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Nestle sales slump on weak North America demand fo...
Swiss food giant Nestle reported slimmer sales than expected in the first quarter on Thursday, weighed down by weak demand for fro...
French national library quarantines 'poisonous' bo...
France's national library said Thursday it had removed four 19th-century books from its shelves whose emerald green covers were li...
France records growing number of supercentenarians
The number of people in France living beyond 110 years is growing fast, the national demographic studies institute said Wednesday,...
Thai trans people push to be 'truly' accepted
Stethoscope over her white coat, Thai doctor Kachisarah Sridakhot walks hospital corridors hoping to beat a path for other trans w...
Biden admin issues rule protecting abortion privac...
President Joe Biden's administration announced a new rule Monday to protect the privacy of women who go out of their home state to...
Belgian whose body brews alcohol beats drink-drivi...
A Belgian man with a very rare metabolic condition that causes his body to produce alcohol had a drink-driving charge against him...
Japan doctors sue Google Maps over 'punching bag'...
Around 60 doctors in Japan have accused Google Maps of ignoring vitriolic reviews of their clinics in a class-action lawsuit toute...
UK parliament debates law phasing out smoking
The UK parliament on Tuesday kicked off its first debate on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's planned flagship legislation to prevent y...
Big money flows to US charities fueling vaccine mi...
An anti-vaccine group founded by US presidential contender Robert F. Kennedy Jr raised millions of dollars during the coronavirus...
Waste not want not: Peruvian drive to feed more wi...
Peruvian cook Isabel Santos prepares a salad with carrot peels and pea shells at a community kitchen in Lima; a disciple of a sust...
Ballet star and survivor Steven McRae says dance m...
After an almost super-human recovery from an injury, star dancer Steven McRae says the ballet world must take much better care of...
Israel urges Iran sanctions as world warns against...
World powers urged restraint on Sunday for fear that Iran's unprecedented missile and drone strikes on Israel could spark a wider...
World urges restraint after Iran's unprecedented a...
World leaders urged restraint on Sunday after Iran launched an unprecedented wave of missiles and attack drones against its arch f...
Iran warns of 'stronger response' if Israel retali...
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi warned on Sunday against any "reckless" Israeli retaliation to Tehran's unprecedented missile and...
Israel says Iran attack 'foiled' amid fears of wid...
Iran's unprecedented overnight attack on Israel has been "foiled", the Israeli military said Sunday, with hundreds of missiles and...
Iran launches unprecedented strikes on Israel, ris...
Iran launched more than 200 drones and missiles on Israel in an unprecedented attack late Saturday, the Israeli army announced, in...
Israel warns Iran will suffer 'consequences' of es...
Israel warned on Saturday that Iran would suffer the "consequences for choosing to escalate the situation any further" as fears gr...
US troops head to region as fears grow of Gaza war...
Troop reinforcements from Israel's ally the United States headed to the region on Saturday, with fears of wider war growing more t...
US sterilizations spiked after national right to a...
Sterilization rates abruptly spiked after the national right to an abortion was overturned by the US Supreme Court in 2022, a stud...
Asia-Pacific gets new weapon in fight against drug...
A faster and vastly more effective treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis is being rolled out in the Asia-Pacific region, raisi...
Israel on alert after Iranian threat as Gaza war g...
Israel was on alert Thursday after its arch foe Iran threatened reprisals over a strike in Syria this month that killed two Irania...
Israel bombs Gaza during Muslim festival despite U...
Israeli strikes hit Gaza on Wednesday as Muslims marked the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan and after US President Joe Bi...
Hamas studies truce proposal six months into Gaza...
Hamas said Tuesday it was considering a new framework for a truce proposed during the latest round of negotiations in Cairo, as Pa...
Hamas, Israel discuss Gaza truce
Hamas said Monday it is studying a proposal for a truce and hostage-prisoner swap after talks in Cairo, as Israel's defence minist...
Israel, Hamas dampen hopes for speedy Gaza truce d...
Israel and Hamas both dampened hopes on Monday of a speedy breakthrough in Cairo talks towards a Gaza truce and hostage release de...
Six months into war, Israel pulls troops out of so...
Israel pulled its forces out of the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday in a partial withdrawal that came half a year into the war spark...
Why unprotected eclipse gazing will leave you seei...
Just a single, unguarded glance at a solar eclipse can result in a lifetime of vision loss, eye health experts warn.
Gaza truce talks on, after aid worker death outcry
American, Israeli and Hamas negotiators are expected in Cairo over the weekend in a renewed push for a ceasefire and hostage relea...
Israel announces 'temporary' opening of aid routes...
Israel announced on Friday that it would allow "temporary" aid deliveries into famine-threatened northern Gaza, hours after the Un...
US company withdraws ALS drug after it fails in tr...
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals announced Thursday it was withdrawing its approved treatment against the deadly neurodegenerative disease A...
Biden, Netanyahu to speak by phone following Gaza...
US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are set to speak on Thursday in their first phone call since...
What we know about how 'forever chemicals' affect...
Invisible, omnipresent "forever chemicals" have been linked to a wide range of serious effects on human health, prompting growing...