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Analysis shows almost 15% of deaths in mid-July were due to Covid, with that figure likely to be an undercount

Potentially deadly, rheumatic fever has been eradicated in most of the developed world. Fresh research may help New Zealand finally follow suit

Other lives: A key figure in Welsh theatre who co-founded Ritual and Tribal theatre, touring radical productions around Europe to great acclaim

Adriana Roman faces counts of aggravated DUI causing death and reckless homicide in the crash shortly after midnight Monday in the 3400 block of South California Avenue.

The places that chose to pursue elimination suffered less overall. Unfortunately, few had the determination to do so, says science writer Laura Spinney

Officers searched 26-year-old Said Mahdi’s home Friday and uncovered $42,150 in cash, along with cocaine, cannabis, opioid painkillers and Xanax. Mahdi emigrated from Iraq during the U.S. occupation of the country.

Analysts slashed their price target on BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc (NYSE:BJ) following the release of Q4 results. Credit Suisse analyst Robert Moskow lowered the price target to $70 from $80 and kept an Outperform rating on the shares, implying a 24% upside. Moskow thinks the pullback in the stock after weak Q4 results is an…

Change comes as NZ, virus-free for much of pandemic, records some of world’s highest transmission rates amid Omicron surge

As case numbers have skyrocketed, the only thing the Government has done is repeal restrictions, accelerating the pace of the outbreak.