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Why the world's favorite banana may go extinct, and how scientists are trying to save it
Cavendish bananas make up 99% of all banana exports. But the variety is vulnerable to a fungus that…
Abby Narishkin,Steve Cameron,…
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Panama is quarantining women and men on different days during its coronavirus lockdown
The move could make it easier for Panamanian officials to ensure social distancing, Cortizo said on…
Isaac Scher,Isaac Scher
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Stranded Holland America cruise ship with 2 confirmed COVID-19 cases will be allowed to cross the Panama Canal
Holland America confirmed that four passengers have died on board the ship, while two individuals h…
Áine Cain
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Panama Canal blocks Holland America cruise ship with 138 ill crew members and passengers, and 2 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on board
Holland America's ship Zaandam arrived Friday, March 27 to Panamanian waters. Like all vessels that…
Áine Cain
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One of the most popular fruit crops in the world could be decimated by disease
But Big Mike's popularity led to its doom, when a pandemic whipped through these plantations during…
Ioannis Stergiopoulos, André …
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Mosquito-borne diseases kill millions of people each year. A team of scientists think genetic manipulation could wipe out the worst of them.
"We are on the cusp of a new bio-revolution," one UN official, who requested anonymity, told The Gu…
Peter Kotecki,Peter Kotecki
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A boomer couple who retired early to Colombia explains their 'exit strategy' and how much they now pay in monthly expenses
John and Susan Pazera said moving abroad was the only way they could have an early retirement.
Ayelet Sheffey
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Anti-aging enthusiasts are getting $16,500 injections to make their knees young again
Longevity influencer Bryan Johnson had millions of stem cells injected to reduce age-related aches.…
Gabby Landsverk
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120 passengers on Cunard Cruise got sick with diarrhea and vomiting from an unknown cause
More than 100 passengers and some crew members aboard Cunard Cruise Line's Queen Victoria ship fell…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Cavendish bananas face extinction and not all experts agree on how to save it
Are bananas going extinct? The Gros Michel did, and the Cavendish variety is battling disease. Here…
Rupendra Brahambhatt
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The mother of an 8-year-old who died in Border Patrol custody says her cries for medical help went ignored: 'They didn't do anything for her'
The mother of Anadith Tanay Reyes Álvarez, who died in Border Patrol custody last week, says the ag…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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My baby was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder. I learned a cure might be available but could cost $2.5 million to develop.
The 17-month-old has a condition that fewer than 50 people in the world have. Her parents, both doc…
Kelly Burch
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Boosted by celebrity endorsements and a controversial research program, clinics are peddling stem cell autism treatments questioned by experts
A research program into stem cells and autism is attracting criticism. Experts say it is unwittingl…
Tom Porter
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Donald Trump Jr. held a packed indoor rally in Florida one week after his father's COVID-19 diagnosis
Footage from the Panama City Beach, Florida, event shows dozens of people standing shoulder to shou…
Ashley Collman
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All of the 91 US cruises currently at sea have confirmed or suspected COVID-19 on board, the CDC says
Cruise ships have been a hotbed for COVID-19 outbreaks. Now every US cruise has a suspected or conf…
Grace Dean
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Passengers on Holland America's 2 stranded cruise ships, the Zaandam and Rotterdam, may be stuck at sea indefinitely as Florida officials fret over letting them dock
The Panama Canal facilitated this Sunday the transit of Holland America's MS Zaandam and MS Rotterd…
Áine Cain
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Jamaica, France, the Bahamas, and 90 other destinations the CDC and State Department are warning Americans not to travel to because of COVID-19
This week, the US State Department added Jamaica to its long list of countries it advises Americans…
Azmi Haroun
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Inside the deadly voyage of 2 Holland America cruises stricken with coronavirus and stranded at sea for weeks with hundreds of sick passengers
The Zaandam cast off from Buenos Aires, Argentina, on March 7. Four days later, the World Health Or…
Áine Cain
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San Francisco's landmark Palace of Fine Arts is being converted to a makeshift homeless shelter for up to 162 people to help fight the coronavirus spread
The city's mega-conference hall, Moscone Center, is another venue that has since been converted int…
Katie Canales
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An unused Carnival cruise ship could soon become a floating office where techies, YouTube influencers, and 'digital nomads' can live and work remotely
The cruise ship-turned-office would fit 2,000 people who would have access to fitness classes, a sw…