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  • Alex de Minaur storms past Taylor Fritz for maiden victory in Turin

    Alex de Minaur storms past Taylor Fritz for maiden victory in Turin

    With the pressure on and the lights low, Alex de Minaur came up clutch at the 2025 ATP Finals on Thursday (13 November).

    Anything but a straight-sets win would have sent the Australian home, and de Minaur answered with a complete 7-6(3), 6-3…

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  • South Africa announces intention to bid 2036 or 2040 Olympic Games-Xinhua

    CAPE TOWN, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) — South Africa on Thursday officially announced its intention to bid for the hosting rights of the 2036 or 2040 Olympic Games.

    Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni made the announcement during a media…

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  • New approach to kidney transplant listing could improve outcomes and equity

    New approach to kidney transplant listing could improve outcomes and equity

     

    The current kidney transplant waitlisting criterion is based on a single measurement of kidney function (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] ≤20 ml/min/1.73m2) and does not consider an individual’s risk of progressing…

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  • ‘The Seduction’ brings female gaze to steamy 18th-century French tale

    ‘The Seduction’ brings female gaze to steamy 18th-century French tale

    “Welcome to the delicious hell that is high society,” beckons the trailer for “The Seduction,” HBO Max’s steamy new French-language drama inspired by “Dangerous Liaisons.”

    And indeed, when…

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  • Turkiye refutes Indian media reports alleging involvement in Delhi blast

    ANKARA: Turkiye on Thursday refuted claims made by Indian media outlets claiming that Ankara had a link to the car blast in Delhi earlier this week.

    A day prior, the Indian government confirmed that it was treating a car blast that killed 12…

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  • ELC and Springer-Nature Celebrate Winners of the 2025 Inspiring Women in Science Awards – The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

    ELC and Springer-Nature Celebrate Winners of the 2025 Inspiring Women in Science Awards – The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

    The 2 global awards honor women whose groundbreaking research is shaping the future of science and the educators and advocates who are helping the next generation to push boundaries even further through two distinct categories: the Scientific Achievement Award and the Science Outreach Award.

    This year, the program received 480 submissions across both categories, representing participants from more than 50 countries, marking the highest participation to date. Applicants represented disciplines across the natural and applied sciences, medicine, and engineering, highlighting the range of innovation driven by women worldwide. Throughout this year’s awards cycle, leaders from The Estée Lauder Companies’ Research & Development team were once again proud to represent on the judging panel for each of the awards, with Lisa Napolione, Senior Vice President, Global Research and Development, serving on the Scientific Achievement and Science Outreach panels, and Sarah Vickery, Senior Vice President, Global Scientific Communications & Translational Media, serving on the Science Outreach panel.

    On the evening of the awards ceremony, Lisa Napolione introduced the Scientific Achievement category, which recognizes early-career women researchers who have completed their PhD within the past decade and made exceptional contributions to scientific discovery, and reflected on the importance of visibility in science:

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  • Two Pakistan top court judges resign in protest as 27th constitutional amendment becomes law

    Two Pakistan top court judges resign in protest as 27th constitutional amendment becomes law

    Pakistan, Bangladesh boost defense ties as Islamabad navy chief concludes visit to Chattogram


    KARACHI: Pakistan and Bangladesh have stepped up defense engagement with a…

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  • Where does Sinner's imperious indoor performance rank in history? – ATP Tour

    1. Where does Sinner’s imperious indoor performance rank in history?  ATP Tour
    2. ATP Finals: Jannik Sinner beats Alexander Zverev to reach semis, Felix Auger-Aliassime overcomes Ben Shelton  BBC
    3. ATP Finals 2025 Day Six Recap  Perfect Tennis
    4. Sinner…

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  • Gas-Permeable Contact Lenses Provide Superior VA in Children After Surgery

    Gas-Permeable Contact Lenses Provide Superior VA in Children After Surgery

    The use of rigid gas-permeable contact lenses (RGPCLs) in children undergoing surgery for primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) may be the preferred method of preserving visual acuity (VA) based on results published in JAMA Ophthalmology,1 which found that those using RGPCLs had superior VA and contrast sensitivity compared with those who continued to wear spectacles.

