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EU considers classifying ethanol in biocidal products as dangerous substance, FT reports

(Reuters) -The EU is considering classifying ethanol, an ingredient used in many hand sanitisers, as...

21st October, 2025

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French movie star Brigitte Bardot recovering after brief hospital stay

PARIS (Reuters) -Reclusive former French movie star Brigitte Bardot, 91, has been hospitalized for t...

17th October, 2025

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Three killed in Bucharest after explosion at apartment block

(Reuters) -An explosion at an eight-storey apartment building in Romania's capital Bucharest collaps...

17th October, 2025

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Gaza father hopes reopening of medical corridor can save his injured son

By Emma Farge KHAN YOUNIS, GAZA (Reuters) -The father of 18-year-old Hassan who says his son was sho...

16th October, 2025

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Britain must urgently prepare for hotter temperatures, climate advisers warn

By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) -Britain must urgently prepare for global warming of at least 2...

14th October, 2025

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At least 66 injured after two trains collide in Slovakia

(Reuters) -Two trains collided in eastern Slovakia on Monday, injuring at least 20 people, emergency...

13th October, 2025

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Mission to evacuate north Gaza babies suspended amid ongoing fighting, UN says

GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. children's charity said on Thursday it had to suspend a pre-approved miss...

9th October, 2025

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Britain's Princess Kate warns screen time feeds 'epidemic of disconnection'

By Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) -Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, warned on Thursday that smartp...

9th October, 2025

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Netherlands to cull 71,000 chickens after bird flu detection

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Netherlands will cull around 71,000 chickens at a poultry farm in the north...

7th October, 2025

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WHO estimates at least 15 million teenagers use e-cigarettes worldwide

By Emma Rumney -At least 15 million people aged 13 to 15 use e-cigarettes globally, with young peopl...

6th October, 2025

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The Gaza twins whose whole lives have been war

GAZA (Reuters) -Palestinian twins Uday and Hamza Abu Odah have known nothing but war since they were...

6th October, 2025

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Gaza mother clings to her sick daughter after losing twin babies in midst of war

GAZA (Reuters) -Nancy Abu Matroud has already lost three children during Gaza's war. Now, the Palest...

2nd October, 2025