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Synthetic ‘forever chemical’ linked to liver cancer
New York, Aug 10 People with exposure to a synthetic chemical found widely in a range of consumer and industrial products were 4.5 times more likely to suffer from non-viral hepatocellular carcinoma -- the most common type of liver cancer, according to a new study. The chemical, called perfluooctane sulfate ...China-led rare earth mining in Myanmar fuels rights abuses, pollution
London, Aug 10 Chinas outsourcing of rare earth mining to Myanmar has prompted a rapid expansion of the industry there, fuelling human rights abuses, damaging the environment and propping up pro-juna militias, according to a new report published by rights group Global Witness. The report, entitled "Myanmar's Poisoned Mountains", used ...Kenyans voting for President, Parliament in close polls
Nairobi, Aug 9 Kenyans are voting on Tuesday to elect a President and a new Parliament, with around 22 million people eligible to cast their ballots in a closely fought election.Pre-election polling put opposition leader and former prime minister Raila Odinga slightly ahead of William Ruto, who served as Vice ...800 fire fighters battle blaze in German national park
Berlin, Aug 8 Some 800 emergency workers were battling a forest fire in Germany's Saxon Switzerland National Park on Monday with little improvement in sight. "The fire is in a controllable area, but flames are still coming out of the ground," dpa news agency quoted Thomas Kunz of the district ...How rising global temperatures may affect children’s fitness
London, Aug 7 Record levels of obesity and physical inactivity among children mean they are set to bear the brunt of poorer health effects from rising global temperatures, warns a new comprehensive review of studies. While physical fitness is key to tolerating higher temperatures, children are more obese and less ...China launches long-range airstrike drills around Taiwan
Taipei, Aug 7 Chinese forces took part in drills focused on land attacks and long-range airstrikes around Taiwan on Sunday, its military said, on what was expected to be the final day of extensive exercises rolled out in response to a visit to the island by US House Speaker Nancy ...Human brain did not shrink 3,000 years ago as thought earlier: Study
New York, Aug 7 As speculated earlier, the 12th century BCE, a time when humans were forging great empires and developing new forms of written text, did not coincide with an evolutionary reduction in brain size, say a team of researchers refuting the popular hypothesis among the science community. Last ...New Covid-like rapid test to spot cancers, heart disease more easily
London, Aug 7 A team of international researchers from the UK, US and Germany, has built a new easy-to-use test that could diagnose non-infectious diseases like heart attacks and cancers more quickly. The new test, called CrisprZyme, works by detecting molecular signals in the body called biomarkers, which are already ...China’s anti-crime campaign targets ‘disloyal’ Uyghurs
Hotan (Xinjiang), Aug 6 Authorities in Chinas far-western Xinjiang region used the Chinese governments 100-day crackdown on criminals and fugitives to target Uyghurs deemed "religious extremists" and "two-faced", a police officer said, as per media reports. The anti-crime campaign elsewhere in China focused on crimes like theft, while in Xinjiang ...China performing simulation of attack on Taiwan: Defence Ministry
Taipei, Aug 6 In manoeuvres around Taiwan on Saturday, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is performing "what it believed to be a simulation of an attack on Taiwan's main island", according to the Defence Ministry in Taipei. The Ministry said that numerous military aircraft and warships were operating near ...
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