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The Red Cross on negotiation and morphing conflicts

Peter Maurer is President of the International Committee of the Red Cross he spoke to euronews reporter, Chris Cummins, about the changing nature of

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Prince Harry visits HIV hospital

Britain’s Prince Harry on Monday visited an HIV hospital in east London, which was close to his late mother’s heart, Princess Diana. Mildmay

China

First-ever red alert for pollution issued in Chinese capital

As climate change is debated in Paris, the Chinese capital is facing unprecedented heavy smog

Thailand

Condom maker calls for safe-sex emoji to mark World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day is being celebrated around the world. In Thailand, hundreds of people joined a parade around the popular tourist town of Pattaya City

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France

France introduces plain cigarette packaging

The French parliament has narrowly passed a law to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes . It’s in a bid to cut the number of its smokers

Monaco

Taking away the doctors: how telemedicine is changing lives

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Surgical avatars promise medical revolution

Imagine if we all had our own personal medical avatar, so treatments could be tailor-made to suit our individual needs and tested before use. That has just come a step closer thanks to a team from Hun

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Do you know: can computers heal spines?

My Europe Series

Food for thought: what are 'novel foods' and how safe are they?

The safety of new types of food products is a concern for Euronews viewer Sylvie in Lyon, France who asks: “as the European Union is reviewing its

Health Series

The challenges of balancing care and career

What is one of the hardest jobs of all? Caring, because you have to put your heart into it, all the time. Life is tough for carers with careers. Public policy appears to be slow to realise its importa

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Confronting the epidemy that is diabetes

How is science trying to detect, treat and prevent diabetes?

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Do you know: can sport prevent diabetes?

Iraq

Cholera spreads from Iraq to Syria, Kuwait, Bahrain

A cholera outbreak in Iraq has spread to neighbouring Syria, Kuwait and Bahrain, and risks turning into a region-wide epidemic as millions of

France

France to abolish ban on blood donation for gay men

A more than 30-year law banning homosexual men from donating blood in France is to be abolished. The measure was originally set up to halt the spread

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New consumer rights report reveals dishonest meat labelling in certain EU supermarkets

European Consumers Organisation BEUC

Business Planet

Protecting intellectual property to boost business

Business Planet went to Barcelona, Spain, to see how SMEs can boost their competitiveness by better protecting their innovations.

Economy

Allergan and Pfizer in talks that could unite makers of Botox and Viagra

The Irish-based group Allergan is in talks with Pfizer over a possible merger that would unite the US makers of Botox and Viagra – and create the

World

"We're not alarmist." WHO defends meat cancer report

A gust of panic over the food we eat blew across Europe with the release on Monday of a report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer

World News

Meat cancer report: fear and confusion

Many people have responded to a World Health Organisation report carried out by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) — which put

World News

Little sign the public will heed the IARC's meat warning

Public reactions to the IARC’s report have been mostly dismissive, with people in general believing that as long as their diets stay balanced they