Can the World Survive a US Downturn?
Bangkok, Thailand - Getting supplies to survivors of a brutal cyclone in Myanmar is now a "race against time" to prevent a disease disaster, as many impoverished victims continue to await help a week after the storm, experts warned on Saturday. Reports of diarrhoea and skin problems have already surfaced, and health officials fear waterborne illnesses will emerge because of a lack of clean water, along with highly contagious diseases such as measles. Children, including those orphaned by the storm, face some of the greatest risks. The threat is heightened because many people in the...
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