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Child cancer deaths have HALVED since late 80s thanks to UK's world-leading trials and researchThe death rate has plunged thanks to world-leading research and trials in the UKNew data shows that there are now 21 cancer deaths…

The number of SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund investments halved in April-June after weak tech valuations sapped the risk appetite of the world’s biggest startup investor. The Japanese backer of Uber Technologies Inc. and Didi Global…

Toyota Motor Corp. sold about half of its Uber Technologies Inc. shares after the US mobility company carved out its self-driving division. Toyota Motor Corp. sold about half of…

The price of more than a million train tickets will be cut by up to half in April and May as the government seeks to ease cost of living pressures - but commuters will not benefit as only off-peak and advanced tickets are…

A legal limit on the most dangerous type of air pollution will be cut in half by 2040, the Government announced today. Currently, England's maximum permissible level on tiny toxic airborne particles — known as PM2.5 — is set at an annual…

With rising global demand for agricultural commodities for use as food, feed, and bioenergy, pressure on land is increasing. At the same time, land is an important resource for tackling the principal challenges of the 21st century -- the…

New Delhi: India can add USD 20 billion to its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) if the country can reduce by 50 per cent the dependence on imports from China by leveraging the production linked incentive schemes, an SBI research report said on…

The proportion of Covid patients needing to be hooked up to ventilators in London has halved since Omicron took off, according to official figures. NHS England statistics show 16 per cent of hospitalised patients required mechanical…

Earlier in the day, Suu Kyi was sentenced to four years in prison on charges of incitement and breaking Covid-19 rules, in the first verdict against the Nobel Peace Prize winner since the military seized power in February. Suu Kyi, 76, was…

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India’s digital payments index also captures the spread of digital, taking into account growth in the payments infrastructure. Of the four key objectives of demonetisation, India appears to have done well on…