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Image copyright Getty Images Prostate cancer is now the most commonly diagnosed cancer in England, overtaking breast cancer for the first time, latest figures show. In 2018 there were nearly 50,000 registered cases – around 8,000 more than in 2017. Public Health England says it is because more men are getting tested. And that is […]

Have you ever wondered why designer clothing is so much more expensive than, say, something you’d buy at Topshop or H&M? Some reasons for the price discrepancy can be fairly obvious in the quality of the actual fabric or even in the way a garment is made, but do those things really add up to

With their gravity-defying moves around the dance pole, sky-high heels and perfect hair, strippers can be nothing short of magical. Kelsea Polk, a dancer and pole instructor in Los Angeles, spends her workdays twirling gracefully around a pole in 8-inch platform heels, teaching her students to do the same. Part acrobat, part athlete, part artist,

Germany’s foreign minister says his country is considering evacuating its citizens from Wuhan, the central  Chinese city at the center of a outbreak of a pneumonia-like virus January 27, 2020, 11:39 AM 3 min read BEIJING — 7:30 p.m. Germany’s foreign minister says his country is considering evacuating its citizens from Wuhan, the central Chinese

Countries with citizens in the central Chinese city that’s the epicenter of a viral outbreak are planning evacuations as the number of illnesses grow and China takes drastic measures to try to stop the spread of the virus By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press January 27, 2020, 7:32 AM 3 min read TOKYO — Countries with

China has confirmed more than 2,700 cases of a new virus, with 80 deaths January 27, 2020, 6:07 AM 1 min read China has confirmed more than 2,700 cases of a new virus, with 80 deaths. Most have been in the central city of Wuhan where the illness first surfaced last month. More than 40

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption At least 22 private clinics offer hymen-repair surgery in the UK Campaigners are urging the government to outlaw “virginity repair” surgery. Many Muslim women risk being outcast, or in extreme cases killed, if their spouses or families discover they have had sex before marriage. And some are opting for

BEIJING — China extended its Lunar New Year holiday three more days to discourage people from traveling as it tries to contain the spread of a viral illness that has caused 80 deaths, the government said Monday. There were 2,744 confirmed cases by midnight Sunday, the National Health Commission announced. Tens of millions of Chinese

U.S. hospitals fed up with shortages of critical generic medicines have banded together By LINDA A. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer January 26, 2020, 3:00 PM 3 min read U.S. hospitals fed up with shortages of critical medicines — mostly generic drugs that aren’t profitable — have banded together. Seven hospital systems and three philanthropies formed

The French government is meeting to decide whether to repatriate some 800 French citizens living in Wuhan, the Chinese city at the epicenter of a deadly virus By ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press January 26, 2020, 2:39 PM 2 min read PARIS — The French government was meeting Sunday to decide whether to repatriate some 800