RNA nanodrug used in new cancer treatment

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Researchers at Tel Aviv University have successfully used RNA nanodrugs to ‘silence’ a gene that encodes for a protein that causes ovarian cancer to metastasise,

Canadian diplomat kicked out by Chinese in retaliation

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The Canadian consul to Shanghai, Jennifer Lynn Lalonde, has been expelled by the Chinese government, in retaliation for a similar move by the Canadian government.

Russia blames Ukraine for car-bomb attack

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Russia has blamed Ukraine for the weekend car bombing in which a prominent Russian nationalist writer and politician was wounded, and his driver killed. Ukraine,

Royal funder undergoes change – reports

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The company that finances the activities of Britain’s royal family is undergoing a change, according to reports. The Crown Estate dates back to 1066, when

St Kitts and Nevis looks to ditch Charles

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St Kitts and Nevis, an island nation in the Caribbean, has said that it will look into removing King Charles III as the country’s head

Iran executes two for blasphemy

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Iranians Yousef Mehrad and Sadrollah Fazeli-Zare have been hanged after being convicted of ‘burning the Quran’ and ‘insulting the Prophet of Islam’, according to the

Guevara’s captor dies

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The Bolivian general feted as a national hero for capturing the Cuban revolutionary Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara in 1967 has died aged 84. According to the

Gordon Lightfoot dies

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Gordon Lightfoot, the Canadian folk-rock musician has died, aged 84. Lightfoot, whom many Canadians affectionately called “Gord,” was passionate about music as a boy in

Nord Stream culprit possibly identified

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Denmark’s military has said it photographed a number of Russian vessels near the blast site of the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage days before the explosions

Lord of the Rings villain Sauron’s name given to butterflies

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Scientists have named a new group of butterflies after the villain Sauron from the Lord of the Rings novels, the BBC reports. The name, Saurona,