El Salvador’s president’s popularity rises as he cracks down on civil liberties
Population weary of endless bloodshed and criminal gangs that terrorise them
US pioneer of cognitive therapy, Dr Aaron T Beck, dies at 100
Brand of pragmatic psychotherapy became the centerpiece of a scientific transformation
AstraZeneca says Covid drug cuts risk of severe disease or death by 50%
Hopes rising that safe and effective drugs targeting Covid will soon hit the market
How just a single beer or glass of wine can affect your heart
Even moderate drinking can increase the risk of a common heart-rhythm abnormality
Research led by Irish scientists exposes ‘Achilles heel’ in over 700 cancer cells
Discovery of vulnerabilities could help combat cancers with new drugs, says Queen’s University Belfast team
America at Large: David Villa and Neil McGuire complaints need attention
Progress for women in sport remains one step forward and two steps back
Dolly Parton partly funded Moderna Covid vaccine research
Country musician’s $1m donation supported breakthrough by Moderna
Bolivia at a standstill as protesters demand election goes ahead
Blockades and coronavirus deepen country’s crisis, sparked by last year’s defeat of Evo Morales
Irish-based scientists find new link between delirium and brain energy disruption
Hospitalised Covid-19 patients show similar disturbance of brain function as older people
Statue of Liberty poem refers to Europeans, says Trump official
Kenneth Cuccinelli’s remarks condemned by those opposing new immigration rules
Major research reveals many women with breast cancer don’t need chemotherapy
‘Results indicate we can spare chemotherapy in about 70% of patients who would be potential candidates for it based on clinical features’
Irish property crash prompted me to sell up and move Stateside
Career shift – and house price hit – takes academic from Navan to New York via Nashville
Actor and ex-US senator Fred Thompson dies
Former senator investigated President Nixon and made a bid for the presidency in 2008
US accuses China of cyber spying on American companies
Suspects targeted nuclear power, metal and solar product businesses in Pittsburgh area
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