So, the number of people who have known to have died of Ebola in the current outbreak in west Africa has passed 5,000. But what does that mean for the affected communities?
I briefly visited Sierra Leone, one of the three most affected countries along with Liberia and Guinea, this week.
One...
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TOKYO (Reuters) – It seemed too good to be true. A young man pulled alive from the rubble on Saturday eight days after Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami.
Hours after the man made international headlines on Saturday, a glimmer of hope in Japan's worst tragedy since World War Two...
Sometimes even an armless man can lend a hand.
On Friday night, Jim Goldman -- a man without arms -- along with legless man Danny Frasier and others, performed at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., to raise money for 10 local women planning to do mission work in Kigoma, Tanzania, this...
woman who weighs little more than a new-born baby spoke of her joy today after being certified as the world's smallest woman.
Hatice Kocaman, just 28in tall, said she overcame bullying to become globally famous for her size.
Speaking at her home in Kadirli, Turkey, sahe said: 'I always hoped...
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