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'Forgotten' women demand justice in Spain breast cancer scandal
AFP, Published on 26/11/2025
» SEVILLE — Anabel Cano thought cancer had spared her after she underwent a mammogram in the Spanish region of Andalusia. Having now lost a breast to a mastectomy, she feels betrayed.
Fear and fury at ICE facility protest near Chicago
AFP, Published on 10/10/2025
» BROADVIEW (UNITED STATES) — The language was foul, the rage abundant: Thursday's scene outside an ICE facility near Chicago reflected the anguish gripping some Americans as their government unfurls its crackdown on immigrants.
Painting stripes on cows to lizards' pizza pick: Ig Nobel winners
AFP, Published on 20/09/2025
» PARIS - Painting zebra stripes on cows to fend off flies, lizards' favourite pizza toppings and how booze helps you speak another language: these were some of the winners at the Ig Nobel prizes, which celebrate the sillier side of science.
What is LED therapy? How red, blue and infrared light benefit health, skin and body
South China Morning Post, Published on 06/09/2025
» Not too long ago, Victoria Beckham posted a photo of herself on Instagram lying on a bed with a shield over her face that emitted a blue glow.
80 years on, Korean survivors of WWII atomic bombs still suffer
AFP, Published on 04/08/2025
» HAPCHEON (SOUTH KOREA) - Bae Kyung-mi was five years old when the Americans dropped "Little Boy", the atomic bomb that flattened Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.
Fatal Attraction: Man wearing 9kg metal necklace pulled into MRI machine
Online Reporters, Published on 21/07/2025
» A 61-year-old American died after he was pulled into an MRI machine by its powerful magnets, drawn by the heavy metal necklace he was wearing.
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.
Trump admin sows doubt over vaccines in 'Make America Healthy Again' report
AFP, Published on 23/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - A highly anticipated White House report outlining Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s agenda devotes significant space to raising alarm over vaccines, while touching on environmental and nutrition concerns that remain at odds with broader administration actions.
Global plastic recycling rates 'stagnant' at under 10%: study
AFP, Published on 10/04/2025
» PARIS - The amount of plastic being recycled around the world is stagnant at less than 10 percent with most new plastic still made from fossil fuels, a new study said Thursday.
WHO calls for cancer warning labels on alcoholic drinks
Reuters, Published on 14/02/2025
» GENEVA - The World Health Organization released new findings on Friday about an “alarming” lack of awareness about alcohol’s link to cancer across Europe and called for clear and prominent tobacco-style warnings in the region with the world’s heaviest drinkers.