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Pink balloons are displayed in front of an artificial waterfall during the "Pink Ribbon" breast cancer awareness campaign at Cheonggye Stream in central Seoul October 5, 2011. (Reuters)

World Cancer Day: 'Treatment Alone Won't Win Battle Against Deadly Disease'

An urgent implementation of efficient prevention strategies and not just treatment facilities is needed to curb cancer.

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WHO Warns of Sharp Rise in Cancer Cases by 2030

Number of cancer cases will rise 40%, mostly in Asia, Africa and South America.

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H7N9 Bird Flu: WHO Confirms Sporadic Human-to-Human Transmission as Death Toll Rises

Over 200 cases of H7N9 recorded in China after doctor dies from disease in Shanghai.

China Smog Downtown Harbin

Chinese Cities to Curb New Vehicle Sales to Combat Pollution

Vehicle sales race past 20 million in 2013 as smog throttles several Chinese cities.

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Polio Found in Syria Region Excluded from 2012 Vaccination

Deir al-Zor, province left out of vaccination programme, contributed to the re-emergence of disease.

Lostprophets' Ian Watkins: From Rock Hero to Paedophile Monster

Profile of disgraced frontman who admitted to 11 sex offences including attempting to rape baby.

James Blake, winner of the 2013 Mercury Music Prize, poses for a photograph after the ceremony in north London (Reuters)

Who is James Blake? Artist Wins Mercury Music Prize Awarded for Second Album Overgrown

Post-dubstep artist wins ahead of David Bowie and arctic Monkeys to be named best album of 2013.

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Shakespeare Who? Fifth of Adults Do Not Know Who Wrote Hamlet

Literature survey shows third of people in UK cannot name author of Great Expectations.