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Researchers redesign vaginal speculum to ease fear and pain
AFP, Published on 14/07/2025
» DELFT (NETHERLANDS) - It is cold, hard, metallic and commonly associated with pain. Not a mediaeval torture instrument, but the vaginal speculum used every day around the world for essential gynaecological exams.
Ragtag Myanmar resistance sees tide turning in forgotten war
Published on 21/04/2024
» LOIKAW, Myanmar — The night Suu Kyi thought she would die of her wounds on the front lines of a forgotten war, a crescent moon hung overhead. A pendant of the Virgin Mary dangled around her neck. Maybe those augurs saved her. Or maybe, she said, it was not yet time for her to die.
Czech crowdfunder sends arms to Ukraine despite fatigue
AFP, Published on 21/11/2023
» PRAGUE - A Czech crowdfunding project called "Gift for Putin" has been sending Ukraine a steady supply of weapons despite growing aid fatigue and flagging Western support.
The Vietnamese octogenarian fighting for Agent Orange victims
AFP, Published on 12/06/2023
» HANOI: As a young woman, Tran To Nga was a war correspondent, a prisoner and an activist. Now, at 81, she is waging a court battle against US chemical firms to win justice for the Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange.
After settlement, new challenge for Fox News: A disinformation expert
AFP, Published on 24/04/2023
» WASHINGTON - Among the challenges still facing Fox News after its jaw-dropping settlement of a defamation case is a lawsuit planned by a high-profile disinformation expert, who is crowdfunding her way to court after a firestorm of harassment and abuse.
Two teenagers charged with murder of transgender girl
AFP, Published on 16/02/2023
» LONDON - UK police said on Wednesday that two teenagers had been charged with the weekend murder of a 16-year-old transgender girl, in a case that has drawn national concern.
Myanmar shadow government raises $100m to oppose junta
Published on 15/01/2023
» Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government said it has raised more than $100 million to fund its democracy effort and topple the junta.
UN sends new Mariupol convoy to rescue civilians from 'bleak hell'
AFP, Published on 06/05/2022
» ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine: A new UN convoy was expected in Mariupol Friday to evacuate civilians from the "bleak hell" of a besieged steel plant that has become the last pocket of resistance against invading Russian forces in the southern port city.
UN rescue convoy en route to Mariupol 'hell'
AFP, Published on 06/05/2022
» ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine: The United Nations on Thursday said a new convoy was heading to evacuate civilians from the "hell" of a besieged steel plant in Mariupol, even as Ukraine accused Russia of breaking its promise to pause fire at the site.
War in Ukraine: Latest developments
AFP, Published on 05/05/2022
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: