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50 years on, Harlem Week shows how a New York City neighborhood went from crisis to renaissance

NEW YORK — In 1974, Harlem’s deserted streets and tumbledown tenements told the story of a neighborhood left behind. Decades of disinvestment had culminated in a mass exodus known as urban …

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Cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed 22 people, health minister says

Cairo — Sudan has been stricken by a cholera outbreak that has killed nearly two dozen people and sickened hundreds more in recent weeks, health authorities said Sunday. The African nation …

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French actor Alain Delon dies at 88, French media report

paris — French actor Alain Delon, who melted the hearts of millions of film fans whether playing a murderer, hoodlum or hitman in his postwar heyday, has died, French media reported …

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Mongolia courts tourists by making it easier to visit

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia — With its reindeer sleigh rides, camel racing and stunning landscapes with room to roam, Mongolia is hoping to woo visitors who are truly looking to get away from …

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Magnitude 7 earthquake strikes off coast of Russia’s Kamchatka region

moscow — A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s far-eastern Kamchatka Peninsula early Sunday morning local time, according to the regional earthquake monitoring service. The local emergencies ministry …

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Rare deep-sea oarfish found in California, scientists want to know why

SAN DIEGO — A rarely seen deep-sea fish resembling a serpent was found floating dead on the ocean surface off the San Diego coast and was brought ashore for study, marine …

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India’s doctors strike in protest of rape, murder of colleague

KOLKATA/BHUBANESWAR, India — Hospitals and clinics across India turned away patients except for emergency cases on Saturday as medical professionals staged a 24-hour shutdown in protest over the rape and murder …

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Nigeria records mpox cases amid global health emergency

ABUJA, NIGERIA — Barely 48 hours after the World Health Organization declared mpox a global health emergency, Nigeria went on high alert Friday, announcing new mpox cases and raising concerns about …

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Fire at London’s Somerset House threatens works by Van Gogh, Cezanne

LONDON — A fire broke out Saturday at Somerset House, a large arts venue on the River Thames in central London. Smoke billowed from the building and flames could be seen …

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DR Congo’s humanitarian crisis helped mpox spiral into a global health emergency

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — Sarah Bagheni had a headache, fever, and itchy and unusual skin lesions for days, but she had no inkling that her symptoms might have been …

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Europe warned to prepare for mpox as Pakistan reports first case

Stockholm — Health authorities warned Friday that Europe must be ready for more cases of a deadly strain of mpox that has killed hundreds of people in the Democratic Republic of …

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What is mpox, where are the outbreaks and will the virus spread?

london — The World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the increasing spread of mpox in Africa is a global health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across international borders.  The …

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Survey shows disaster-prone Southeast Asia is also best prepared

BANGKOK — Southeast Asia is among the regions most prone to natural disasters, but a new analysis released Thursday shows its people also feel the best equipped to deal with them. …

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Nigeria on ‘high alert’ amid surging cases of mpox in Africa

Abuja, Nigeria — Nigerian authorities on Thursday placed key entry points into the country on high alert following the outbreak of the mpox virus in Africa. Authorities have also put nine …

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Mpox virus now in Pakistan, health authorities say

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan’s health ministry has confirmed at least one case of the mpox virus in a patient who had returned from a Gulf country, it said on Friday, as …

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