A woman walks near a fire at the Hyppolite iron market in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, January 29, 2010, more than two weeks after the devastating Haiti earthquake. Jorge Silva / Reuters

World

The World 2010-19 - in pictures

End of the decade: from the rapid rise of ISIS to the growing fame of youth climate activist Greta Thunberg, our world in pictures

The National

December 30, 2019

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A decade of health advances: the victories and defeats in the war on disease

The age of the outsiders - and why they prefer the campaign trail to governing

China has finally shed its inhibitions – now it should lead Asia

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Cryopreservation: A timeline
  1. Keyhole surgery under general anaesthetic
  2. Ovarian tissue surgically removed
  3. Tissue processed in a high-tech facility
  4. Tissue re-implanted at a time of the patient’s choosing
  5. Full hormone production regained within 4-6 months
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