Nearly a third of possessions in UK homes are unused, study finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Nearly a third of the possessions in a typical UK home are unused, research has revealed. Read More
World's first 'oral insulin patch' for diabetes could save patients having to inject
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A London scientist is working on the world’s first oral insulin patch that could save diabetes patients from having to regularly inject the drug. Read…
Guinea's economy struggles after fuel depot fire
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Almost two weeks after a huge fire in Guinea’s main fuel depot brought death and destruction, anger is growing as the economy…
‘Cell, street, repeat’: Thousands of prisoners being set up to fail with release into homelessness
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Thousands of prisoners are being “set up to fail” by being released with tents and sleeping bags into a revolving door of homelessness, reoffending and jail,…
German sea rescue groups save some 200 migrants from Mediterranean
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Sea rescuers from German aid organizations have taken more than 200 migrants on board their ships in the central Mediterranean in the…
Qatar drops death sentence for eight Indian ex-naval officers
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A Qatar court has dropped the death penalty for eight Indian ex-naval officers arrested in the Arab country last year, the Indian government said on Thursday. Read More
Trapped in his crashed truck, an Indiana man is rescued after 6 days surviving on rainwater
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A 27-year-old man survived for six days on only rainwater while pinned tightly inside his crashed pickup truck beneath a highway bridge…
More than 86,000 NHS appointments cancelled due to latest junior doctors’ strike
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Reading Time: < 1 minute More than 86,000 appointments in England were cancelled because of last week’s junior doctors strike and a walkout by hospital dental trainees, according…
‘People eat two or three packets a day’: how instant noodles took over the world
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Reading Time: < 1 minute When a customer steps into Titilayo Taiwo’s noodle shop for breakfast, she knows exactly what to reach for from the small table…
Bangladesh garment factories fire workers after protests, unions say
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Bangladesh garment factories have fired hundreds of workers since protests in October demanding higher wages, three labour unions representing half a million…