French lawmakers open tense two-week debate on assisted dying
• May 27, 2024, 7:26 PM
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Until now, people in France suffering from incurable illnesses, and who wish to end their lives, have had to travel abroad. But one of President Macron's pledges for his second term in office was a debate on the right to die. That debate got started today, being such a divisive subject, the discussions are expected to carry on for more than a year. FRANCE24's Solange Mougin reports.
Wednesday, september 18, 2024
Promising findings emerge from latest cancer trials
• 1:15 PM
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We take a look at some of the findings that emerged from this year's European Society for Medical Oncology conference in Barcelona. Some 30,000 people attended the forum to hear what advances doctors and researchers have made in the fight against cancer.
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Drug-resistant superbugs projected to kill 39 million by 2050
• 9:02 AM
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Infections of drug-resistant superbugs are projected to kill nearly 40 million people over the next 25 years, a global analysis predicted on Monday, with the researchers urging action to avoid this grim scenario.
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