Chinese doctors remove lung tumour for baby still in mother’s womb, using needle
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Chinese doctors remove lung tumour for baby still in mother’s womb, using needle

Chinese doctors have performed an unprecedented surgery to save an unborn child who developed a fast-growing tumour. A medical team from Shenzhen and Hong Kong recently completed a challenging, precise removal of a foetal chest tumour while the baby was still in the womb, offering new hope to families facing similarly dire prognoses. Jointly performed by doctors from Shenzhen Baoan Women’s and Chi...

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Spain’s PM Pedro Sánchez calls snap election after housing law fails to pass

Spain’s PM Pedro Sánchez calls snap election after housing law fails to pass

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Election called after rightwing parties voted down emergency legislation aimed at tackling housing crisisEurope live – latest updatesSpain’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has announced a snap general election three days after rightwing parties torpedoed the emergency legislation his minority government had put forward in response to growing public anger over the country’s housing crisis...

Spain’s PM Pedro Sánchez calls snap election after housing legislation fails to pass

Spain’s PM Pedro Sánchez calls snap election after housing legislation fails to pass

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Election called after rightwing parties voted down emergency legislation aimed at tackling housing crisisSpain’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has announced a snap general election three days after rightwing parties torpedoed the emergency legislation his minority government had put forward in response to growing public anger over the country’s housing crisis.Sánchez, who has been in of...

Anti-migrant protesters scuffle with police in Gosport after Channel rescue

Anti-migrant protesters scuffle with police in Gosport after Channel rescue

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Demonstrators gather in south coast town as nearly 150 people trying to reach UK by small boat brought ashoreAnti-migrant protesters have scuffled with police in Gosport, Hampshire, as they opposed the rescuing of nearly 150 people trying to reach the UK by small boat.The demonstrators gathered in the south coast town as news of the vessel’s expected arrival spread. It was the second time proteste...

Spain’s Sánchez calls snap election amid national housing crisis – Europe live

Spain’s Sánchez calls snap election amid national housing crisis – Europe live

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PM says vote will take place on 29 November after parliament rejected two of his government’s emergency relief measuresSanchez says “to do more, we need to renew and expand public support” for the “deep reforms” required.“We must mobilise and secure a much broader progressive majority in parliament – one that allows us to overcome the elites … and continue transforming Spain,” he says. Continue re...

Days after Xi-Trump summit, top Taiwan diplomat opens de facto consulate in the US

Days after Xi-Trump summit, top Taiwan diplomat opens de facto consulate in the US

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Taipei’s top diplomat is in Arizona this week to open a de facto consulate and tour the state’s semiconductor corridor, even as US President Donald Trump has just wrapped up the pageantry of a state visit for President Xi Jinping. Lin Chia-lung, Taiwan’s foreign minister, arrived in Phoenix late on Saturday for a three-day visit that highlights the deepening economic ties between Washington and Ta...

Days after Xi-Trump summit, top Taiwan diplomat opens de facto consulate in US

Days after Xi-Trump summit, top Taiwan diplomat opens de facto consulate in US

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Taipei’s top diplomat is in Arizona this week to open a de facto consulate and tour the state’s semiconductor corridor, even as US President Donald Trump has just wrapped up the pageantry of a state visit for President Xi Jinping. Lin Chia-lung, Taiwan’s foreign minister, arrived in Phoenix late on Saturday for a three-day visit that highlights the deepening economic ties between Washington and Ta...

Shadow chancellor to address Tory conference as he claims slashing red tape could cut cost of new houses by £50,000 – UK politics live

Shadow chancellor to address Tory conference as he claims slashing red tape could cut cost of new houses by £50,000 – UK politics live

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Andrew Griffith makes speech today as Reform UK accuses party of copying policies they ‘announced weeks and months ago’Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural EnglandGood morning. Yesterday Kemi Badenoch published a tract setting out the principles that a Conservative government would follow in office. It was presented as Thatcherism revived for the 21st century, and a key theme w...

Malaysia eyes permanent F1 comeback despite travel chaos at Bahrain GP

Malaysia eyes permanent F1 comeback despite travel chaos at Bahrain GP

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Malaysia was aflush with Formula One fever this weekend, rekindling talk of permanently bringing the race back to the Southeast Asian nation after a long hiatus – despite days of traffic chaos that left thousands of fans stranded for hours. More than 260,000 people flocked to Sepang International Circuit in Selangor state for the Bahrain Grand Prix, which was originally meant to be held in April b...

Son of jailed ex-president Bolsonaro heads to run-off as family scores big in Brazil

Son of jailed ex-president Bolsonaro heads to run-off as family scores big in Brazil

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Family members of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro won big in Sunday's general election, including the right-wing lawmaker's eldest son Flavio Bolsonaro, who surpassed President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the first-round presidential vote. During the campaign, Flavio Bolsonaro promised to secure amnesty for his jailed father. 

Family members of jailed ex-president Jair Bolsonaro win big in multiple Brazil polls

Family members of jailed ex-president Jair Bolsonaro win big in multiple Brazil polls

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Family members of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro won big in Sunday's general election, including the right-wing lawmaker's eldest son Flavio Bolsonaro, who surpassed President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the first-round presidential vote. During the campaign, Flavio Bolsonaro promised to secure amnesty for his jailed father.