Asian shares rose on Friday, with South Korean stocks hitting a 6-month high after the country averted recession in the first quarter, as a Wall Street rally boosted risk demand around the region and dented the yen. Many financial centers in the region were closed for a long weekend, making investors nervous that gains...
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More funds for TB Research
The World Health Organization says more money and better science are urgently needed to rein in new, drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis. While TB has been around for a long time and the basic form is treatable, the WHO says the disease still kills more than 1.5 million people every year. About 9 million people...
