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Explainer: What’s the difference between pandemic, epidemic and outbreak?

The difference between these three scenarios of disease spread is a matter of scale.

By Rebecca S.B. Fischer, Texas A&M University

4 years ago

Sailor in Italy, Marine in Virginia test positive for coronavirus

And the Coast Guard keeps running rescue and humanitarian missions to a quarantined cruise liner anchored off California.

By Carl Prine

4 years ago

Key battle for strategic port risks tipping Yemen into famine

Hodeida's port keeps millions of starving Yemenis alive, as the entry point for 70 percent of food imports and international aid.

5 years ago

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