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First Russian tourists post-Covid arrive in Pyongy...
A group of Russian tourists arrived in Pyongyang on Friday, AFP reporters saw, the first known foreign tour group to visit nuclear...
Euthanasia, a final journey from France to Belgium
Born hemiplegic, nearly blind, 43-year-old Lydie Imhoff was gradually losing the use of her limbs. Last year, she made the decisio...
Blinken in Israel for talks on truce deal
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Israel on Wednesday, where he was expected to press for what he called an "essential"...
Israel says studying Hamas response to truce deal
Israel on Tuesday said it was examining Hamas's response to a plan to halt nearly four months of fighting in Gaza, after key media...
Israel says spy agency studying Hamas response to...
Israel said Tuesday it was examining Hamas's response to a plan to halt nearly four months of fighting in Gaza, after key mediator...
Qatar says Hamas gave 'positive' response to truce...
Key mediator Qatar said Tuesday that Hamas gave a "positive" response to a truce proposal as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken...
Harry jets in to visit King Charles after cancer d...
Charles III's estranged son Prince Harry touched down in London on Tuesday, heading for his father's side less than 24 hours after...
Blinken in Qatar on tour to seek 'enduring end' to...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Qatar on Tuesday on his latest Middle East crisis tour, seeking a new ceasefire and "...
Love and sympathy outside King Charles' home after...
As Britain digested the shock news of King Charles III's cancer diagnosis, it was almost business as usual outside his Buckingham...
Blinken visits Egypt on tour to seek 'enduring end...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Egypt on Tuesday as part of his latest Middle East crisis tour, seeking a new ceasefi...
King Charles III cancer 'caught early': PM
King Charles III's cancer was caught early, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday, after treatment began for the monarch w...
Thai government says will ban recreational cannabi...
The Thai government will urgently move a bill to ban the recreational use of cannabis, the health minister said on Tuesday, after...
Blinken seeks 'enduring end' to Gaza war in latest...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken kicked off Monday a Middle East tour seeking a new truce and "an enduring end" to the Israel-...
UK's King Charles III diagnosed with cancer
King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said on Monday, just a week a...
UK's King Charles III diagnosed with cancer: Bucki...
King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said on Monday, just a week a...
Blinken starts Mideast tour to press for Gaza truc...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for another Middle East crisis tour, hoping to secure a new...
Blinken heads to Mideast to press for Gaza truce
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to the Middle East for another crisis tour on Monday in a bid to secure a new truce in...
Hamas weighs Gaza truce as deadly fighting nears f...
Israeli strikes across Gaza killed scores overnight as battles raged Sunday in the besieged territory's south and Hamas was review...
US patient 'happy again' after brain implant treat...
American Amber Pearson used to wash her hands until they bled, terrified by the idea of contamination from everyday items, a debil...
Brazil sees dengue cases quadruple ahead of vaccin...
The number of dengue fever cases in Brazil since January 1 is four times higher than the same period last year, government data sh...
Israel pounds Gaza as fears grow of push into Rafa...
Israel pressed its blistering assault in the Gaza Strip on Saturday as fears grew of a push into Rafah, the southern city teeming...
Panama to host anti-tobacco talks as industry cour...
A global anti-tobacco meeting opens in Panama on Monday to halt the harmful consequences of smoking, as tobacco companies endeavor...
Child pneumonia spikes in Pakistan's smoggy winter
In a Pakistan paediatric ward, a chorus of infant coughs and straining lungs is the toll of a frigid winter, compounded by choking...
US govt sends drugmakers initial offers in price t...
The US government said it was making initial offers to drugmakers Thursday as part of Medicare negotiations meant to lower the pri...
Biogen pulls controversial Alzheimer's drug Aduhel...
A controversial Alzheimer's drug that was trumpeted as the first to ever treat the cognitive decline associated with the devastati...
Scotland's ex-leader Sturgeon defends pandemic res...
Scotland's former first minister Nicola Sturgeon fought back tears on Wednesday as she defended her leadership style and record du...
Weight-loss drug maker Novo Nordisk's profit surge...
Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk posted bumper profits for 2023 on Wednesday, driven by blockbuster sales of diabetes and...
As Tunisia's economy falters, medical tourism flou...
At a fertility clinic in Tunis, Bintou Yunoussa hopes doctors can finally help her conceive -- one of more than two million foreig...
New treatment shows promise against fatal neurolog...
A new treatment shows promise against the deadly neurodegenerative disease ALS, a study based on mice showed Tuesday.
World leaders given treaty jolt on Covid anniversa...
Wavering world leaders were told Tuesday to speed up efforts to agree a global treaty on avoiding a new pandemic catastrophe -- fo...
Israel undercover agents kill 3 Palestinians in We...
Undercover Israeli agents, some disguised as medical staff, raided a West Bank hospital Tuesday and shot dead three Palestinians t...
Italy targets energy, migration in 'new page' with...
Italy hosted a summit of African leaders Monday where Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called for a "new page" in relations with the...