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Asia’s fertility hub: Thailand emerges as top destination for IVF treatment – Focus
13Oct By Europe WorldNo Comments
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Asia’s fertility hub: Thailand emerges as top destination for IVF treatment – Focus

Thailand has become one of Asia's leading fertility hubs. Every year, thousands of foreign patients travel to Bangkok's state-of-the-art private clinics for IVF, egg donation and other fertility treatments. They come from China, South Korea, Europe and across Southeast Asia, looking for what may be harder to find at home: shorter waiting times, lower costs and, in some cases, fewer restrictions. Bangkok's fertility clinics now cater to an international clientele, offering everything from hotels and interpreters to medical packages, fast-tracked appointments and personalised care. For many of these couples, Thailand is the latest stop on a journey that has already been long, expensive and emotionally draining. But behind th...
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Trump says ‘we don’t think’ Russian plague is bio-weapon
7Oct By Europe WorldNo Comments
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Trump says ‘we don’t think’ Russian plague is bio-weapon

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the death of a Russian plague laboratory worker did not appear to be linked to a biological weapon. "We don't think so. We're going to find out soon enough, but we don't think so," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked if a "bio-weapon" was involved. Russia warned earlier against "false" information as reports emerged of a second suspected case. The US and UN have urged Russia to be more transparent. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson reports from Washington. Keywords for this article ...
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Russian lab worker’s death sparks plague fears as unverified claims spread online – Truth or Fake
7Oct By Europe WorldNo Comments
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Russian lab worker’s death sparks plague fears as unverified claims spread online – Truth or Fake

The death of a 28-year-old Russian lab worker at Siberia's Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute has sparked online panic about a "plague, despite the WHO assessing the public health risk in Russia as low. Unverified claims about how the worker became ill, including a laboratory accident involving a test tube, are circulating online. Misleading posts and out-of-context videos have also fuelled speculation and fear. Vedika Bahl goes through them, and what we know, in Truth or Fake. The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that it considers the public health risk in Russia to be "low", and "very low" for Europe. But that has not stopped fears and misinformation from spreading on social media. Russian media identified t...
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Russia warns against spreading ‘false information’ as reports emerge of second plague case
7Oct By Europe WorldNo Comments
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Russia warns against spreading ‘false information’ as reports emerge of second plague case

The Kremlin on Wednesday appeared to reject reports of a second suspected plague case in Siberia, telling reporters when asked about the accounts that most media reporting on the situation was "false". The United States, the European Union and the World Health Organization have all called on Russia to be transparent over the reported plague death of a laboratory technician at a plague research institute in Siberia's Irkutsk region last week. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also called Wednesday for Moscow to clarify "media reports of a second employee with pneumonia of undetermined cause". Read moreRussian lab worker's death sparks plague fears as unverified claims spread online Asked about the reports, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that "the media reports a great dea...
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Trump says he will speak to Putin over reported plague death in Russia
6Oct By Europe WorldNo Comments
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Trump says he will speak to Putin over reported plague death in Russia

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would speak very soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the reported plague death of a laboratory technician, as Washington pressured Moscow for transparency. Russian authorities denied that they were imposing anti-plague measures and played down the reports of an incident at an anti-plague institute in Siberia's Irkutsk region last week. But Washington is showing growing concern, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling on Russia to be open about the situation. "We encourage Russia to be transparent and share more information with the world so that all of us could react accordingly and appropriately," Rubio said during a trip to Iceland. "Depending on what we learn about it, we would learn how to respond." Trump later said he would be ...
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Cancer rates rising faster among younger people, international study finds
6Oct By Europe WorldNo Comments
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Cancer rates rising faster among younger people, international study finds

New major research has found that cases of several different kinds of cancer have risen sharply among young people in England, the US, and in the Netherlands. The number of people under the age of 50 diagnosed with prostate cancer in England has quadrupled since 2001. Researchers aren't exactly sure why there's been such an increase but say the broad reason could be linked to a growing rate of obesity, poor diets and a lack of exercise. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Jon Shelton, Head of cancer intelligence at Cancer Research UK. Keywords for this article ...
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Russian lab worker’s death sparks plague fears as unverified claims spread online – Truth or Fake
6Oct By Europe WorldNo Comments
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Russian lab worker’s death sparks plague fears as unverified claims spread online – Truth or Fake

The death of a 28-year-old Russian lab worker at Siberia’s Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute has sparked online panic about a ‘plague’, despite the WHO assessing the public health risk in Russia as low. Unverified claims about how she became ill, including a laboratory accident involving a test tube, are circulating online. Misleading posts and out-of-context videos have also fuelled speculation and fear. Vedika Bahl goes through them, and what we know, in Truth or Fake. The World Health Organization said Tuesday that it considers the public health risk in Russia to be “low”, and “very low” for Europe. But that has not stopped fears and misinformation from spreading on social media. Russian media identified the woman as 28-yea...
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Should we be worried about a plague outbreak in Russia? – Press Review
6Oct By Europe WorldNo Comments
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Should we be worried about a plague outbreak in Russia? – Press Review

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, October 6: The death of a researcher in Siberia, reportedly from the plague, sparks concern despite Russian authorities' denial. But first: French high school protesters are promising "Act 3" of their protest movement against learning conditions. Also, Le Monde speaks to the editor of Russian independent outlet Novaya Gazeta ahead of the 20th anniversary of the murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Finally, it appears that butter is back in fashion. French high schoolers are promising "Act 3" of their protest movement and there is great concern in the press about how it is going to unfold. French left-wing daily Libération worries about the police crackdown on the high schoolers. It...
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