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Image for France investigates death of third baby who consumed recalled formulaFinance

France Investigates Death of Third Baby Who Consumed Recalled Formula

Image for Measles cases in Europe, Central Asia drop 75% in 2025, agencies sayFinance

Measles Cases in Europe, Central Asia Drop 75% in 2025, Agencies Say

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Public Infrastructure Spending Trends Driving Commercial Playground Growth

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Not Italy's Devil's Island: Sardinia Bristles at Mafia Inmate Plan

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Msf Says Airstrike Hit Its Hospital in South Sudan's Jonglei State

Date: February 4, 2026

NAIROBI, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Médecins Sans Frontières said its hospital in South Sudan's Jonglei state, where it serves more than 200,000 people, was hit by an airstrike on Tuesday night, destroying the...

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WHO Says First Five Patients Evacuated via Gaza's Rafah Crossing

Date: February 3, 2026

GENEVA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A World Health Organization official said on Tuesday that the first five patients were transferred through Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt, which reopened on Monday. "On the...

Image for EU body's advice on toxin limit in baby formula prompts more recalls

EU Body's Advice on Toxin Limit in Baby Formula Prompts More Recalls

Date: February 2, 2026

By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The EU's food safety body said on Monday the threshold for the cereulide toxin at the centre of a global infant formula recall should be cut by more...

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Finland Detects Small Amount of Radioactivity, Sees No Health Impact

Date: January 30, 2026

COPENHAGEN, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Small amounts of radioactive substances have been detected in air samples in Finland though there was no risk to public health, the country's nuclear safety watchdog...

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Russia Investigates Care Home Deaths in New Siberian Health Scandal

Date: January 29, 2026

By Lucy Papachristou Jan 29 (Reuters) - A criminal investigation into patient deaths at a neuropsychiatric care home in Siberia has found that staff failed in their duties, Russian authorities said on...

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New Malaria Vaccines Helped Ghana Slash Child Deaths. Then Trump, Others Cut Aid

Date: January 29, 2026

By Jennifer Rigby and Emmanuel Bruce LONDON/ACCRA, Jan 29 (Reuters) - New vaccines are helping Ghana approach a long-sought goal of ending child deaths from malaria, demonstrating the potential of the...