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Comic-Con fans assemble as Marvel eyes major reboot
San Diego (AFP) - Comic-Con returns in full force to San Diego this week, where a hugely anticipated Marvel superhero...
UN urges Gilead to ‘make history’ with game-changing HIV drug
Geneva (AFP) - Gilead could bring the AIDS pandemic towards an end if the US pharmaceutical giant opens up access...
UN urges Gilead to ‘make history’ with game-changing HIV drug
Geneva (AFP) - Gilead could bring the AIDS pandemic towards an end if the US pharmaceutical giant opens up access...
Bruce Springsteen is officially a billionaire
New York (AFP) - The Boss is officially a billionaire, Forbes said Friday, estimating that Bruce Springsteen is conservatively worth...
Renewable electricity to outstrip coal next year: IEA
Paris (AFP) - The amount of electricity produced from renewable sources worldwide is set to surpass output from coal-fired plants...
Eli Lilly weight loss drug beats Ozempic in head-to-head study
Washington (AFP) - Patients taking Eli Lilly's new drug Mounjaro achieved significantly greater weight loss than those on Novo Nordisk's...
WHO agency says talc is ‘probably’ cancer-causing
Lyon (AFP) - The World Health Organization's cancer agency on Friday classified talc as "probably carcinogenic" for humans, however an...
WHO agency says talc is ‘probably’ cancer-causing
Lyon (AFP) - The World Health Organization's cancer agency on Friday classified talc as "probably carcinogenic" for humans, however an...
Chanel shows at Paris Opera as it seeks new designer
Paris (AFP) - Chanel held its haute couture show on Tuesday just three weeks after the very abrupt departure of...
Christian studio eyes ‘culture wars’ challenge to Hollywood
Los Angeles (AFP) - Hollywood's alleged "wokeness" is a frequent target for right-wing commentators and politicians. But for the tiny...
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