New drugs raise hopes of pancreatic cancer breakthrough
After decades of struggling to find a way to treat pancreatic cancer, researchers have developed several promising new drugs that could offer rare hope to patients given this particularly deadly diagnosis.
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South Africa coal delay could cause 32,000 deaths, report says
South Africa risks thousands of premature deaths if the phase-out of coal plants is delayed due to the government's updated decommissioning dates, climate rights groups said in a report Wednesday.
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French teenager Seixas becomes youngest winner of La Fleche Wallonne
French prodigy Paul Seixas at 19 became the youngest winner of the La Fleche Wallonne one-day classic on Wednesday in his first ride in the race.
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Hezbollah supporters defiant after sons killed fighting Israel
Lebanese town official Sharif Badreddine begged his youngest son not to leave to fight for Hezbollah against Israel in the country's south, but as the tearful father buried his child he could not hide a sense of pride.
Read moreEU unblocks 90-bn-euro Ukraine loan after Hungary row
The EU on Wednesday gave the green light to unblock a 90-billion-euro ($106 billion) loan for Kyiv, after the deadlock was broken in a months-long row between Ukraine and Hungary over a damaged pipeline.
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Russia says will halt flow of Kazakh oil to Germany
Russia confirmed Wednesday it will halt the pipeline flow of Kazakh oil to Germany next month, citing technical reasons, as Berlin stressed it does not expect an energy supply crunch.
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Merz says climate policy must not 'endanger' German industry
Germany's Friedrich Merz addressed a major climate policy gathering on Wednesday by stressing the need to unshackle industry from harmful regulations, including by reworking the EU's carbon trading scheme.
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Ziggy Stardust lives on at David Bowie London immersive
Silhouetted against the light on stage in 1990, David Bowie belts out a deafening rendition of "Rebel Rebel" as a rapturous audience claps along with arms raised.
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Thousands of London commuters walk to work in underground strike
Workers streamed into the British capital by foot, bike and bus Wednesday as strike action on the London Underground train network disrupted services.
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Boeing reports narrowing loss, points to progress on turnaround
Boeing reported a small quarterly loss Wednesday following an uptick in commercial plane deliveries as the aerospace giant pointed to progress on a turnaround after a long period of stumbles.
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