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Rescuers seek survivors, count dead in cyclone-hit Mayotte

By Dominique Vidalon and Abdou Moustoifa PARIS/MORONI (Reuters) -Emergency workers sought survivors...

16th December, 2024

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Storm Bora floods homes, streets in Greek island of Rhodes

ATHENS (Reuters) – Torrential rains flooded homes, businesses and roads in the popular Greek tourist...

2nd December, 2024

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New case of mpox variant clade Ib detected in England

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s health security agency (UKHSA) said on Friday another case of the new m...

29th November, 2024

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Britain’s parliament to vote on strict anti-smoking rules

By Catarina Demony LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmakers will on Tuesday debate and vote on plans to...

26th November, 2024

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UK travel disrupted as Storm Bert fallout continues

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s roads and railways were hit by closures on Monday after Storm Bert batt...

25th November, 2024

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Divisions on curbing plastic waste persist as UN treaty talks begin

By Valerie Volcovici and Joyce Lee BUSAN/BAKU (Reuters) -As delegates from 175 countries gathered in...

25th November, 2024

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Italian health workers strike over pay, under-investment

ROME (Reuters) – Thousands of Italian doctors and nurses stayed at home on Wednesday to protest over...

20th November, 2024

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Bavarian Nordic has $340 million orders for its mpox, smallpox vaccine in 2025

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Danish biotech Bavarian Nordic said on Friday the order book for delivery of i...

16th November, 2024

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Many long COVID patients adjust to slim recovery odds as world moves on

By Jennifer Rigby and Julie Steenhuysen LONDON (Reuters) – There are certain phrases that Wachuka Gi...

14th November, 2024

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Vital signs improve for English healthcare productivity, think tank says

(Reuters) – Productivity in England’s health service, which fell sharply after the COVID-19 pandemic...

12th November, 2024

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US minority veterans face unequal access to Ozempic and Wegovy, study finds

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – U.S. military veterans face racial and ethnic inequities in access to Nov...

11th November, 2024

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Spain’s flood disaster was its worst in recent history. Here’s what went wrong

By David Latona, Corina Pons, Pietro Lombardi and Aislinn Laing PAIPORTA, Spain (Reuters) – The wate...

9th November, 2024