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FIFA subjects 2026 Morocco World Cup bid to fresh scrutiny

Morocco’sWorldCupbidisfacingfreshscrutinythisweekwiththearrivalofanotherdelegationfromFIFAafteraninitialtaskforcefounddeficienciesintheproposalsforthe2026tourna

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Philippines slams U.S. human rights report, defending anti-drug war

ThePhilippinesonSaturdayslammedtheUnitedStatesforraisingconcernsanewaboutallegedextrajudicialkillingsinthecountryandincreaseonpoliceimpunityinconnectionwithPres

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Chinese society learning to accept LGBT community

ThedecisionbyChina'sSinaWeibotoremovecomicsandvideoswith"pornographicimplications,promotingbloodyviolenceorrelatedtohomosexuality"triggeredpublicuproaroverthewe

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Decoding of hair colour genes could aid cancer research

ScientistsonMondaysaidtheyhaveuncoveredmorethan100newgeneslinkedtohaircolour,adiscoverywhichcouldadvanceknowledgeonskincancerandotherdiseases.Thefindings,publis

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Flying killer robots? Drones will soon decide who to kill

Oncecomplete,next-gendroneswillrepresenttheultimatemilitarizationofartificialintelligence.TheywillalsoigniteavastlegalandethicaldebateSciencefictionisfastbecomi

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Chinese scientists develop heart-on-a-chip device to aid drug screening

Chinesescientistshavedevelopeda"heart-on-a-chip"devicetomimicthebeatandcontractionofcardiacmusclecellsinvitro,whichcouldreplacenon-humananimalmodelsfordrugscree

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Raising eyebrows: how evolution gave us expressive faces

ModernhumansmightneverhaveraisedaquizzicaleyebrowhadHomosapiensnotlostthethick,bonybrowsofitsancientancestorsinfavourofsmootherfacialfeatures,anewstudysuggests.

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Chinese scientists create pig model of Huntington's disease

AChineseteamofscientistshasestablishedapigmodelofHuntington'sdisease(HD),aninheritedneurodegenerativedisease,usinggeneticengineeringtechnology.Inastudypublished

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China slams American 'arrogance' after US rejects rights resolution

ChinaslammedtheUSfor"theirhabitualignoranceandarrogance"onMondayafterWashingtoncasttheonly"no"voteonaBeijing-sponsoredresolutionattheUNHumanRightsCouncilmeeting

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China: Shanghai launches human phenotype research project

ShanghaionlastSundayannouncedthelaunchofahumanphenotyperesearchprojectwithaimstoacceleratethedevelopmentofprecisionmedicineinChina.ScientistsfromChina,Britain,G

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DPRK warns against "human rights racket" by Western countries

TheofficialmediaoftheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)TuesdaywarnedthatWesterncountriesareusing"humanrights"issuetounderminetheindependenceofothercountrie

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China to welcome third cloned macaque monkey soon

Chinawillsoonwitnessthebirthofathirdmacaquemonkeyclonedfromsomaticcells,monthsaftertheworld'sfirsttwoclonedmacaquemonkeyswereborn,theMinistryofScienceandTechnol

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Human eggs grown to maturity in lab: researchers

Scientistshavegrownhumaneggcellstofullmaturityinthelabinapotentialbreakthroughforfertilitytreatment,theyannouncedinastudypublishedFriday.ResearchersinNewYorkand

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Cloned monkeys could help development of drugs for human brain diseases

Chinesescientists'successfulcloningofmonkeyscouldeventuallyhelpthedevelopmentofnewdrugstotreathumandiseases,likebrainandnervoussystemproblems,aleadingChineseneu

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New AI system can train robots for armies

Scientistsdevelopthatwillteachrobotsandcomputerprogrammestointeractwithahumaninstructorforthepurpose.Scientistshavedevelopedanartificialintelligencetechniquetha

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Killer whale can mimic human voice, scientists discover

Akillerwhalecansuccessfullypronouncehumanwordslike"hello,""byebye,""one,two"and"Amy"afterabrieftraining,accordingtoastudypublishedWednesdaybyateamofinternationa

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World Bank says global wealth grows while inequality persists

Globalwealthgrewsignificantlyoverthepasttwodecadeswhilewealthinequalitypersists,alatestreportreleasedbytheWorldBankshowedonTuesday.Globalwealth,whichincludespro