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Tamil Nadu is building sea turtle conservation centre in Chennai

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-06T13:33:59+00:00

This Centre will further strengthen our mission to secure the future of endangered sea turtles through science, community participation, and long-term conservation

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Menstrual blood test could offer alternative to cervical screening

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-06T13:32:50+00:00

Researchers say blood sample strip, which can be used at home, can pick up virus that causes cervical cancerA pioneering test of period blood for signs of cervical cancer could be a convenient, non-invasive and accurate way of screening for the disease, researchers have said.A regular sanitary pad topped with a blood sample strip can pick up human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes most cases of cervical cancer, and could be used by women at home, the results of a study indicate. Continue reading...

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Menstrual blood test could offer alternative to cervical screening for cancer

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-06T13:32:50+00:00

Researchers say blood sample strip, which can be used at home, can pick up virus that causes cervical cancerA pioneering test of period blood for signs of cervical cancer could be a convenient, non-invasive and accurate way of screening for the disease, researchers have said.A regular sanitary pad topped with a blood sample strip can pick up human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes most cases of cervical cancer, and could be used by women at home, the results of a study indicate. Continue reading...

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Most of Britain’s smart motorways are poor value for money, official reports find

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-06T13:31:21+00:00

AA says long-awaited evaluations show schemes are a ‘catastrophic waste of time, money and effort’Business live – latest updatesMost of Britain’s smart motorway schemes have proved poor or very poor value for money, according to assessments by the government agency that built them.Official evaluations from National Highways, some of which had been held back by the Department for Transport (DfT) since completion in 2023, showed that a slew of big projects to convert the hard shoulder on the M1, M4, M6 and M25 were rated as “poor” or “very poor” value. Continue reading...

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Laits infantiles : Danone rappelle de nouveaux lots au Royaume-Uni

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-06T13:28:22+00:00

Le géant agro-alimentaire a élargi ses rappels de lait infantile pour inclure de nouveaux lots des marques d’Aptamil et de Cow & Gate, a fait savoir vendredi l’agence de sécurité alimentaire britannique.

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RBI doubles collateral-free loan limit for MSEs from ₹10 lakh to ₹20 lakh

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-02-06T13:28:03+00:00

RBI data shows the industry segment recorded 13.3% year-on-year growth as of December 31, 2025, with MSEs leading at 31%, followed by medium enterprises at 20.4% and large enterprises at 7.5%, highlighting the sector’s growing contribution to India’s industrial landscape.

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Россияне в 2025 году вложили в облигации рекордные 1,7 трлн рублей

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-02-06T13:19:26+00:00

В 2025 г. российские граждане приобрели рекордные за всю историю объемы облигаций федерального займа (ОФЗ) и корпоративных бумаг, пишет Центробанк в обзоре рисков финансовых рынков.

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UN urges UK and France to halt ‘one in one out’ asylum system

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-06T13:17:58+00:00

Letter expresses concerns agreement may involve ‘serious violations of international human rights law’The UN has called on the UK and France to halt the controversial “one in one out” asylum system, warning that there may be “serious violations of international human rights law”.Nine experts, who include seven special rapporteurs, wrote a 20-page letter to Downing Street and Paris on 8 December 2025 outlining detailed concerns about potential breaches of human rights they have identified in the scheme. They gave the two governments 60 days to respond and on Friday published their letter. Conti

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UK and France asylum deal could violate human rights laws, warns UN

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-06T13:17:58+00:00

Experts identify potentially serious breaches over treatment of people and call for ‘one in, one out’ scheme to endThe UN has called on the UK and France to halt the controversial “one in, one out” asylum system, warning there could be “serious violations of international human rights law”.Nine experts, including seven special rapporteurs, wrote a 20-page letter to Downing Street and Paris on 8 December 2025 outlining detailed concerns about potential breaches of human rights they had identified in the scheme. They gave the two governments 60 days to respond and on Friday published their lette

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Bombing at mosque in Pakistan’s capital kills at least 31 people

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-02-06T13:05:03+00:00

Police investigating whether blast that injured at least 169 others at Friday prayers in Islamabad was suicide attackA bomb ripped through a Shia mosque on the outskirts of Pakistan’s capital during Friday prayers, killing 31 people and injuring at least 169 others, according to officials. Police said they were investigating whether the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber.There were fears the death toll from the blast at the Khadija al-Kubra mosque in Islamabad could rise as some of the injured were reported to be in critical condition. Television footage and social media images showed

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En Syrie, dans le camp de Roj, les prisonnières djihadistes persuadées d’être bientôt « libérées »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-02-06T13:00:04+00:00

Les détenues, pour beaucoup étrangères, qui avaient rejoint l’organisation Etat islamique en 2010, se réjouissent de l’avancée des forces gouvernementales syriennes qui doivent reprendre, selon l’accord du 30 janvier, le contrôle des camps et des prisons de la région autonome kurde.

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