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# World First

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# Akademik Lomonosov
Russia launches floating nuclear reactor in Arctic despite warnings from environmentalists
Environmental groups have dubbed the project “Chernobyl on ice” and a “nuclear Titanic.”
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Aug 23rd 2019, 3:54 PM
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New Zealand to grant paid leave for domestic violence victims
New Zealand has a track record of being progressive on women’s issues – in 1893 it became the first country to give women the right to vote.
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Jul 26th 2018, 7:19 AM
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Japanese woman dies of tick disease after being bitten by a stray cat
“It’s still not confirmed the virus came from the cat, but it’s possible that it’s the (world’s) first case,” a health ministry official said.
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Jul 25th 2017, 4:44 PM
# G-putty
Irish scientists mix silly putty with graphene to create ultra-sensitive health sensors
‘G-putty’ is said to be 100 times more receptive than a normal sensor and is able to detect the footsteps of small spiders.
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Dec 9th 2016, 12:52 PM
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Paralysed man can now use his hand thanks to pioneering software
Ian Burkhart was left with a broken neck after a swimming accident.
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Apr 13th 2016, 6:46 PM
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"Miracle" as baby girl (1) cured of cancer with pioneering treatment
Layla Richards had leukaemia, but was cured thanks to treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.
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Nov 6th 2015, 7:51 AM
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Transplants using 'dead hearts' have been performed in Australia
So far three people have received hearts in this way.
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Oct 25th 2014, 4:54 PM
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A 3D printed vertebra was used to fix a boy's spine
The surgery took place in China and is the first of its kind.
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Aug 25th 2014, 5:18 PM
# Guatemala
In world first, Guatemala convicts former president of genocide
Efrain Rios Montt was convicted of genocide and war crimes in a ruling arising from massacres of indigenous people in the 1980s.
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May 11th 2013, 12:02 PM
# Science
Photos of the world's first full face transplant
Patient goes public for first time.
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Jul 26th 2010, 7:46 PM