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Maladies tropicales négligées : le Niger est le 1er pays de la Région africaine de l’OMS à éliminer l’onchocercose
Le Niger a rempli les critères d’élimination de l’onchocercose, ce qui en fait le cinquième pays au monde et le premier pays d’Afrique à être reconnu par l’OMS comme ayant interrompu la transmission ...
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UNRWA : évincée de son siège à Jérusalem-Est, l’agence de l'ONU s'engage à « ne pas céder d’un pouce » sur le terrain
Suite à l'évacuation de ses locaux à Jérusalem-Est, où elle est désormais « persona non grata », l’Agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés palestiniens (UNRWA) a réaffirmé, mercredi, sa ...
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Swimming in the sweet spot: how marine animals save energy on long journeys
Competitive swimmers know that swimming underwater causes less drag resistance than swimming at the surface. Splashing around making waves isn’t the most efficient way to swim. Any energy spent ...
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Central India’s indigenous forests are falling victim to bullets and bulldozers
The state of Chhattisgarh in India’s tribal heartland has been the epicentre of a violent conflict for more than 30 years. This struggle has pit a Maoist-inspired group called the Naxalites, who are ...
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Why I loved the new Mussolini drama – by an expert in Italian fascism
As a historian who has studied and taught courses on Italian fascism, I have spent many hours watching footage and listening to the speeches of dictator Benito Mussolini, who ruled over the country ...
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Trump inviting influencers to White House press briefings is likely to usher in a new era of fake news
Donald Trump plans to augment the mainstream White House press corps with social media influencers and content creators. There is an insidious side to this strategy.
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From chatbot to sexbot: What lawmakers can learn from South Korea’s AI hate-speech disaster
A Korean chatbot named Iruda was manipulated by users to spew hate speech, leading to a large fine for her makers — and providing a warning for lawmakers.
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Rachel Reeves’ route to economic growth is a slow one – and there are no guarantees voters will be patient enough
After six months of talking down the economy and warning of tough times ahead, the UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has changed her tune. She is now much more optimistic about Britain’s economic prospects ...
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Most of Britain’s peat bogs could stop forming new peat as the climate changes – new study
By the 2080s, climate change will mean most of Britain’s peatlands could be too dry to form new peat. That’s the stark warning from a new academic study my colleagues and I ju ...
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Canada’s electric vehicle industry is facing existential threats — here’s how it can still flourish
The electric vehicle (EV) industry has been one of the most defining technological trends of the past decade, transforming the automotive sector while fuelling advancements in manufacturing. Yet after ...
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The best exercises to do while taking weight loss drugs
Weight loss drugs, such as those containing GLP-1 agonists like Wegovy and Mounjaro, have emerged as effective tools for people struggling to lose weight. These drugs reduce appetite and sometimes ...
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Bird flu cases surging in UK but risk to humans remains low
A human case of bird flu has recently been detected in England. This news comes just days after restrictions were put in place to curb the virus’s spread among wild birds and poultry in England and ...