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Chemotherapy can speed up cancer spread: study
South China Morning Post, Published on 19/07/2025
» HONG KONG — A team of Chinese scientists has found that the spread of cancer from original tumour sites to distant organs can be caused by chemotherapy triggering the awakening of dormant cancer cells.
Foie gras that skips the force-feeding is developed by physicists
New York Times, Published on 26/03/2025
» BOSTON — Thomas Vilgis, a food physicist at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Germany, has been in love with foie gras for a quarter century. The luxurious delicacy is a pâté or mousse made from the rich, fattened livers of ducks or geese.
'Angry gamblers' behind half of abusive tennis social media posts - report
AFP, Published on 20/12/2024
» PARIS - Tennis chiefs revealed Thursday that "angry gamblers" accounted for almost half of abusive social media posts targeting top tennis stars.
European police crack criminals’ messaging service
Reuters, Published on 03/12/2024
» AMSTERDAM - An encrypted messaging service that was used for international drug and arms trafficking has been taken down by European authorities, Europol said on Tuesday.
'Floating toilets' help Cambodia's lake-dwelling poor
AFP, Published on 20/03/2023
» SIEM REAP (CAMBODIA) - Pointing to the murky waters of the Tonle Sap, Si Vorn fights back tears as she recalls her four-year-old daughter dying from diarrhoea after playing in the polluted lake.
Influencer Andrew Tate says Romania case against him empty
AFP, Published on 26/01/2023
» BUCHAREST - Romanian prosecutors on Wednesday further questioned divisive influencer Andrew Tate over alleged human trafficking and rape, with the British-American national denouncing the case brought against him as void.
New class of drug reverses paralysis in mice
AFP, Published on 12/11/2021
» WASHINGTON - US scientists have developed a new form of drug that promotes the regeneration of cells and reversed paralysis in mice with spinal injuries, allowing them to walk again within four weeks of treatment.
'Wonder Woman 1984': moment of truth for pandemic-torn Hollywood
AFP, Published on 24/12/2020
» LOS ANGELES - Each time she wields her lasso, the stakes are high. But with the release of "Wonder Woman 1984" on Christmas Day, the world's biggest female superhero could alter the future of blockbuster movies.
Cyberpunk 2077 video game debuts to acclaim despite bugs
AFP, Published on 10/12/2020
» WARSAW - Cyberpunk 2077, a video game reported to be one of the most expensive ever made, launched worldwide on Thursday after a publicity blitz worthy of a Hollywood film.
Scientists build implant that restores vision
AFP, Published on 04/12/2020
» WASHINGTON: Scientists are a step closer to restoring vision for the blind, after building an implant that bypasses the eyes and allows monkeys to perceive artificially induced patterns in their brains.