Syria crisis: UN Security Council mulls Assad measures
The UN Security Council has met to consider a
draft resolution against Syria’s government. Activists and the Arab
League urged the UN to take stronger action after a surge in
violence this week in which dozens of people have died.
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More men ‘have oral cancer virus’
Oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is
more common among men than women, leading to an increased risk for
men of head and neck cancers, a US study suggests. The Journal of
the American Medical Association (JAMA) study assessed around 5,500
people aged 14 to 69. Around 10% of men had oral HPV, compared with
3.6% of women.
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Writers condemn violence against Mexico journalists
A host of international authors - including
seven Nobel laureates - have called for an end to attacks on
journalists in Mexico. The writers took out a full page advert in
Mexican newspaper El Universal to defend the right of all
journalists to be free from fear and censorship.
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