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Angola rabies outbreak kills 83 children

A severe rabies epidemics has claimed the lives of at least 83 children within three months in Angola’s capital, Luanda, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Describing the situation as “very worrying,” WHO rabies expert Francois Meslin told CNN: “This is a huge number and could be the tip of the iceberg.” A doctor working at the country’s biggest referral hospital Hospital Pediatrico David Bernardino said staff were unable to save any of the children as rabies vaccines had run out. Some of the children were also brought into the hospital too late to be saved, Luis Bernardino, head of the hospital told UN humanitarian organization IRIN.

iReport: 90-year-olds share secrets of long life

Friedel and Robert Borisewitz have led extraordinary lives. Jewish citizens born in Antwerp, Belgium, they survived the Holocaust by fleeing to Brazil with fake documents. Friedel later survived severe tuberculosis, and while both have experienced personal tragedy during their long lives, they have refused to be crushed by it.

The doctor who saved Man Utd star’s career

It only takes one injury to end an athlete’s career. Anything that impairs an athlete’s performance could mean they’re no longer good enough for the top flight — that’s why the best athletes need the best treatment if they’re to recover from injury. Manchester United star and England international footballer Owen Hargreaves is known for his versatility and exceptional work rate, but in 2008 his season was cut short by tendonitis

The man who saved Man Utd star’s career

It only takes one injury to end an athlete’s career. Anything that impairs an athlete’s performance could mean they’re no longer good enough for the top flight — that’s why the best athletes need the best treatment if they’re to recover from injury.

As the Crisis Bites, Splits Open Up in Europe

Meeting in Brussels for a long Sunday lunch, European Union leaders were supposed to clear the air after weeks of jibes, sneers and slurs over who is to blame for the economic crisis. But after a three-hour meal of goat cheese, beef stew and apple crumble, they emerged as ratty as ever, barely concealing their long-standing gripes and graphically revealing how far the E.U. is from any coordinated response to the downturn