    Developmental anomalies that lead to an elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) are the cause of PCG, which can lead to blindness in children.2 Visual potential in children with PCG can be maximized through intervention, primarily through amblyopia treatment and early optical correction. However, spectacle correction is often inadequate to treat the full scope of the visual problems, and the use of RGPCLs in children has been understudied. This study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of RGPCLs with continued use of spectacles in children who are undergoing long-term postoperative visual rehabilitation to address their PCG.1

    The Contact Lens for Vision Rehabilitation in PCG Children (CLEVR-PCG) study took place at the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center in Guangzhou, China. Participants were assessed at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months. All participants were children aged between 4 and 15 years, had a postoperative IOP of 21 mmHg or lower on 2 consecutive visits, had at least 1 eye that had PCG, and had a minimum follow-up of 6 months after the most recent surgery. Those who had a nonglaucoma-related corneal pathology, had a corneal clarity of 3 or worse, had known allergies to contact lenses or care solutions, had conditions that did not allow for safe use of RGPCL, or had an inability to cooperate with testing of VA were excluded from the study.

    All participants were randomized 1:1 to either RGPCL or spectacles. Children given RGPCL were given optical correction contact lenses that were designed specifically for pediatric patients. Patching therapy was prescribed to any child with amblyopia. Efficacy in visual improvement and safety of RGPCLs acted as the primary outcomes of the study. This was tested in the worse eye based on best-corrected VA (BCVA) at baseline. Changes in contrast sensitivity function (CSF) for the worse eye acted as the secondary outcome.

    There were 56 children randomized between April 21, 2022, and August 21, 2023, into the 2 groups: 29 in RGPCL and 27 in spectacles. The mean (SD) age of the children was slightly older in the RGPCL group (7.7 [2.7] vs 7.2 [3.2] years), and the spectacles group had slightly more boys (54.2% vs 58.3%). The RGPCL group also had a slightly worse mean BCVA (0.99 [0.71] vs 1.02 [0.74] logMAR) compared with the spectacles group. Prior to the study, participants had worn spectacles for 4.4 (2.5) years in the RGPCL group and 2.5 (1.9) years in the spectacles group.

    Worse-eye BCVA was improved in the RGPCL group compared with the spectacles group after 1 year (mean improvement, 0.31 [0.28] vs 0.12 [0.33] logMAR). BCVA was 0.16 (0.17) in the RGPCL group compared with 0.38 (0.37) in the spectacles group after 1 year in the better-seeing eyes. The worse-seeing eyes had a BCVA of 0.69 (0.65) in the RGPCL group compared with 0.90 (0.78) in the spectacles group. A total of 62.5% of the RGPCL group had an improvement of 2 or more lines in the BCVA of the worse eye compared with 37.5% of the spectacles group.

    Glaucoma indicators, refractive development, and anterior segment parameters were not different between the 2 groups. There were 2 participants who discontinued use of RGPCL due to lens handling difficulties and foreign body sensations, with no serious adverse effects reported.

    There were some limitations to this study. Masking the 2 groups was challenging due to the visible difference between groups; this could have introduced measurement bias. Generalizability could be limited due to the strict inclusion criteria and due to all participants coming from a single center. Distance and everyday visual performance were not addressed due to evaluating only near distance vision. Long-term effects of refractive development, filtering bleb outcomes, and IOP stability could not be assessed due to the shorter follow-up time.

    “The CLEVR-PCG randomized clinical trial demonstrates that RGPCLs significantly enhanced vision rehabilitation in children after PCG surgery compared with spectacles,” the authors concluded. “These results support RGPCLs as an alternative for children with poor spectacle response.”

    References

    1. Jiang J, Hu Y, Zhu Y, et al. Visual outcomes of children with primary congenital glaucoma receiving different refractive corrections: the CLEVR-PCG randomized clinical trial. JAMA Ophthalmol. Published online November 6, 2025. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2025.3976

    2. Congenital glaucoma. Cleveland Clinic. Updated October 8, 2024. Accessed November 12, 2025. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/congenital-glaucoma

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  • X Users Criticize New Encrypted Chat Feature That Replaces Direct Messages

    X Users Criticize New Encrypted Chat Feature That Replaces Direct Messages

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    X Chat, an update Elon Musk has promised for months that introduces encrypted messages to the social platform, appears to be rolling out widely to users, though many are airing grievances, alleging the feature is laggy, and that…

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