Gene therapy breakthrough wins prestigious science award while researchers continue advancing vision restoration treatments.

Married scientists Jean Bennett and Albert Maguire received a top science award for developing Luxturna, a gene therapy that restored vision to patients who could see their child's face for the first time.

The groundbreaking treatment represents a major advancement in gene therapy applications for previously untreatable genetic blindness conditions.

Over 1,000 Kenyan workers were abruptly fired after their company Sama lost a contract with Meta following allegations about staff viewing private footage from smart glasses.

Severe thunderstorms brought unusual hail accumulations up to 3cm deep across Tunisia and Algeria, covering areas like snow in an uncommon weather event for the region.