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Duterte In China, To Raise Thorny South China Sea Dispute With Xi

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is in Beijing arriving late Wednesday before his scheduled bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday. Duterte has promised to raise the issue of a 2016 international arbitration ruling with Xi. The ruling invalidated China's claim to sovereignty over most of the South China Sea.

Four European states lose measles eradication status as cases soar: WHO

Measles cases are skyrocketing in Europe and the disease is surging in four countries previously considered to have eliminated it, including the UK, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday, urging countries to step up vaccination efforts."Re-establishment of measles transmission is concerning. If high immunisation coverage is not achieved and sustained in every community, both children and adults will suffer unnecessarily and some will tragically die," warned Gunter Pfaff, the head of the WHO's European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination.

HMS Terror shipwreck offers up secrets of lost Arctic expedition

Almost two centuries after descending to its watery grave, the HMS Terror could offer up new clues to its demise -- and solve one of the most enduring mysteries in the history of Arctic discovery.Canadian parks department officials announced Wednesday the results of a survey of the shipwreck's near-pristine interior -- and revealed that artifacts preserved in the deep might help explain what happened to the polar exploration vessel.
A study by a team of scientists from King's College London has found that red wine drinkers had a greater diversity of bacteria in their digestive tracts, a marker of gastrointestinal health, compared to those who consumed other forms of alcohol

Red, red wine... could be good for digestive system

A study by a team of scientists from King's College London has found that red wine drinkers had a greater diversity of bacteria in their digestive tracts, a marker of gastrointestinal health, compared to those who consumed other forms of alcohol

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