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Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020. One way to improve survival rates is to develop better diagnostic methods.Early detection is crucial, as patients have a higher chance of recovery if the cancer is found sooner. Currently, many early detection methods are either invasive or expensive, making them unavailable to many people.One alternative method being studied involves the use of animals’ sense of smell. Now, scientists have shown that ants can detect the “scent of cancer” from urine, which one day could represent a cheap and effective cancer detection method.In a…

BENGALURU, India: Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced several new clean energy initiatives in the government’s annual federal budget speech on Wednesday (Feb 1), saying “green growth” is a top priority for the country. More than US$8 billion dollars were announced for projects like mangrove restoration which help suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, converting waste into biogas and speeding up renewable energy initiatives. But details of how the funds will be spent are yet to be disclosed. The minister said the injection of 35,000 crore rupees (US$4.3 billion) into India’s energy transition will be channelled through the ministry…

Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has hit out at the ABC’s coverage of a town hall held in Alice Springs last night which depicted the community meeting as riddled with “white supremacy”.The Save Alice Springs meeting was attended by a diverse range of people, with some 3000 residents gathering at the convention centre on Monday night.The meeting was organised by local business owner Garth Thompson and ended after around 20 minutes due to a disruption.Love news? Stream 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2023ABC footage from inside the meeting shows…

Markets have started the year where they ended 2021, rallying on hopes that inflation has peaked, central banks are about to pivot and the global economy is doing a lot better than feared.This has lifted most boats, both in equities and fixed income. The MSCI All-Country World Index climbed 7 per cent in January, while the Bloomberg Global Aggregate bond index is up 3.3 per cent. In terms of breadth, this is the best start to a year since 2019, according to Deutsche Bank. And this is a proper risk-on rally. Consumer discretionary is the best performing sector, which is . . .…

Gov. Kathy Hochul will propose changes that would potentially let dozens of new charter schools open in New York City as part of the state budget she will unveil on Wednesday, The Post has learned. “I believe every student deserves a quality education, and we are proposing to give New York families more options and opportunities to succeed,” Hochul said in a statement. Her proposal will keep a statewide cap of 460 charters in place but eliminate regional caps to make 85 more slots available for new charter schools anywhere in the state — including New York City. There is…

“PERFECT STORM” Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was like much of the region severely affected by a wave of horrific violence carried out by the Pakistani Taliban after they emerged in 2007. Years of attacks on schools, civilians and places of worship, finally ended with a military clearance operation that began in 2014, pushing the insurgents into the mountainous border and Afghanistan. Violence drastically declined until the withdrawal of US and Nato troops in Afghanistan in 2021 led to the return of the Taliban in Kabul, emboldening militant groups in the border region. The Pakistani Taliban, known as…

Indonesia, now the world’s third-largest democracy, was ruled by military leader Suharto for more than three decades before he stepped down amid mass protests and an economic crisis in 1998. The military took over in Myanmar in 1962, isolating the country and suppressing dissent for decades until a tentative opening up began in 2011. But its experiment with democracy, which included elections swept by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, came to end and two years ago when the military ousted Suu Kyi’s government, reimposed strict military rule and crushed protests. With Myanmar again drawing Western condemnation and…

According to a report by the New Straits Times (NST) on Wednesday (Feb 1), at least seven candidates will be contesting for the three vice-president spots.  They include the party’s Supreme Council members Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir, Ms Azalina Othman Said as well as Mr Johari Abdul Ghani. Dr Zambry is the current foreign affairs minister while Ms Azalina is the current minister of law and institutional reform.  Others who are believed to be interested in the vice-president posts are incumbent Mr Mohamed Khaled Nordin, UMNO youth chief Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, former Johor chief minister Hasni Mohammad and Sabah UMNO…

President Joe Biden announced new progress Wednesday on his administration’s “competition agenda,” specifically taking aim at junk fees while calling on Congress to pass legislation targeting hidden fees across multiple industries. These costs can “drain hundreds of dollars a year from the pockets of hardworking American families, especially folks who are already struggling to make ends meet — but not anymore after today,” Biden said at the fourth meeting of the Presidential Competition Council on Wednesday. The proposed legislation in partnership with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, called the Junk Fee Protection Act, would target four types of excessive fees:…