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Top UN Official to visit North Korea this week

For the first time since 2011, a United Nations official is slated to visit North Korea, which has ramped up its nuclear and ballistic missiles tests this year. The U.N. said that...

Diphtheria cases soaring in Yemen as blockade creates shortage of vaccines

GENEVA — The World Health Organization reports the Saudi-led blockade of Yemen’s sea ports is hampering efforts to contain a diphtheria outbreak that, so far, has caused 197 cases of the...

US Senator: Time to Move US Military Families Out of South Korea

Senior Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said Sunday that time has come to start moving dependents of U.S. military personnel out of South Korea. "It's crazy to send spouses and children to South...

World’s largest lithium ion battery switched on in South Australia

SYDNEY — The world's largest lithium ion battery has begun providing electricity into the power grid in South Australia. The project is a collaboration between the state government, American firm Tesla,...

Virtual Reality allows patients to preview their own surgery

STANFORD, CALIFORNIA — It wasn’t a typical headache that bothered Felicia Luna, 41. It was painful pressure “like someone was squeezing my head really tight.” The pain was so bad that Luna...

Los Angeles set to embark on a Smart City experiment

LOS ANGELES — From cellphones and cars, to televisions and refrigerators, more devices are being connected to the Internet. This network of connected devices is called the “Internet of Things” (IoT). Los Angeles,...

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