The 'brat vote' is unlikely to decide the election, but the importance of popular culture is one of the historical continuities in a campaign that is unprecedented on multiple fronts.
A large clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that a twice-yearly injection of a new pre-exposure prophylaxis drug gives young women total protection from HIV infection.
The woolly mammoth, one of the most charismatic species of the last Ice Age, went extinct about 4,000 years ago. Was it genetically destined for extinction?
Using novel research techniques, a study found that the Late Stone Age hunter-gatherers in North Africa had a heavily plant-based diet, thousands of years before agriculture.
Some prenatal supplements lack the right amount of folate, almost none contain the right amount of omega-3 fatty acids, and more than half of them contain no choline.
INDIA presented a united front in the elections, focusing particularly on the issue of caste. Meanwhile, Modi's welfare schemes and attacks on Muslims failed to distract the voters.
Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, almost every member of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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