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While radiation has been a standard treatment for breast cancer patients since the early 20th century, a new study shows that it does not significantly…
Category: 3. Europe
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EU Tech Commissioner meets French ministers over Shein ‘sex doll’ uproar
EU Tech Commissioner Henna Virkkunen will meet French ministers on Thursday after French authorities urged the Commission to investigate and sanction e-commerce giant Shein for allowing “a childlike sex doll’ to be sold on the platform.
“Today’s [discussion] will feed the potential next…
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Jamaica races to reopen for peak tourism season in December after Hurricane Melissa
Airports are up and running while cruise ports eye a return to normal in mid-December.
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BoE keeps rates steady at 4% as economy shows signs of slowing
The Bank of England (BoE) held its key interest rate at 4% on Thursday, mainly in line with expectations, as the central bank navigates a backdrop of stubborn inflation and sluggish growth.
Commenting on the final decision, policymakers said the current economic conditions did not warrant a…
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How to make sure you’re covered by travel insurance if extreme weather hits your trip
When Hurricane Melissa barrelled through the Caribbean last week, thousands of travellers found their plans plunged into uncertainty.
Amid cancelled flights and rerouted cruises, many holidaymakers would have looked to their travel insurance for support and compensation.
But when it comes…
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Actress Debra Messing faces backlash after calling Zohran Mamdani a 'jihadist'
The Will & Grace actress has taken issue with Mamdani’s support for Palestine and has gone on a “social media crash-out” regarding the new mayor of New York City.
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Donald Trump enters his lame duck era
Hours after witnessing his party’s worst electoral drubbing in at least six years, President Donald Trump hosted Senate Republicans at the White House and demanded they ditch their chamber’s supermajority rules.
“If you don’t terminate the filibuster, you’ll be in bad shape,” he…
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Macron’s plan for Louvre overhaul poses ‘significant financial risks,’ report says – POLITICO
Though arrests have been made, the stolen goods have not yet been retrieved.
Faced with a “budgetary impasse,” the Louvre must “prioritize” and focus on “investments that are crucial to its future, in particular the upgrading of technical infrastructure, especially safety and…
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Supreme Court ruling may push President Trump to new tariff strategy
US President Donald Trump has warned that the United States could potentially be “reduced to almost Third World status’’ if the Supreme Court strikes down the tariffs he imposed this year on nearly every country in the world.
During oral arguments on Wednesday, the justices sounded…
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Climate change boosted Hurricane Melissa’s destructive winds and rain, analysis finds
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY with AP
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Human-caused climate change boosted the destructive winds and rain unleashed by Hurricane Melissa…
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