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Belgium

Can a child choose euthanasia?

In September, a 17-year old became the first child to be euthanised under Belgian law.

25/10/2016

World News

Could your smartphone kill you?

On 11 October Samsung stopped all production of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after several handsets exploded or caught fire.

23/10/2016

World News

Which is the most obese country in the EU?

Eurostat has today published figures on the level of obesity in the European Union.

20/10/2016

World News

Are refugees bringing diseases to Europe?

TB, HIV, flesh eating bacteria are among the terrifying diseases popularly linked with migration

20/10/2016

Spain

Spanish mum, 62, shows off new baby

Lina Alvarez is no ordinary mother.

19/10/2016

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New ray of hope for premature babies

A Milan hospital is testing new optical technology to monitor the flow of oxygen in the brain of premature babies.

17/10/2016

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Takeaway: new hope for premature babies

First days in life can be hard Premature babies are under close monitoring but doctors lack tools to measure oxygenation and blood flow in the brain An innovative optical instrument is being tested to

17/10/2016

Sport

Controversial champ Fury vacates titles and has licence suspended

The Tyson Fury saga took another twist this week when the British boxer announced he would be vacating his WBO and WBA titles in order to focus on mental health…

13/10/2016

Sci-Tech

Pollution: art and science join up to raise awareness

Looking for that unique costume that will make heads turn at your Halloween party?

13/10/2016

Netherlands

Dutch government may legalise assisted suicide for those who have 'completed life'

The Dutch government has announced it intends to draft a law legalising assisted suicide for people who are not necessarily terminally ill, but who feel they have “completed…

13/10/2016

Economy

World Health Organisation urges high taxes on sugary drinks

A tax of at least 20 percent on sugary drinks is being called for by the World Health Organisation to fight the problem of obesity.

11/10/2016

France

France opens first supervised injection facility for drug addicts

France has opened its first supervised injection facility for drug users.

11/10/2016

Croatia

Croatian charity calender launched to help Down's syndrome children

A charity calender is being produced featuring Croatian actors, sporting stars, pop singers and TV personalities.

10/10/2016

World News

Fears for the health of Thai king Bhumibol Adulyadej

The health of the king of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej is said to be 'unstable'

10/10/2016

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Replacing animal testing with cultured human cells

Animal testing raises sometimes violently passionate debate and opposition, but for medical research surely it is sadly unavoidable? Perhaps not for much longer if European scientists' research bears

10/10/2016

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Takeaway: Animal-free testing

Please don’t panic but these are mini human brains.

10/10/2016

Haiti

Haiti suffers upsurge in cholera in wake of Hurricane Matthew

Haiti sees an upsurge in cases of cholera in the wake of Hurricane Matthew as people struggle to find clean water.

10/10/2016

South Africa

Archbishop Desmond Tutu turns 85 saying he wants 'assisted death'

The veteran anti-apartheid campaigner is backing assisted dying for terminally ill people, which is opposed by his own Anglican church.

07/10/2016

Sci-Tech

Giant 'vacuum cleaner' could fight pollution

When Daan Roosegaarde visited Beijing three years ago, all he could see from his window was smog.

05/10/2016

Sweden

The Nobel Prize for Medicine rewards autophagy study

Japanese Biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi has won the first Nobel Prize of the season for Medicine.

03/10/2016