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Suranjana TewariAsian Business Correspondent, TokyoBBCScientists at Waseda University in Tokyo are developing a nursing care robotLast year, more than 18,000 elderly people with dementia left home…

WASHINGTON (AP) – The crisis at the center of the government shutdown fight in Washington was coming to a head Saturday, as federal food assistance programs…

The recent settlement in a US government lawsuit against opioid maker Purdue Pharma and the company that allegedly consulted about boosting its sales is what the…

The United States risks significantly cutting foreign aid and putting pressure on already acute humanitarian crises around the world, World Health Organization officials also warned on…

Five years after Covid-19 caused national lockdowns, economic uncertainty and killed millions, World Health Organization member states have agreed to a draft Pandemic Treaty, which set…