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French broadcaster pulls replay after actress calls Israel genocide

French broadcaster pulls replay after actress calls Israel genocide French public broadcaster France Télévisions has removed the online replay of a France 5 programme after actress Adèle Haenel used…

  • France Télévisions removes replay of France 5 program
  • Actress Adèle Haenel denounces Israel's actions in Gaza
  • Removal cited lack of opposing viewpoint on Palestinian issue

World

Malaysia to lead ASEAN single-submission model for medical devices

MALAYSIA will coordinate technical document submissions under a proposed ASEAN-wide system aimed at reducing duplication in the approval of medical devices across the region.

  • Malaysia to lead ASEAN single-submission system for medical devices
  • Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad confirms agreement
  • Implementation mechanism to be developed before October meeting

Business

PHDEC organises workshop

MULTAN: The Pakistan Horticulture Development & Export Company (PHDEC), in collaboration with the Mango Research Institute (MRI), Multan, organised a special workshop for mango growers, orchardists…

Health & Medicine

Two Die from Diphtheria Outbreak in Abuja

.FCTA had mobilises multidisciplinary incident management team Onyebuchi Ezigbo and Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja Two persons have been confirmed killed from a diphtheria outbreak in Abuja.

  • Two individuals died from diphtheria in Abuja.
  • FCTA activated Incident Management Team to combat outbreak.
  • Vaccination teams deployed to assess vaccination gaps.

Tech

Male Fruit Fly Brain Trained to Play Doom

Last week, Google announced that it managed to produce a detailed 3D reconstruction of an adult male fruit fly's brain and central nervous system.

  • Male fruit fly brain trained to play Doom video game
  • Sensory neurons mapped to game controls via stimuli
  • Fly's performance observed in real-time on developer's website

Science

The secret to longer life may be hidden in bat DNA

Long-lived bats appear to combine powerful immune defenses with unusual strategies for eliminating damaged cells, potentially helping them avoid cancer and disease for decades.

  • Bats live unusually long lives for their size, sparking interest in their DNA for longevity clues.
  • Juan Manuel Vazquez collected bat tissue samples in Western U.S. to study bat genomes.
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