The Mariners won the division title again in 1997, but were defeated in the ALDS 3 games to 1 by the Baltimore Orioles. They were again hurt by a lack of pitching depth to complement the outstanding offense, which was, as usual, led by Griffey, who won the MVP award, a first for both him and the Mariners.
Geneva: The world's worst-ever Ebola epidemic has now infected nearly 6,300 people in West Africa and killed nearly half of them, according to World Health Organization figures released Thursday.
How many people are affected by neglected diseases? The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 1 billion people -- one-sixth of the worldâs population -- suffer from one or more neglected diseases. The diseases are most heavily concentrated in low-income nations in Africa and Latin America.