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Curfew imposed in parts of central Paris and other cities after rioting across France
It comes after the country's interior minister admits that police "lost control" in some cities.
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New AI tool can predict cancer survival by a single patient selfie, study suggests
<p>System can estimate a person’s biological age and predict chances of cancer survival from a single photograph</p><p>Doctors have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can predict a cancer patient’s chances of survival from a single photograph of their face.</p><p>The AI system was custom-built by experts at Mass General Brigham, a nonprofit, integrated academic healthcare system in Massachusetts, to estimate biological age and directly predict survival outcomes in patients diagnosed with cancer.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/19/ai-tool-predict-cancer-survival-patient-selfie">Continue reading...</a>
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US grants deportation reprieve to migrants from Ukraine and Sudan
<p>DHS says migrants ‘retain protections’ after temporary protected status was set to expire on Monday</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/15/immigration-trump-midterms-reader-q-a">Send us your questions about immigration and the midterms</a></p></li></ul><p>More than 100,000 people from Ukraine and Sudan can stay in the United States without immediate risk of deportation, the Department of Homeland Security said, in what amounts to a temporary reprieve after their right to stay in the country was set to expire on Monday.</p><p>Temporary protected status was set to end on Monday for about 101,000 Ukrainians and 1,800 Sudanese. But the DHS said an announcement “will be made at the appropriate time”. Until then, the department said in a written statement, Ukrainians and Sudanese in the US covered by those temporary measures “retain protection”. The department did not indicate how long they could stay or when a final announcement would be made on their status.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/19/us-migrants-deportation-ukraine-sudan">Continue reading...</a>
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