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Image copyright Cancer Research UK Two cancers which are among the hardest to treat and have very low survival rates are to be the focus of pioneering research at Queen's University Belfast. The five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer in Northern Ireland is 4.9% and for oesophageal cancer is 18.6%.…

Image copyright Getty Images 2019 was a quieter year for construction activity in Belfast, according to a report by Deloitte. There were 26 schemes under construction or completed, down from 35 in 2018 and 30 in 2017. Twelve new projects were started, up from nine in 2018. Simon Bedford, partner…

By News Desk |  Posted: Sat 7:17 PM, Feb 01, 2020 BELFAST, Maine (WABI)- The people of Belfast came together to celebrate today. It was the 3rd annual Belfast Winter Whoopla, a celebration of the town's community and it's numerous small businesses. There were all kinds of events scheduled throughout the…

Nearly a year after Malta's Bank of Valletta (BOV) yanked itself from the internet amid a "cyber intrusion", Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) has made three arrests. Around £800k was transferred to a number of accounts during the 2019 "cyber heist", acc…

Image caption The hydrogen-fuelled buses have been built by Ballymena-based Wrightbus Translink, Northern Ireland's public transport operator, has bought its first hydrogen-fuelled buses. The company said it is a first step towards investing in zero carbo…

That's one ancient cold case. Scientists have finally unraveled the mystery of how Takabuti, an elite Egyptian woman with curly hair from ancient Thebes, met her end over 2,600 years ago. She suffered a violent death from a knife attack, researchers reveale…

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University cities in Britain were on high alert after four Chinese patients were admitted to hospitals in Scotland, and one in Belfast with suspected coronavirus. Professor Jurgen Haas, Head of Infection Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, said three pe…

Image copyrightGetty Images One of the abiding images of any virus outbreak is people in surgical masks. Using them to prevent infection is popular in many countries around the world, most notably China during the current coronavirus outbreak where they are…

Hotpants, Cigarettes, Harp Lager And Guinness – A Belfast Student Party In 1970