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China Executes French National Convicted in 2010 for Drug Trafficking

France's foreign ministry expresses consternation over the execution of a French citizen sentenced to death in China.

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Briefing: Big-fight predictions: Dubois vs Harper - who wins?

Strategic angle: Experts have their say ahead of the Caroline Dubois vs Terri Harper world lightweight title unification clash, live on Sky Sports from 7pm on Sunday.

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Harper: 'Bad ego' and conditioning will be Dubois' downfall

Terri Harper believes that Caroline Dubois' issues with ego and fitness will lead to her defeat.

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Briefing: The new spring detox? How to eat like a Greek monk over Lent

Strategic angle: A proper fast for a few weeks can boost health, researchers and nutritionists say.

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Briefing: Beauty as strategy: Why K-beauty is also a political success

Strategic angle: K-beauty is more than just a cosmetics trend. South Korea has combined popular culture, innovation and national strategy to create a business model where beauty products are an economic and political tool.

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Briefing: Sydney councils fear new datacentres could cause blackouts, block housing and affect locals’ health

Strategic angle: Concerns rise as datacentres compete with residential developments near public transport.

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Briefing: High-throughput platform helps engineer fast-acting covalent protein drugs

Strategic angle: A team at Westlake University has developed a new platform to create rapid-acting protein therapeutics.

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Briefing: White House Proposes 12% Cut to Federal Health Agencies in 2027 Budget Request

Strategic angle: The proposal comes as Congress previously ignored similar cuts, opting instead to increase health spending.

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Briefing: How the Apple Watch defined modern health tech

Strategic angle: The Series 4 marked a pivotal moment in the evolution of wearable technology.

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EPA flags microplastics, pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water

The agency's recent announcement highlights growing public concern over health risks associated with these chemicals.

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Briefing: Biotech Investors Urge Trump Amid M&A Activity

Strategic angle: Smaller biotechs negotiate with the White House while addressing the trust gap in medicine.

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Phil to miss Masters over personal health matter

Phil Mickelson announced Thursday that he won't play in next week's Masters and will be out for an extended period as his family continues to navigate a personal health matter.

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Briefing: Opinion: My patient would rather take a peptide than a statin. That reveals an uncomfortable truth in medicine

Strategic angle: “The volume of evidence behind a therapy has become inversely correlated with public trust in it,” writes Vikas Patel.

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Briefing: Supreme Court conversion therapy decision could ripple through medicine

Strategic angle: A Supreme Court ruling this week on gender and sexuality 'conversion therapy' could narrow the authority of state medical boards over care involving speech.

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Briefing: Not all chocolate is created equal. But there are some health benefits

Strategic angle: Cacao has been associated with multiple health benefits; however, experts warn that commercial chocolate may not be as good.

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Briefing: Sources: KU's Bidunga to test draft, enter portal

Strategic angle: Flory Bidunga, who projects as a second-round pick, would be the top player in the portal among the more than 800 players so far who intend to enter.

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Briefing: Five questions for the guys who made a compass that points to the Times Square Olive Garden

Strategic angle: Here's a question almost nobody is asking: how do you get to the Times Square Olive Garden? Well, these beautiful weirdos are answering it.

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Briefing: How health care could gum up Trump’s reconciliation push

Strategic angle: Cuts to health care spending might play a role in a complicated Congressional maneuver to fund immigration enforcement.

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Briefing: Proposed ‘preclinical obesity’ diagnosis ignites global debate among experts

Strategic angle: A new way to define obesity aims to sharpen the diagnosis. Critics warn it could delay care, exclude diabetes, and deepen inequities in accessing treatment.

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Briefing: CDC Stops Testing for Rabies, Pox Viruses

Strategic angle: When medical misinformation wins, testing an antidepressant for meth use, and other health news.