FDA gives expedited approval to new groundbreaking pancreatic cancer drug
The Guardian •

FDA gives expedited approval to new groundbreaking pancreatic cancer drug

FDA officials approve first-of-a-kind pill called daraxonrasib to fight one of the deadliest types of cancerThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a groundbreaking new drug for the most common form of pancreatic cancer, offering US patients a more effective treatment against one of the deadliest types of the disease.FDA officials gave expedited approval to the first-of-a-kind pill, cal...

US critical minerals proposals to Brazil go unanswered as China looms
SCMP •

US critical minerals proposals to Brazil go unanswered as China looms

Brazil has not answered two American proposals to formalise cooperation on critical minerals, a senior US diplomat said at Latin America’s largest mining fair, leaving Washington without a bilateral deal as it races to build rare earth supply chains outside China. Matthew Lowe, economic counsellor at the US embassy in Brasilia, said Washington invited Brazil years ago to join the Minerals Security...

Space: Sophie Adenot recounts her two spacewalks
France 24 •

Space: Sophie Adenot recounts her two spacewalks

🇫🇷 👩‍🚀 Sophie Adenot, the first French woman to conduct a spacewalk and the second female French astronaut to go to space, gave an exclusive interview to #FRANCE24 and #RFI from the International Space Station. In conversation with our journalists, she reflected on the feeling of leaping into the vast unknown of space for the first time.

UEFA to cancel planned boycott of FIFA tournaments

Euronews •

In late July, UEFA announced its 55 member associations would take no part in FIFA competitions as long as the world governing body's FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal remained alive.

‘Escape wizard’ who has broken out of four prisons is arrested in Spain

‘Escape wizard’ who has broken out of four prisons is arrested in Spain

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Albanian criminal has cut bars, descended sheets and even used human pyramid in escapes in Italy and BelgiumPolice in Spain have arrested a dangerous Albanian criminal nicknamed the “escape wizard” who has managed to break out of four jails in Italy and Belgium by sawing through bars, clambering down knotted sheets and even using a human pyramid to breach prison walls.The fugitive, who has not bee...

‘Escape wizard’ who used human pyramid arrested in Spain after breaking out of four jails

‘Escape wizard’ who used human pyramid arrested in Spain after breaking out of four jails

The Guardian •

A dangerous Albanian criminal also sawed through bars and clambered down knotted sheets to breach prison wallsPolice in Spain have arrested a dangerous Albanian criminal nicknamed the “escape wizard”, who has managed to break out of four jails in Italy and Belgium by sawing through bars, clambering down knotted sheets and even using a human pyramid to breach prison walls.The fugitive, who has not ...

Hundreds of foreign nationals missing in wake of Nepal-Tibet landslides

Hundreds of foreign nationals missing in wake of Nepal-Tibet landslides

France 24 •

Flash ⁠floods and landslides that struck ​the Himalayan border region of Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet on Wednesday have killed at least 180 people and nearly 1,500 people, including several hundred tourists, were reported missing. The figures are likely to change in the wake of the disaster.

Hundreds of foreign nationals missing in Nepal-Tibet landslides

Hundreds of foreign nationals missing in Nepal-Tibet landslides

France 24 •

Flash ⁠floods and landslides that struck ​the Himalayan border region of Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet on Wednesday have killed at least 180 people and nearly 1,500 people, including several hundred tourists, were reported missing. The figures are likely to change in the wake of the disaster.

The missing in Nepal-Tibet flash floods

The missing in Nepal-Tibet flash floods

France 24 •

More than 1,300 people were reported missing and at least 165 were confirmed dead after flash floods and landslides at the Nepal-Tibet border.

Dolly Parton: Buckingham Palace guards play musical tribute

Dolly Parton: Buckingham Palace guards play musical tribute

France 24 •

Britain’s royal family posted a video on social media Wednesday of the band of the Buckingham Palace guards playing Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5”, in tribute to the American country music legend who passed away Tuesday aged 80.

‘Shockwaves throughout the country’ following ‘gruesome’ killings in Haitian mountain retreat

‘Shockwaves throughout the country’ following ‘gruesome’ killings in Haitian mountain retreat

France 24 •

Genie Godula is pleased to welcome journalist Harold Isaac on the ground in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince. He says what we are witnessing in Haiti is not simply another episode of gang violence, but a profound challenge to the authority of the state at a moment when the country is attempting to return to electoral politics. With armed groups controlling roughly 80 percent of Port-au-Prince, the ...