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Faheem blitz sees Pakistan avoid Netherlands shock at T20 World Cup
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Takaichi talks tough on immigration on eve of vote
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England's Salt passed fit for T20 World Cup opener
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Spain, Portugal brace for fresh storm after flood deaths
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Pakistan bowl out Netherlands for 147 in T20 World Cup opener
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Pushed to margins, women vanish from Bangladesh's political arena
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Crypto firm accidentally sends $40 bn in bitcoin to users
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Funerals for victims of suicide blast at Islamabad mosque that killed at least 31
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Police identify suspect in disappearance of Australian boy
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Trump says US talks with Iran 'very good,' more negotiations expected
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Trump administration re-approves twice-banned pesticide
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Bolivia wants closer US ties, without alienating China: minister
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Ex-MLB outfielder Puig guilty in federal sports betting case
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Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics open with dazzling ceremony
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China overturns death sentence for Canadian in drug case
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Trump reinstates commercial fishing in protected Atlantic waters
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A coalition of attorneys general across states including New York, Minnesota and Arizona vowed Monday to protect access to mifepristone, the medication used in the majority of abortions in the United States.
Cannabis extract relieves chronic back pain: high-quality trial
A specially developed cannabis extract relieves chronic lower back pain, according to a clinical trial published Wednesday that experts are calling the first high-quality evidence that something in the cannabis plant can treat pain.
Dolly Parton scraps Vegas shows over health issues
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Scores arrested on second day of Morocco protests: NGO
Scores of people were arrested Sunday in Morocco during a second consecutive day of scattered protests called by a group seeking educational and public health reforms, according to a local rights group and AFP journalists.
Pakistani parents rebuff HPV vaccine over infertility fears
Misinformation plagued the first rollout of a vaccine to protect Pakistani girls against cervical cancer, with parents slamming their doors on healthcare workers and some schools shutting for days over false claims it causes infertility.
Foreign doctors in Gaza describe worst wounds 'they've ever seen'
International doctors and nurses who treated Palestinians in Gazan hospitals described wounds more severe than civilians had suffered in other modern conflicts, according to a peer-reviewed study published Friday.
Spending a penny: Uproar over LA plan for $1 mn toilet
Plans for a $1 million public toilet are raising a stink in Los Angeles, where locals say the cash-strapped city is flushing money down the drain.
Danish PM apologises to victims of Greenland forced contraception
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday apologised in person to victims of a forced contraception programme in Denmark's autonomous territory Greenland that ran for more than three decades.
Danish PM to apologise to victims of Greenland forced contraception
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has arrived in Denmark's autonomous territory Greenland for a ceremony Wednesday to apologise in person to the victims of a forced contraception programme that Copenhagen ran for more than three decades.
Does taking paracetamol while pregnant cause autism? No, experts say
There is no scientific evidence showing that pregnant women taking the painkiller paracetamol causes autism in their children, medical experts and drug regulators have emphasised after Donald Trump claimed the two were linked.
WHO sees no autism links to Tylenol, vaccines
Neither the painkiller Tylenol nor vaccines have been shown to cause autism, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, following comments from the US president and his administration to the contrary.
Trump ties autism risk to Tylenol as scientists urge caution
US President Donald Trump on Monday urged pregnant people not to take Tylenol over an unproven link to autism, and urged major changes to the standard vaccines given to babies.
Trump-backed panel sows doubt over Covid-19 shots
A Trump-backed health panel questioned Friday the efficacy and safety of Covid-19 vaccines -- and declined explicitly to recommend them -- in an argument some experts said center on "myths" and "anecdotes."
Kenya's only breastmilk bank, lifeline for premature babies
Surrounded by incubators, a red tube snaking into her tiny nose, four-day-old Grace-Ella is being fed donated breastmilk at the only facility in Kenya that offers the life-giving service.
Painting stripes on cows to lizards' pizza pick: Ig Nobel winners
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.
Australian state bans testing of illicit drugs
The Australian state of Queensland has banned the testing of drugs for recreational use, sparking warnings from health providers on Friday that the move could put lives at risk.
RFK Jr panelists make initial changes to childhood vaccine schedule
A US medical panel handpicked by President Donald Trump's health secretary made its first alteration to the standard childhood vaccine schedule on Thursday, as public health experts fear more changes that flout prevailing medical advice are in the pipeline.
RFK Jr panelists make first changes to childhood vaccine advice
A US medical panel handpicked by President Donald Trump's health secretary made its first alteration to the childhood vaccine schedule on Thursday, as public health experts fear more changes that flout prevailing medical advice are in the pipeline.
US medical panel insists it's 'pro-vaccine'
A US panel stacked with figures sympathetic to the anti-vaccine movement opened a highly politicized meeting Thursday on the defensive, insisting that they are "pro-vaccine" even as public health experts fear the group is set to upend longstanding medical advice.
Malnutrition causes unrecognised type of diabetes: experts
Malnutrition can cause its own form of diabetes, health experts said Thursday, calling for "type 5 diabetes" to be recognised globally to help fight the disease in countries already struggling with poverty and starvation.
US vaccine panel to hold high-stakes policy meeting
A US panel stacked with figures sympathetic to the anti-vaccine movement will on Thursday take on federal immunization recommendations in a highly politicized meeting that could upend longstanding medical advice.
Fired US health agency chief testifies on pressure to 'replace evidence with ideology'
The ex-chief of the US disease prevention agency told senators Wednesday she was fired for refusing to approve changes to childhood vaccine schedules not backed by scientific evidence, as the Trump administration moves to dismantle longstanding healthy policy.
Estimated 16,500 climate change deaths during Europe summer: study
Scientists estimated Wednesday that rising temperatures from human-caused climate change were responsible for roughly 16,500 deaths in European cities this summer, using modelling to project the toll before official data is released.
Botox under burqas: Cosmetic surgery in vogue in Afghanistan
Decked out with fake crystal chandeliers and velvet sofas, cosmetic surgery clinics in Afghanistan's capital are a world away from the austerity of Taliban rule, where Botox, lip filler, and hair transplants reign.
In mega-city Lagos, 20 million count on just 100 ambulances
Standing outside a public hospital in Lagos, Nigeria's biggest city, Michelin Hunsa is still "traumatised" from the two-hour wait it took to get an ambulance for her mother, found unconscious by her neighbours.
Activists on trial as France debates right to die
Twelve activists accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug went on trial in Paris on Monday, as the country debates a right-to-die bill.
Right-to-die activists on trial in France as lawmakers debate end-of-life bill
Twelve activists accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug went on trial in Paris on Monday, as the country debates a right-to-die bill.
French doctor accused of serial poisonings was at first 'above suspicion'
A French doctor accused of intentionally poisoning 30 child and adult patients, 12 of whom died, was "above suspicion" at the start of a probe in 2017, an investigator said on Thursday.
Scientists behind breakthrough cystic fibrosis treatment awarded top US prize
Cystic fibrosis was once a dire, likely deadly diagnosis, destroying a patient's ability to breathe and digest food -- but a revolutionary new treatment offers reason for hope.
Informing parents not enough to fight childhood obesity: study
Government-led programmes attempting to curb childhood obesity by educating parents do not work, an international study published Thursday concluded, and researchers are calling for policies that prioritise society-wide solutions.
US pharma giant Merck ditches plan for $1.4-bn research centre in UK
Merck, the US pharmaceutical group, said on Wednesday it has dropped plans to build a $1.4-billion research centre in Britain, blaming the country's "lack of investment" in the sector and its drugs prices.