The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 19,000 people have died from the flu so far this winter, including 86 children
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The all-female crew will blast off sometime this spring, Blue Origin says, though no launch date was given
It’s the ninth consecutive year of decline
Health officials do not know the cause of the outbreaks, or whether the cases in the two remote villages are related
There are also nine cases in eastern New Mexico
Agriculture secretary says USDA will spend another $1 billion on top of roughly $2 billion it has already spent battling bird flu since outbreak began in 2022
Small chance asteroid could be on a course to strike the moon
The latest disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo began on Jan. 21, and 419 cases have been recorded including 53 deaths
The overall financial aim was to achieve $20 billion a year in the fund by 2025, and then $30 billion by 2030. So far, only $383 million had been pledged as of November
At least 28,234 dengue cases have been recorded in the Philippines this year up to Feb. 1
The outbreak is blamed mainly on contaminated drinking water
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