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Bird flu spreading faster than 2023 in the EU, data shows

By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) –Bird flu has been spreading faster in the European Union t...

1st November, 2024

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Tram derails and crashes into shop in Oslo injuring four

By Gwladys Fouche and Tom Little OSLO (Reuters) -A tram derailed and crashed into a store in central...

29th October, 2024

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McDonald’s E. coli crisis reveals why vegetable contamination is harder problem than beef

By Waylon Cunningham (Reuters) – Moves by major U.S. fast-food chains to temporarily scrub fresh oni...

25th October, 2024

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Germany identifies its first case of new mpox variant

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany has detected its first case of the new mpox variant, the Robert Koch Insti...

23rd October, 2024

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King Charles visits melanoma clinic in Sydney and meets cancer survivors

SYDNEY (Reuters) – King Charles visited a skin cancer clinic in Sydney on Tuesday where he met cance...

23rd October, 2024

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Factbox-2024 Nobel prizes announced this week

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The Nobel prizes are to be announced this week, starting with the award for me...

7th October, 2024

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England’s NHS to offer Lilly’s weight-loss drug to some patients

(Reuters) – England’s National Health Services will offer Eli Lilly’s weight-loss drug to nearly a q...

4th October, 2024

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Germany reports outbreak of H5N1 bird flu on a farm

PARIS (Reuters) – Germany reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a farm in the e...

1st October, 2024

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Almost 30,000 suspected mpox cases in Africa this year, WHO says

LONDON (Reuters) – Nearly 30,000 suspected mpox cases have been reported in Africa so far this year,...

24th September, 2024

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Bavarian says mpox vaccine approved by EU regulator for adolescents

LONDON (Reuters) -Bavarian Nordic said on Thursday its mpox vaccine was approved by the EU’s drug re...

19th September, 2024

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Global health fund says health, climate, conflict ‘triple whammy’ hits world’s poorest

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – Climate change and conflict risk overshadowing efforts to impro...

19th September, 2024

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Czech Republic reported bird flu outbreak on farm, WOAH says

PARIS (Reuters) – The Czech Republic has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain o...

17th September, 2024