The number of liver cancer cases worldwide is projected to nearly double by 2050, reaching 1.52 million new diagnoses annually, unless greater efforts are made to tackle preventable risk factors such as obesity, alcohol consumption, and viral hepatitis, a new study warns. The findings, published in The Lancet medical journal using data from the Global […]

A chilling hum echoes through the night sky over eastern Ukraine. Explosions crack through the darkness, lighting up sunflower fields below. The acrid scent of gunpowder fills the air. “There! Three kilometres away!” shouts a Ukrainian serviceman from an air defence unit. They’re armed with Soviet-era weapons, trying desperately to intercept Russian drones before they […]

Hermann Yameogo, a well-known Burkinabe lawyer and political figure, who was abducted over the weekend, has been released, according to statements from his family and close entourage shared with AFP on Monday. A family member confirmed: “He was freed last night and is now with his family.” Another relative added that Yameogo had been interrogated […]