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HeadlinesEuropean Countries Including UK Lose Measles Elimination Status
World Health Organization Says It Regrets US Decision to Withdraw
Free-Wheeling Amsterdam Cracks Down on Electric 'fatbikes'
FinanceTrain Collides With Crane Arm in Spain's Fourth Rail Accident in a Week
US Set to Quit World Health Organization
Date: January 22, 2026
By Jennifer Rigby and Emma Farge LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. is due to officially exit the World Health Organization on Thursday, in the face of warnings it will hit both U.S. health and...
Commuter Train Derails Near Barcelona; Driver Dead, Four Badly Injured
Date: January 20, 2026
BARCELONA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - A commuter train derailed on Tuesday after a containment wall fell on the track due to heavy rain near the Spanish city of Barcelona, killing the driver and seriously...
UN Chief Guterres Cancels Davos Trip Due to Bad Cold, Spokesperson Says
Date: January 20, 2026
GENEVA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has cancelled his plans to attend the Davos meeting in Switzerland where he was due to deliver a special address, a U.N....
Explainer-Spain's High-Speed Train Crash: What Happened?
Date: January 19, 2026
MADRID, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Sunday's train collision and derailment in southern Spain killed at least 39 people and left 122 injured, with officials highlighting the "tremendously strange" nature of...
At Least 40 Dead in Spain After Two High-Speed Trains Collide
Date: January 19, 2026
MADRID, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The death toll from Sunday's collision between a derailing high-speed train and a second oncoming train in southern Spain has risen to 39, with 152 people injured, state...
Paracetamol/Tylenol in Pregnancy Is Safe, Says European Research Prompted by Trump Autism Claims
Date: January 17, 2026
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Taking paracetamol, known as Tylenol in the U.S., during pregnancy is safe, a group of European researchers have said, after compiling data in response to...