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AstraZeneca withdrawing it COVID vaccine from the market has nothing to do with blood clots.
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There is plenty in the bill to cause concern, says expert in medical law and ethics.
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Women are overwhelmingly the victims of sexualised violence, and men are commonly the perpetrators.
More zoom, less doom?
Andrii Yalanskyi
Silicon Valley investors insist that a startup is a credible business before they will part with funding. European investment hubs like Berlin and Scotland take a different approach.
The body of socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti is discovered on the outskirts of Rome on August 16 1924, two months after his disappearance.
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One hundred years after the Italian opposition leader’s murder, documents long locked away at the London School of Economics could shed new light on Mussolini’s involvement in his death
The bitcoin halving happens only once every four years.
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There are reasons to believe that the bitcoin halving could keep the value of the currency high.
The aftermath of the concert hall attack in Moscow on March 23, 2024.
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At least 137 people were killed in the Moscow attack – the latest in a a series of ISIS-K operations outside its traditional stronghold.
Hong Kong is increasingly becoming a security state.
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In the space of two decades, Hong Kong’s liberal constitutional order has been transformed into a security regime that grants citizens few civil liberties
Cataract surgery removes the clouded lens of the eye and replaces it with a new, clear lens.
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Typically, cataract surgeries are painless and significantly restore vision.
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Haiti is facing a wave of chaos as gang violence grips the country.
Pregabalin on its own is typically not dangerous – but can cause harm if taken alongside certain drugs.
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Pregabalin is prescribed for a number of conditions – including epilepsy, anxiety and nerve pain.
Campaign volunteers set up signs encouraging people to vote.
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It’s not just polarization that’s driving voters’ malaise − it’s something else, which carries a stark warning for the health of American democracy.
People carry some of their belongings as they flee clashes between M23 rebels and government forces near Sake on 7 February 2024.
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Regional countries are embroiled in a geopolitical struggle over influence and survival.
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has suspended the MP over his comments about Sadiq Khan but has conspicuously failed to acknowledge the Islamophobia at the heart of the scandal.
Sachet alcoholic drinks on display.
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The sachet alcoholic drinks ban in Nigeria can curb youth alcohol consumption. But government must improve enforcement and awareness strategies for success.
Bacteria are evolutionarily primed to outpace drug developers.
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The Nobel Prize-winning Luria−Delbrück experiment showed that random mutations in bacteria can allow them to develop resistance by chance.
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Chronic wasting disease has a similar cause to mad cow disease, a fatal disease in humans.
Shopping bodies.
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It was a trailblazing firm which fought against animal testing for beauty products.
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Can’t remember where you put your keys? It’s normal.
Under pressure: with things on the battlefield not going well, the last thing Volodymyr Zelensky needs is a corruption scandal in the military.
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As a new Russian offensive gets under way, Ukraine can ill afford to be mired in scandal and disunity.