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WHO gives first approval of TB test

Geneva, Switzerland—The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Thursday it had given first-ever green light to a test for tuberculosis—a disease which killed 1.25 million people last year. Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra, produced by US-based molecular diagnostics company Cepheid, "is the first test for TB diagnosis and antibiotic susceptibility testing that meets WHO's prequalification standards," the UN health agency said. WHO prequalification aims to ensure that key health products meet global standards for quality, safety...

French gov’t falls in historic vote of no-confidence

PARIS — French lawmakers on Wednesday voted to oust the government of...

Taiwanese leader says US-Taiwan tie-up ‘rock solid’

HAGATMA, Guam – Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said Thursday the island’s partnership...

Amnesty accuses Israel of ‘genocide’ in Gaza

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Amnesty International on Thursday accused Israel of “committing...

China to US: ‘Stop sending wrong signals’

BEIJING — China on Thursday urged the United States to “stop sending...

Syria forces battling to stop rebel advance

BEIRUT ­— Syrian government forces were locked in heavy fighting around the...

WHO gives first approval of TB test

Geneva, Switzerland—The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Thursday it had given first-ever green light to a test for tuberculosis—a disease which killed 1.25 million people last year. Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra, produced by US-based molecular diagnostics company Cepheid, "is the first test for TB diagnosis and antibiotic susceptibility testing that meets WHO's prequalification standards," the UN health agency said. WHO prequalification aims to ensure that key health products meet global standards for quality, safety...

French gov’t falls in historic vote of no-confidence

PARIS — French lawmakers on Wednesday voted to oust the government of...

Taiwanese leader says US-Taiwan tie-up ‘rock solid’

HAGATMA, Guam – Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said Thursday the island’s partnership...

Amnesty accuses Israel of ‘genocide’ in Gaza

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Amnesty International on Thursday accused Israel of “committing...

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