(CNN)In an unexpected reversal, pharmaceutical giant Biogen said it will pursue US Food and Drug Administration approval for aducanumab, an experimental treatment for early Alzheimer's disease, Biogen and its Japanese partner Eisai annou...
The Nobel Prize for Literature is set to be awarded on Thursday. Twice. The Handmaid's Tale author Margaret Atwood, fellow Canadian Anne Carson and Russian novelist Lyudmila Ulitskaya are among the names thought to be in contention for the p...
One of the first things visitors to Japan notice is how clean everywhere is – yet there are hardly any litter bins and street sweepers. What's the secret behind this contradiction? ...
Austrians are due to vote in snap general elections on Sunday, after a video sting scandal in May collapsed the coalition government. Opinion polls suggest former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz's conservative People's Party is on track to win the...
Greta Thunberg to world leaders: 'How dare you? You have stolen my dreams and my childhood'...
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When President Donald Trump updated the US public on Wednesday about Hurricane Dorian, he used a map that at a glance looked identical to one released by forecasters last week. But observers spotted a difference. A "cone" showing ...
Cancer now causes more deaths among the middle-aged in higher-income countries than cardiovascular disease, a study suggests. Globally, heart problems and stroke is the leading cause of death at this age. But the researchers say people in r...
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The most powerful storm to hit the Caribbean islands of the Bahamas since records began has torn roofs from buildings and caused severe flooding. Hurricane Dorian, a category five storm, has sustained winds of up to 180mph (285km/h). A "life-t...
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Soy's isoflavones have oestrogenic properties — and have been blamed for raising the risk of breast cancer (as well as prostate cancer for men). But is this really the case? ...
Police have urged everyone to download a smartphone app they say has already saved several lives. What is it and how does it work? Kicked. Converged. Soccer. These three randomly chosen words saved Jess Tinsley and her friends after they go...
Lady Gaga Tells Ellen Why She Can't Let Go of 'A Star Is Born' Character...
A newly-released tool that exploits a vulnerability in Facebook’s WhatsApp allows you to "put words in people’s mouths", researchers say. A team from cybersecurity firm Checkpoint has demonstrated how the tool can be us...
After an online petition proposed tomove Halloweento the last Saturday of October garnered massive support, Snickers doubled down on the effort and upped the excitement by offering 1 million candy bars to Americans if the change g...
Former US President Barack Obama has called on Americans to reject language from any of their leaders that feeds hatred or normalises racism. Mr Obama did not name anyone but his rare comments came after President Donald Trump sought to...