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Trump Administration Freezes New Medicare Enrollments For Hospice And Home Health Agencies
People across the United States have raised concerns about rising health costs and barriers to access, sometimes from the federal government's own actions
Trade, Iran War, Taiwan On Trump-Xi Summit Agenda
The US and China are weighing a potential framework whereby each country identifies some $30 billion in goods on which tariffs could be eased without threatening national security interests
Hantavirus Update: 6 Cruise Passengers Travel To Australia
Six passengers who sailed on a hantavirus-affected cruise will fly to Australia from the Netherlands on Thursday while dressed in full protective...
Is Hantavirus Mutating To Become More Contagious? US Experts Say No
European and US health experts say the hantavirus linked to the deadly MV Hondius cruise outbreak shows no evidence of mutating to become more contagious. Officials continue monitoring passengers worldwide as investigations into transmission continue
Did Hantavirus Start In Argentina's 'End Of The World' City? Ushuaia Denies Link
The MV Hondius outbreak has drawn attention because passengers dispersed to multiple countries, increasing the risk of spreading the virus worldwide.
Hantavirus In Italy: 4 Quarantined People Test Negative
Four people who have been under observation in Italy for possible hantavirus infection have all tested negative, the Italian health ministry said on Wednesday. Tests were
US Jury Finds 'Chinese Agent' Guilty Of Running 'Secret Police Station'
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said Lu Jianwang, 64, should have alerted the US Attorney General that he was a Chinese agent.
Hantavirus Scientists Were Close To Vaccine But Ran Out of Money
The antibodies developed in the immunovirology lab at the Universidad de Concepcion, about 300 miles south of the capital Santiago, had seemingly neutralized the germ.
Trump-Xi Summit: US, China Could 'Come Into Conflict' If Taiwan Issue Mishandled: Xi To Trump
Trump-Xi Summit: US, China Could 'Come Into Conflict' If Taiwan Issue Mishandled: Xi To Trump
Hantavirus Risk Low In Africa, But Preparedness Urged By WHO
Addis Ababa, May 13 (IANS) The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) urged health authorities and the general public to remain alert and strengthen Hantavirus surveillance measures desp
Iran War, Oil To Dominate BRICS Summit As Foreign Ministers Reach Delhi
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi arrived in New Delhi late Wednesday, Iran's embassy in India said.
Russia Attacks Ukraine's Kyiv With Barrage Of Drones, At Least 4 Injured
Damage was recorded across six districts of Kyiv, according to the head of Kyiv's Military Administration Tymur Tkachenko.
Trump's 'Great Leader' Praise For Xi, Calls For 'Fantastic' US-China Ties
Trump-Xi Summit: 'We Are Going To Have A Fantastic Future Together': Trump Tells Xi
Iran, Trade, Taiwan On Cards As Trump Set To Meet Xi Jinping In Beijing
Trump arrived for the two-day summit on Air Force One late Wednesday accompanied by top CEOs, including Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Tesla's Elon Musk.
In The Future, AI Will Anticipate Your Needs Before You Know Them, Says Anthropic's Cat Wu
Anthropic executive Cat Wu told TechCrunch that the future of AI lies in "proactive" systems that can understand users' routines and automate tasks before instructions are given.
Cuba Has "No Fuel, No Diesel" Amid Hormuz Blockade: Energy Minister
Cuba has installed 1,300 megawatts of solar power over the past two years, but much of that capacity is lost to grid instability amid fuel shortages.
US-Iran War News Live Updates: US Wants China To Play Active Role In Ending Iran War, Says Marco Rubio Ahead Of Trump-Xi Summit
US-Iran War News Live Updates: US President Donald Trump is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping today in a high-stakes summit between the two countries.
Rubio Calls China 'Most Important' US Partner As Trump-Xi Hold Summit
Rubio also said he was sure that Trump and Xi would discuss Taiwan, the self-governing democratic island claimed by Beijing.
Analysis: Trump Wants China's Help On Iran, But Beijing Has Other Plans
When US President Donald Trump meets Chinese President Xi Jinping this week he is expected to ask for help resolving his costly and unpopular war with Iran.
