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Spain Orders Poultry Indoors as Bird Flu Risk Rises
Mandatory Bird Housing Imposed in Ireland After Bird Flu Outbreak
Fire at Bosnia Home for the Elderly Kills at Least 10
Mandatory Bird Housing Imposed in England as Bird Flu Spreads
UK Seizes Record Haul of Illegal Weight-Loss Drugs in Factory Raid
Date: October 24, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's medicines regulator on Friday said it had made the largest single seizure of trafficked weight loss medicines recorded globally, dismantling a factory making thousands of...
Rapid Early Spread of Bird Flu in Europe Raises Fears of Fresh Crisis
Date: October 24, 2025
By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) -Bird flu is spreading rapidly in Europe, with the highest number of countries in at least a decade reporting early outbreaks, raising concerns about a repeat...
Netherlands to Cull 161,000 Animals After Bird Flu Detected
Date: October 22, 2025
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Netherlands will cull around 161,000 chickens at a poultry farm in the central-eastern region of the country after bird flu was detected there, the government said in a...
Austrian Chancellor to Undergo 'routine' Operation for Back Pain
Date: October 22, 2025
VIENNA (Reuters) -Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker will undergo a "routine" operation next week after experiencing back pain, his office said on Wednesday, adding that he plans to work from home...
France Raises Bird Flu Alert Level to 'high' After New Cases
Date: October 21, 2025
PARIS (Reuters) -France has raised its bird flu alert level to 'high' from 'moderate', requiring poultry farms nationwide to keep birds indoors as Europe faces a seasonal resurgence of the disease....
EU Considers Classifying Ethanol in Biocidal Products as Dangerous Substance, Ft Reports
Date: October 21, 2025
(Reuters) -The EU is considering classifying ethanol, an ingredient used in many hand sanitisers, as a dangerous substance that increases the risk of cancer, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday....