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French scientists probe mRNA’s potential to fight cancer
AFP, Published on 20/11/2025
» ORLEANS, France - Inside a lab in the French city of Orleans, scientists are testing out the limits of molecules in our body called messenger RNA — best known for being used in Covid-19 vaccines — in the hopes of finding a breakthrough treatment for a particularly deadly cancer.
Meals to woof down at Italy's first dog restaurant
AFP, Published on 24/11/2023
» ROME: Pepe's meal is so good he licks the plate clean. In any other Rome establishment, slobbering on one's chicken and mashed potato would be frowned upon -- but this is "Fiuto", Italy's first dogs' restaurant.
Youth bring climate case to Europe rights court
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» STRASBOURG (FRANCE) - The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Wednesday began hearing a case brought by six Portuguese youths against 32 nations for not doing enough to stop global warming, the latest bid to secure climate justice through the courts.
Turkey quake survivors' latest menace -- dust
AFP, Published on 16/07/2023
» SAMANDAğ, Turkey: The excavator tore into the remnants of the damaged building in southeast Turkey, bringing it crashing down into a cloud of dust -- the latest menace facing survivors of the deadly February quake that ravaged the region.
Air pollution kills 1,200 children a year: EU agency
AFP, Published on 24/04/2023
» COPENHAGEN - Air pollution still causes more than 1,200 premature deaths a year in under 18's across Europe and increases the risk of chronic disease later in life, the EU environmental agency said Monday.
In final briefing, Fauci urges Americans to get vaccinated
AFP, Published on 23/11/2022
» WASHINGTON - True to form, America's outgoing top infectious disease official, Anthony Fauci, used what may be his final White House appearance Tuesday to convey a simple message.
Europe temperature rise more than twice global average: UN
AFP, Published on 02/11/2022
» GENEVA: Temperatures in Europe have increased at more than twice the global average over the past three decades, showing the fastest rise of any continent on earth, the UN said Wednesday.
Dead rivers: The cost of Bangladesh's garment-driven economic boom
AFP, Published on 21/06/2022
» DHAKA: Bangladeshi ferryman Kalu Molla began working on the Buriganga river before the patchwork of slums on its banks gave way to garment factories -- and before its waters turned pitch black.
The quest for a coronavirus supervaccine
AFP, Published on 25/04/2022
» PARIS: As vaccine makers rush to stamp out new Covid-19 variants, some scientists have set their sights higher, aiming for a universal coronavirus vaccine that could tackle any future strains and possibly even stave off another pandemic.
Omicron variant 'almost certainly' not more severe than Delta, Fauci tells AFP
AFP, Published on 08/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - Top US scientist Anthony Fauci said Tuesday early indications suggested the Covid-19 Omicron variant was not worse than prior strains, and was possibly milder, while cautioning it would take weeks to judge its severity.