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Mandatory bird housing imposed in England as bird flu spreads

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Tuesday imposed a mandatory housing measure for birds covering the whol...

4th November, 2025

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UK seizes record haul of illegal weight-loss drugs in factory raid

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's medicines regulator on Friday said it had made the largest single seizur...

24th October, 2025

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Rapid early spread of bird flu in Europe raises fears of fresh crisis

By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) -Bird flu is spreading rapidly in Europe, with the highest...

24th October, 2025

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Netherlands to cull 161,000 animals after bird flu detected

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Netherlands will cull around 161,000 chickens at a poultry farm in the cent...

22nd October, 2025

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Austrian chancellor to undergo 'routine' operation for back pain

VIENNA (Reuters) -Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker will undergo a "routine" operation next week...

22nd October, 2025

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France raises bird flu alert level to 'high' after new cases

PARIS (Reuters) -France has raised its bird flu alert level to 'high' from 'moderate', requiring pou...

21st October, 2025

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EU considers classifying ethanol in biocidal products as dangerous substance, FT reports

(Reuters) -The EU is considering classifying ethanol, an ingredient used in many hand sanitisers, as...

21st October, 2025

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French movie star Brigitte Bardot recovering after brief hospital stay

PARIS (Reuters) -Reclusive former French movie star Brigitte Bardot, 91, has been hospitalized for t...

17th October, 2025

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Three killed in Bucharest after explosion at apartment block

(Reuters) -An explosion at an eight-storey apartment building in Romania's capital Bucharest collaps...

17th October, 2025

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Gaza father hopes reopening of medical corridor can save his injured son

By Emma Farge KHAN YOUNIS, GAZA (Reuters) -The father of 18-year-old Hassan who says his son was sho...

16th October, 2025

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Britain must urgently prepare for hotter temperatures, climate advisers warn

By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) -Britain must urgently prepare for global warming of at least 2...

14th October, 2025

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At least 66 injured after two trains collide in Slovakia

(Reuters) -Two trains collided in eastern Slovakia on Monday, injuring at least 20 people, emergency...

13th October, 2025