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How can the EU do more to fight cancer?
Parliament has looked at cancer in Europe and is proposing ways to improve prevention, treatment and research. Over the last 18 months, the European Parliament’s special committee on beating cancer…
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Environment
Evolution has protected against cancer
Scientists have figured out how giant turtles live for over 100 years According to the researchers, these turtles are genetically protected from the development of diseases that shorten life. Scientists…
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Von der Leyen: “Next week we will present the first-ever EU Chips Act”
"Europe is the world's centre for semiconductor research. And we are strong in specific sectors, such as chips for cars and for Industry 4.0. But I want us to become…
Christianity
The sacrament of Marriage in the canon law of the Orthodox Church
The canon law of the Orthodox Church adopts the Roman definition of marriage given by the Roman jurist Modestin - "union of man and woman, union for life, communion in…
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Martian Atmospheric Breakdown: Helicopters Flying on Mars May Glow at Dusk
This is an artist’s concept of a glow surrounding a drone at Mars during flight. The glow, exaggerated for visibility, might happen if the drone’s spinning rotor blades generate an…
America
What Kids Lose When They Don’t Read Books Like ‘Maus’
Last month, a Tennessee school board voted unanimously to remove the Pulitzer-prize winning graphic novel “Maus” from the district’s eighth grade curriculum on the Holocaust. In the book, American cartoonist…
America
NASA Proposes a Way That Dark Matter’s Influence Could Be Directly Observed
This artist’s rendering shows a view of our own Milky Way Galaxy and its central bar as it might appear if viewed from above. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC) How Dark…
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Al-Duwaini: Human fraternity values need to be ‘rediscovered’ – Vatican News
By Robin Gomes A leading Muslim authority in Egypt feels it urgent to get political and religious leaders to cooperate to help people re-discover and cherish the values of human…
America
Christian marriage and family in an Orthodox perspective
On the eve of the International Marriage Week, which is held annually from 7 to 14 February, our editorial board offers a series of materials on the religious dimensions of…
Europe
Finding homes for more than a million displaced Ukrainians
Around 1.5 million Ukrainians have been forced from their homes since fighting in the far east of the country began in 2014. The UN and other humanitarian organizations are supporting…