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Fruit-flavored drugs to cut child TB deaths

[2015-12-03 07:57]

Children will be more likely to survive tuberculosis, the world's most deadly infectious disease, once new strawberry-flavored and raspberry-flavored medicines are available early next year, experts said on Wednesday.

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[2015-12-03 07:57]

Volkswagen has reached an agreement with banks on the terms of a planned 20 billion euro ($21.22 billion) bridge loan to help it shoulder the costs of its emissions scandal, three people familiar with the matter said.

Tobacco sets sights on poor countries

[2015-12-02 08:16]

Faced with falling sales in richer nations, the tobacco industry has increasingly marketed its products in the developing world, where restrictions on promoting smoking are more relaxed, a new study said on Tuesday.

Salt warnings added to New York menus

[2015-12-02 08:16]

A tiny saltshaker symbol that warns certain meals are high in sodium will start to appear on Tuesday on menus in chain restaurants in New York City, the first US city to take the step in an effort to combat heart disease and stroke.

Pilots, rudder faulted in crash

[2015-12-02 08:16]

Chronic problems with a faulty rudder system and the way pilots tried to respond were among a string of factors contributing to the crash of an Indonesian AirAsia jet last year that killed all 162 on board, investigators said on Tuesday.

Southeast Asia urged to treat migrants better

[2015-12-02 08:16]

Southeast Asian countries were urged on Tuesday to treat migrants landing on their shores humanely and avoid a repeat of this year's disaster in which hundreds of refugees were either lost at sea or died in jungle camps.

Railway plan saves turtles

[2015-12-02 08:16]

Railway workers in Japan have devised an ingenious plan to prevent daredevil turtles from meeting a grisly end - and delaying trains - while crossing train tracks.

1 in 10 future teachers fail basics

[2015-12-02 08:16]

Almost one in 10 of Australia's future teachers have failed a nationwide literacy and numeracy trial exam designed to weed out those unfit to educate the next generation of Australians.

US Marine jailed for transgender woman's slaying

[2015-12-02 08:16]

A Philippine court convicted a US Marine on Tuesday of killing a Filipino last year after he discovered in a hotel she was a transgender woman.

PSY to release first album since smash hit Gangnam Style

[2015-12-02 08:16]

South Korean rapper PSY, who is set to release his first album since becoming an international sensation more than three years ago with the smash hit Gangnam Style, said the pressure to live up to that success caused him to take his time with his latest project.

Turkey won't apologize over jet downing

[2015-12-02 08:16]

Turkey won't apologize to Russia for shooting down a warplane operating over Syria, the Turkish prime minister said on Monday, stressing that the military was doing its job defending the country's airspace.

Amazon gives glimpse at new delivery drone design

[2015-12-02 08:16]

Amazon provided a glimpse into the future of online shopping in a video of a new delivery drone that racked up more than 2 million views by mid-Monday.

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