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Opera singer who hid deafness for 30 years hails âlife-changingâ surgery
Janine Roebuck, from London, says she no longer considers herself deaf after double cochlear implants restored hearingAn opera singer who hid her deafness for more than 30 years has described âlife-changingâ surgery that has the potential to become the norm for thousands of NHS patients.Janine Roebu
AI agents may be skilled researchersâbut not always honest ones
Two high-profile tools have been shown to make up data and âp-hackâ their results
US pauses operation to reopen Strait of Hormuz
President Trump is pausing efforts to help ships get through the Strait of Hormuz, amid what he called "great progress" towards a peace agreement with Iran. Meanwhile, Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi holds talks in China to discuss the conflict. Also: President Zelensky has condemned the late
Astronomers unlock a sharper view from JWST using a âkeyholeâ trick
A revived technique could reveal planets near their stars and the inner workings of galaxies
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Adidas teases new Bad Bunny collaboration for the World Cup
The sports company has a major surprise for soccer fans everywhere
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Antoine Griezmann's sad and heartbreaking farewell from AtlĂŠtico Madrid
The French footballer left an unforgettable legacy at the club, though with a sobering statistic that casts a shadow over his career with AtlĂŠtico.
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Hantavirus explained: how does it spread and who is most at risk? â podcast
Three people have died after an outbreak of hantavirus onboard a cruise ship travelling from Argentina to Cape Verde. The World Health Organization says a total of seven cases â two confirmed by laboratory testing and five suspected â have been identified on the cruise ship so far. It is also invest
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Hantavirus may have spread between passengers on cruise ship, WHO says
Two cases of the virus, which rarely spreads between humans, have been confirmed on the ship, and three people have died.
WHO: Hantavirus may have spread between humans
The World Health Organization says there may have been human-to-human transmission of a rare respiratory virus usually spread by rodents onboard a cruise ship off Africa's west coast. Three passengers have died and another is seriously ill. The ship was denied permission to dock in Cape Verde after
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Single dose of magic mushroom psychedelic can cause anatomical brain changes, study finds
Participants took 25mg of psilocybin, reporting deeper psychological insight and better wellbeing a month laterA single dose of psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, can induce anatomical changes in the brain, according to research among people who took the psychedelic compound for t
US strikes Iranian boats in Strait of Hormuz
Growing fears for the ceasefire in the Middle East after the US and Iran trade fire as American forces try to open up the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping. President Trump said two US-flagged merchant vessels were able to transit the waterway. The UAE said Iran also launched cruise missiles a
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British crew member in need of urgent medical care amid suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship
WHO says seven confirmed or suspected cases of hantavirus on MV Hondius, including three passengers who diedWhat is hantavirus, the infection thought to have killed three on cruise ship?A British crew member was in need of urgent medical care and a passenger from the UK remained in a critical but st
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A lost ancient script reveals how writing as we know it really began
A long-overlooked writing system from 5000 years ago is still largely undeciphered, but could mark the moment humans first represented their speech with written words
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Nigerian refinery accused of sacking union members is key to UK plan to tackle jet fuel shortage
Heidi Alexander says part of answer to strait of Hormuz crisis is importing more fuel from US and west AfricaA refinery in Nigeria accused of dismissing workers for joining a union has emerged as key to the UK governmentâs hopes of saving the summer holiday amid a jet fuel shortage.Heidi Alexander,
US denies Iran's claim that it hit American warship
The US military says its warships have helped two US-flagged vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz, breaking an Iranian blockade. It's denied Iranian reports that one warship had been forced to turn back. Also: More than 30 world leaders - including the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney - attend
Joint call by the President of the ICRC, the Director-General of WHO and the International President of MSF
Ten years ago, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2286 on health care in armed conflicts. The situation is even worse compared to 10 years ago. Today, we mark not an achievement â we mark a failure. As violence affecting medical facilities, transport and personnel continues unab
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NHS cancer jab could save patients hours in hospital
Thousands of patients will be offered a new injectable form of an immunotherapy drug that takes minutes.
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What death doulas can teach us about dying
Death doulas or soul midwives have increased in popularity in recent years. What do they do?
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Is this the real face of Anne Boleyn?
A computer science team believes they have discovered a previously unknown sketch of King Henry VIII's second wife - but not everyone is convinced.