H7N9 hits the elderly hardest

Clinical research has found that nearly 60 percent of the more than 100 people infected with the H7N9 virus are aged 60 or older.

Death puts focus on psychological danger

Every morning students hurry to classes and laboratories at Fudan University's medical school in Shanghai. As they pass in front of the dormitory, they slow to examine rows of origami cranes hanging on the college grounds.

Case prompts security review

The Huang Yang case has raised doubts over the management of college laboratories, and as a result, many colleges and universities have ordered their laboratories to carry out safety reviews. On April 19, the school of pharmaceutical sciences at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, issued new rules on the management of toxic chemicals. The regulations ban students from working with toxic chemicals on their own and require that experiments are always conducted in the presence of an observer.

Real estate continues its climb

In March, the government rolled out measures designed to cool China's red-hot property market by reining in speculative investment. One of the measures, a 20 percent tax on capital gains from property sales, triggered widespread panic among potential buyers and sellers.

Recalling pain from day of horror

Ahmetjon Wubuli doesn't want to remember how six of his colleagues were killed by a terrorist group, but the horrors keep coming back.

An ordinary town rocked by violence

Selibuya township plays host to one of the biggest weekly bazaars in Xinjiang. The population of the township doubles from 51,000 to more than 100,000 people every Thursday when traders and customers flock into town.

New king for the Netherlands

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicated on Tuesday, handing over to her eldest son, Willem-Alexander, who became the first king of the Netherlands in more than 120 years.

Bangladesh defends decision to snub foreign aid

Bangladesh on Tuesday defended its decision to snub foreign aid after the collapse of a factory complex as anger flared at the recovery operation and toward the building's owner when he appeared in court.

Mexico to stress economic agenda with US

Mexico is ending the widespread access it gave to security agencies in the United States in the name of fighting drug trafficking and organized crime as the country's new government seeks to change its focus from violence to its emerging economy.

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Syrian PM survives attack

Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halki survived a bomb attack on his convoy in Damascus on Monday, state media and activists said, as rebels struck in the heart of President Bashar al-Assad's capital.

Austerity is bad for your health, say researchers

Austerity is having a devastating effect on health in Europe and North America, driving suicide, depression and infectious diseases and reducing access to medicines and care, researchers said on Monday.