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Turkey shuts livestock markets to control foot and mouth disease

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkey said on Wednesday it will shut down all livestock marketplaces to control...

2nd July, 2025

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France shuts schools, Italy limits work outdoors in 'exceptional' European heatwave

By Emma Pinedo PARIS/MADRID (Reuters) -Several Italian regions banned outdoor work during the hottes...

1st July, 2025

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France shuts schools as heatwave grips Europe, sea off Spain at record high temperatures

By Ingrid Melander and Emma Pinedo PARIS/MADRID (Reuters) -More than a thousand schools were closed...

1st July, 2025

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Tourists and residents seek shade as temperatures soar in Athens

ATHENS (Reuters) -Tourists visiting the Acropolis used umbrellas and fans to protect themselves, whi...

27th June, 2025

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Balkans braced for record-breaking heatwave

BELGRADE (Reuters) -People braving an early summer heatwave sought relief in lakes and mountains acr...

26th June, 2025

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Global vaccine group Gavi has $9 billion, short of its target

LONDON (Reuters) -Global vaccine group Gavi has secured $9 billion for its work over the next five y...

25th June, 2025

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UK pledges 1 billion pounds to build new biosecurity centre

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will invest 1 billion pounds ($1.35 billion) to establish a biosecurity ce...

23rd June, 2025

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UK launches investigation into maternity care after multiple scandals

LONDON (Reuters) -British health minister Wes Streeting launched an investigation into maternity ser...

23rd June, 2025

Image for Trump aid cuts deal a blow to HIV prevention in Africa
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Trump aid cuts deal a blow to HIV prevention in Africa

By Robbie Corey-Boulet (Reuters) -Emmanuel Cherem, a 25-year-old gay man in Nigeria, tested positive...

20th June, 2025

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Israeli hospital had taken patients underground hours before missile hit

By Emily Rose BEERSHEBA, Israel (Reuters) -Shattered glass and piles of rubble littered the floors o...

19th June, 2025

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Anxious families await dental identification of Air India crash victims

By Sudipto Ganguly AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) -Dozens of anxious family members sat outside an India...

13th June, 2025

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UK's MHRA suspends Valneva's chikungunya vaccine for elderly (June 9)

(Reuters) -UK's medicine regulator said on Monday it has temporarily restricted the use of French va...

9th June, 2025