Flood of 'junk': How AI is changing scientific publishing
An infographic of a rat with a preposterously large penis. Another showing human legs with way too many bones. An introduction that starts: "Certainly, here is a possible introduction for your topic".
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The secrets of AFP's top Olympics photos
A surfer soaring above the clouds, a BMX champion riding up the Concorde obelisk, the first-ever Olympic dive into the Seine... AFP photographers tell us how they captured some of the incredible images from the Paris Olympic Games.
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Hometown of Algeria boxer in gender row erupts in joy after Olympic win
The poor, rural hometown of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif erupted in joy on Friday as she won gold at the Paris Olympics in the face of a major gender controversy.
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US health regulator rejects MDMA treatment for PTSD, for now
US health regulators on Friday denied an application for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with the drug MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, saying more investigation needed to be done.
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South Africa's Maharaj restricts West Indies in rainy third day of Test
Keshav Maharaj's discipline and persistence earned him three important wickets as the West Indies were limited to 145-4 in reply to South Africa's first innings total of 357 at the end of the third day of the rain-affected first Test at Queen's Park Oval on Friday.
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Olympic gender-row boxer Khelif was victim of 'attacks, bullying'
Algerian gender-row boxer Imane Khelif said that winning Paris Olympics gold on Friday was the perfect response to "attacks" and "bullying", and declared: "I am a woman like any other."
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France win overtime thriller, book Olympic women's basketball final with US
France stunned Belgium 81-75 in overtime on Friday to reach the Olympic women's basketball final, where they'll try to stop the United States winning an eighth straight gold.
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Gender row boxer wins Olympic gold as US fly and flop in sprint relays
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif defied a major gender controversy to win gold at the Paris Olympics on Friday as the United States' star sprinters flew and then flopped on the track.
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Passenger plane crash in Brazil kills all 61 on board
An airplane carrying 57 passengers and four crew crashed Friday in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, killing everyone on board, the airline said.
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Brazil wrestle to women's gold in Olympic beach volleyball
Top-seeded Brazilian pair Ana Patricia Silva and Eduarda Santos won Olympic gold in the women's beach volleyball on Friday, finally nailing down victory after three tense sets in a bad-tempered game.
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