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Image for Queen Camilla says it was difficult to keep King Charles' cancer diagnosis private
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Queen Camilla says it was difficult to keep King Charles' cancer diagnosis private

LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Camilla has spoken publicly for the first time about how...

19th August, 2026

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Gaza cancer patients face rising death rate amid Israeli curbs, doctors say

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Hasseb Alwazeer CAIRO/GAZA, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Gaza cancer patients are dyi...

13th August, 2026

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Eli Lilly's weight-loss pill secures first European nod in Britain

By Padmanabhan Ananthan Aug 10 (Reuters) - Britain's medicines regulator on Monday authorised Eli Li...

10th August, 2026

Image for Italy puts all major cities on highest alert as heatwave intensifies
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Italy puts all major cities on highest alert as heatwave intensifies

ROME, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Italy is placing all its 27 major cities under its highest heat alert on Thu...

4th August, 2026

Image for UK reports rise in cyclospora infections linked to Mexico travel
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UK reports rise in cyclospora infections linked to Mexico travel

July 30 (Reuters) - The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Thursday it was seeing a sharp ris...

30th July, 2026

Image for France records 5,764 excess deaths during June-July heatwaves, health agency reports
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France records 5,764 excess deaths during June-July heatwaves, health agency reports

PARIS, July 22 (Reuters) - France recorded 5,764 excess deaths between June 17 and July 2 when the c...

22nd July, 2026

Image for UK experts recommend MenB vaccine for 15-year olds following big outbreak
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UK experts recommend MenB vaccine for 15-year olds following big outbreak

LONDON, July 16 (Reuters) - All 15 year-olds in Britain should be offered the vaccine against mening...

16th July, 2026

Image for Europe recorded 10,000 excess deaths during late-June heatwave, data show
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Europe recorded 10,000 excess deaths during late-June heatwave, data show

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, July 13 (Reuters) - European countries reported more than 10,000 excess dea...

12th July, 2026

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Heat wave linked to more than 5,000 deaths in Germany, RKI says

BERLIN, July 9 (Reuters) - An estimated 5,120 people in Germany died due to heat between mid-April a...

9th July, 2026

Image for Spain attributes over 1,000 excess deaths to heat in second-hottestJune ever
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Spain attributes over 1,000 excess deaths to heat in second-hottestJune ever

MADRID, July 1 (Reuters) - Spain recorded 1,029 excess deaths last month attributable to heat, offic...

1st July, 2026

Image for In France, a funeral home is overwhelmed as the heatwave's death toll rises
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In France, a funeral home is overwhelmed as the heatwave's death toll rises

By Lucien Libert and Lauren Bacquie PARIS, June 30 (Reuters) - Undertaker Zouhaier Hertelli is recei...

30th June, 2026

Image for France keeps health emergency plan at highest level in case of another heatwave
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France keeps health emergency plan at highest level in case of another heatwave

PARIS, June 29 (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Monday he was keeping the...

29th June, 2026