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One of the world’s leading cancer specialists has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the need to detect cancer early and prevent it from ever taking hold, rather than having to treat people later.
The majority of its islands are less than half a meter above sea-level and scientists warn that at the current rate of climate change, large swathes of the Maldives archipelago could become ...
After adapting three of Stephen King's horror stories, director Mike Flanagan opted for the author's sweet and life-affirming ...
The number of people displaced by war, violence and persecution has almost doubled in the past decade, the UN says. But ...
Iranian state media say Tehran will punish the "Zionist regime" after massive Israeli strikes on nuclear sites and military ...
The world's largest landlocked body of water, the Caspian Sea, is evaporating at an alarming pace. Since the 1990s, its level ...
Nicknamed the "Black Wagners", hundreds of African men have been recruited by the Russian army to fight against Ukraine.
Artificial intelligence is being weaponised amidst mounting protests in Los Angeles to mislead and misinform. An AI-generated video claiming to show a National Guard soldier provoking protesters in LA ...
In Syria, women are now obliged to wear fully-covering burkinis to the beach. Also, there's "simmering discontent" about Syria's Committee for Civil Peace. A new post-Brexit deal is agreed between the ...
As artificial intelligence continues to transform societies worldwide, The 51 Percent asks what does its rapid development mean for women and girls.