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Doctors in Ghana have extended a strike that is emptying hospitals and posing a stiff challenge to the government of President John Mahama. They are

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Former President Jimmy Carter diagnosed with cancer

Former US President Jimmy Carter announced on Wednesday that he’s been diagnosed with cancer. A statement from the Carter Centre made it clear the

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Liberia launches child registration drive post Ebola crisis

The Liberian government is on a drive to register more than 70,000 children born at the height of the Ebola epidemic. 70,000 Liberian births

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Zion Harvey, 8, becomes youngest ever to receive double hand transplant

American boy Zion Harvey has made history by becoming the first ever child to receive a double-hand transplant. He lost his hands and both feet due

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Supermarket bans sugary drinks "to help cut childhood obesity"

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Meningitis: WHO in plea to avoid outbreak

The World Health Organisation is calling for vaccine production to be increased to ward off a potential outbreak of meningitis. #Africa risks large

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South Korea declares end to MERS, World Health Organization exercises caution

South Korea has declared a “de facto end” to the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, known as MERS. The coronavirus has so far killed 36

Romania

Red-hot bargain: 'Blood for discount' tickets at Transylvania festival

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Green light for world's first malaria vaccine

The European Medicines Agency is recommending the drug be licensed for use in babies in Africa

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The students who are changing children's lives with 3D-printed limbs

Six-year-old Brazilian boy Paulo Costa Boa Nova was born with a genetic defect that left him without part of his right arm. But now, thanks to a

France

Alzheimer's: cautious reaction to claims new drug could slow progression

There has been a cautious welcome to news of a drug that appears to slow the pace of Alzheimer’s Disease. Data suggests the drug – Solanezumab – can

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In touch with food: could chemicals used in packaging be harmful?

Most of the food we buy is packed in plastic, metal or other fabricated materials. That makes it easy to store and transport, but how can we be sure

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Spain

Mother of abandoned two-week-old baby arrested in Madrid

The mother of a two-week old baby has been arrested after she abandoned him in an underground dumpster in the Madrid town of Mejorada del Campo on

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Basso to be released from hospital after successful cancer op

Tinkoff-Saxo rider Ivan Basso will be released from hospital on Thursday after undergoing a successful operation to remove his left testicle

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HIV treatment targets met in advance, says UNAIDS

The Millennium Development goal of giving life-saving treatment to 15 million people by the end of this year was reached nine months ahead of

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Basso withdraws from Tour de France to fight cancer

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Brazil star Neymar helps disabled kids play football for the first time

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Food from animal clones: what European citizens need to know

Concerns about food products from cloned animals are preoccupying Emma from Lyon, who asks: “In Europe are we eating meat or milk from cloned