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Blood plasma of cancer patients contains DNA fragments that originate from the tumour. We leverage advanced genomic technologies to extract information from these fragments, using them as a “liquid biopsy” for noninvasive diagnostics and research into...

Doctors in Gaza and the West Bank have said they are battling an epidemic of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, a growing problem in the world’s conflict zones, which could also spill over the Palestinian borders. The rise and spread...

Senator Elizabeth Warren jumped into the race for president on Monday, announcing she is forming an exploratory committee for 2020. The Massachusetts Democrat, known for her critiques of big banks and corporations, became the first major candidate to...

A new test for cervical cancer was found to detect all of the cancers in a randomised clinical screening trial of 15,744 women, outperforming both the current Pap smear and human papillomavirus (HPV) test at a...

Twinkling pine, spruce and fir trees bring holiday cheer to homes around the world. But with the end of festivities comes the not-so-jolly chore of disrobing and discarding these unwieldy house guests. You don’t want your...

The Marburg virus, a deadly cousin of Ebola, has been isolated in fruit bats in Sierra Leone, marking the first time it has been found in West Africa. Five bats caught in three health districts tested...

The recent attempts by migrants to cross the English Channel into Britain is to be treated as a major incident, the UK’s Home Secretary Sajid Javid said. Javid said he has taken control of the response...

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – German authorities on Friday gave their approval to an $8 billion (6.30 billion pounds) rail and road tunnel linking Denmark and Germany, despite environmental objections. The 19 km (11.8 mile) Fehmarnbelt link, connecting...

Two Vietnamese tourists were killed and 12 other passengers were injured when a blast hit their bus in Giza, Egypt, authorities said. The country’s Interior Ministry said an explosion from an improvised device hidden near a...

In April, the UN court in The Hague partially overturned Serbian Radical Party leader Vojislav Seselj’s acquittal on appeal and sentenced him to ten years in jail for wartime crimes in Serbia. Seselj was found guilty...