers look at a red ribbon sand sculpture created by Indian sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik to create awareness about AIDS on the eve of World AIDS Day on a beach in Puri in the eastern Indian state of Odisha November 30, 2014.

Staff fear the chop in Samsung Electronics annual reshuffle

People walk at the main office building of Samsung Electronics in Seoul April 6, 2012. Insiders say staff at Samsung Electronics have never been so anxious ahead of the annual reshuffle, as a weak smartphone performance and its worst earnings in three years are expected to cost many jobs.

Cigarette smoking by U.S. adults reaches record low: CDC

A woman smokes a cigarette in this illustration picture taken in Paris, October 8, 2014. Cigarette smoking among U. S. adults last year touched its lowest on record, a drop spurred by higher prices, smoke-free policies and anti-smoking campaigns, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.

Breast cancer recurrence risk down since 1980s

The world's largest awareness ribbon made of flowers is seen from above during the UAE leg of the Avon Walk around the world for Breast Cancer Awareness walkathon in Zaabeel park in Dubai, November 16, 2007.

U.S. approves GSK's purchase of Novartis vaccine business: companies

The signage for the GlaxoSmithKline building is pictured in Hounslow, west London June 18, 2013. GlaxoSmithKline won U. S. antitrust approval to buy Novartis AG's vaccine business, with the exception of influenza vaccines, the two companies said on Wednesday.

U.S. government says 462,125 people signed up for 2015 Obamacare plans

A man looks over the Affordable Care Act (commonly known as Obamacare) signup page on the HealthCare.gov website in New York in this October 2, 2013 photo illustration. The federal government's portal logged over 2.8 million visitors by afternoon October 2, largely in an attempt to sign up for Obamacare.

East Coast storm threatens Thanksgiving travel

Cars make their way through the Washington bridge in New York November 26, 2014. A blast of rain and snow along the East Coast is threatening to snarl traffic and disrupt flights for millions of Americans at the start of the long Thanksgiving weekend, traditionally the busiest time of the year for U.

Multi-national crew reaches space station

International Space Station (ISS) crew Anton Shkaplerov of Russia matches palm with his daughter Kira from a bus window before the launch of the Soyuz-FG rocket at the Baikonur cosmodrome November 23, 2014.

U.S. introduces menu calorie labeling to fight obesity

A pizza is served in Chicago January 20, 2010. The U. S. government will publish sweeping new rules on Tuesday requiring chain restaurants and large vending machine operators to disclose calorie counts on menus to make people more aware of the risks of obesity posed by fatty, sugary foods.

Dutch to destroy 8,000 ducks to prevent bird flu outbreak

Dutch to destroy 8,000 ducks to prevent bird flu outbreak Dutch health authorities on Saturday were destroying 8,000 ducks to prevent the possible spread of bird flu, which has infected three farms in a week in the Netherlands, a leading poultry and egg exporter.

Saudi Arabia tackles MERS virus, still hunting source

Saudi Arabia tackles MERS virus, still hunting source (This story corrects to make clear that the finding that 97 percent of cases were hospital-acquired was from a study of an outbreak in Jeddah, paragraph 10) Saudi Arabia has not yet traced the source of a mysterious camel virus, leaving many questions about a disease that has killed 346 people in the Kingdom.

Mali records new Ebola case, linked to dead nurse

Mali records new Ebola case, linked to dead nurse Mali has recorded a new case of Ebola in the capital Bamako after the friend of a nurse who died of the hemorrhagic fever earlier this month tested positive for the disease, health and medical officials said on Saturday.

"Assassin's Creed Unity" game delay hurts GameStop's revenue

The GameStop store sign is seen at its shop in Westminster, Colorado January 14, 2014. GameStop Corp (GME. N) posted quarterly revenue and profit well below analysts' estimates as the delayed release of "Assassin's Creed Unity," and flagging videogame software sales more than offset high demand for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles.

Intel gives upbeat outlook for 2015 revenue, stock gains

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich (L), executive vice president and CFO Stacy Smith (C), and executive vice president and general manager of the technology and manufacturing group Bill Holt (R) answer questions during an investors conference in Santa Clara, California, November 20, 2014.

New York, Missouri patients test negative for Ebola virus

1 of 2. A view of Bellevue Hospital in the Manhattan borough of New York November 20, 2014. Two travelers who returned recently from separate West Africa trips tested negative for Ebola on Thursday at hospitals in New York and Missouri and will stay under observation while awaiting additional confirmation of the results, health officials said.
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