The Press Junction.
The Press Junction.
27 May 2026
Dog detects tumor by smelling breath and saves owner: scientists now working on 'electronic nose' to detect cancer

Dog detects tumor by smelling breath and saves owner: scientists now working on 'electronic nose' to detect cancer

In Kent, England, Inca, a German shepherd, did what no doctor had succeeded to do: by obsessively sniffing her owner Colleen Ferguson's breath, she pointed out a problem that no one knew how to diagnose. The woman, who did not smoke and showed no obvious symptoms, discovered a lung carcinoma the size of a golf ball, thanks to her dog's persistence.

Over 600 medicines unavailable in Europe

Over 600 medicines unavailable in Europe

Pharmacies are absorbing the burden of this crisis in a silent but increasing manner. Today, a pharmacist spends an average of 12 hours a week managing stock-outs: finding alternatives, contacting prescribing doctors, supporting patients, preventing errors and dealing with administrative formalities. That's twice as much as five years ago.

Until 1968, cheating on your husband was a crime: the absurd laws that kept Italian women in chains for centuries

Until 1968, cheating on your husband was a crime: the absurd laws that kept Italian women in chains for centuries

For centuries, Italian law was anything but neutral. It was written by men, for men, and often against women. It was not just a patriarchal culture or social prejudice: it was the law itself that determined that a woman was worth less, had to obey her husband and was not allowed to make decisions about her own body or her own future...

Happy Holi: Indian festival of colors celebrates spring

Happy Holi: Indian festival of colors celebrates spring

Festive air, clouds of colored powders, singing and dancing: in India, celebrations for Holi began today, the national festival that marks the arrival of spring and which, in some villages, will continue for almost a week.

Pope Leo XIV tells priests: "Don't use ChatGPT for your sermons"

Pope Leo XIV tells priests: "Don't use ChatGPT for your sermons"

Pope Leo XIV urges priests not to use ChatGPT for their sermons (but the Vatican does use AI to translate Masses).

Wild animals killed in the name of superstition

Wild animals killed in the name of superstition

March 3 is World Wildlife Day. More than 4,000 animal and plant species worldwide are victims of illegal trafficking.

Is Greenpeace at risk of bankruptcy?

Is Greenpeace at risk of bankruptcy?

345 million dollars (approximately 297 million euros). That's the amount a North Dakota district court has ordered Greenpeace USA and Greenpeace International to pay to oil giant Energy Transfer. A colossal sum.

Largest air traffic disruption since COVID-19 pandemic

Largest air traffic disruption since COVID-19 pandemic

More than five thousand flights were canceled in just over twenty-four hours, thousands of planes rerouted, hubs wiped out. After the United States and Israel's attacks on Iran and Tehran's response, global air traffic is experiencing the biggest disruption since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kate Middleton: message of hope to all those fighting cancer

Kate Middleton: message of hope to all those fighting cancer

The Princess of Wales wishes to send a message of hope to all those battling cancer, as she has been in remission for just over a year.

129 journalists were killed worldwide in 2025

129 journalists were killed worldwide in 2025

These journalists were killed because they were doing their job: documenting. Real journalists. Disturbing, invasive, nosy. In 2025 alone, 129 of them were murdered and, according to the annual report of the Committee to Protect Journalists, this is the highest figure ever recorded since CPJ began monitoring the situation thirty years ago.