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WHO says measures against Delta work for Omicron variant too

Lessons learned from dealing with the Delta variant should be the first line of defence against the new Omicron COVID variant, says the WHO.

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COVID vaccines less effective on Omicron, warns Moderna boss

The vaccine maker said the large number of mutations in the newly-identified Omicron variant could make it more resistant to current COVID vaccines.

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Vaccinated foreign students and workers to return to Australia in 2022

The country is lifting quarantine restrictions for students and workers from December.

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This tiny insect could prevent allergies for millions in Europe

Ragweed is a highly allergenic plant that has been spreading across Europe since its accidental arrival during the Second World War.

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Inside Madrid's 'crying room', a space tackling mental health stigma

The Spanish capital is now home to a "crying room" that’s helping raise awareness and offering help to anyone experiencing poor mental health.

Austria

Cross-border medical centre set up for Austrian and Czech patients

Where the iron curtain once prevailed, doctors and interpreters now care for patients from both Austria and the Czech Republic.

Culture news

Roquefort makers feeling blue over nutri system that 'defies heritage'

The Nutri-Score is based on five letters and a color code, according to the nutritional quality of each foodstuff. The Nutri-Score of 90% of cheeses, including Roquefort, is D and E - the least nutritious.

Travel News

Zimbabwe floods Victoria Falls with vaccines to help tourism

Country officials are hoping to rebuild the economy through travel, starting with Victoria Falls.

World News

Euroviews. There can be no EU Health Union without intensive care medicine | View

The EU must tear down bureaucratic barriers that prevents ICU professionals from working across member states and learning from one another, write professors Maurizio Cecconi and Elie Azoulay.

Health news

No more cigarettes within ten years, says tobacco boss

The CEO of Philip Morris International says the company could stop selling cigarettes in the UK in the next decade as it moves into vaping and pharmaceuticals.

World News

Eleven European spa towns honoured by UNESCO

Towns from Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, the United Kingdom and Czechia got together to seek joint recognition.

Vatican

Pope Francis makes first public appearance since undergoing surgery

The 84-year-old pontiff addressed a crowd of well-wishers from the balcony of the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome and used the occasion to declare his support for public health services across the world.

United Kingdom

Scottish leader and Manchester mayor lock horns over travel ban

The mayor of the English city has called Monday's sudden travel ban "insulting" while Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon insisted the decision was based on local COVID-19 figures.

Belgium

In pictures: Thousands protest in Brussels against COVID restrictions

Thousands descended on a park in the Belgian capital for a 'party' designed to flout COVID-19 rules, later marching on the European Union headquarters.

France

Elated music fans pack Paris arena for coronavirus 'test gig'

Thousands descended on AccorHotels Arena in eastern Paris on Saturday to see 1980s French rock band Indochine and DJ Etienne de Crecy in a public health experiment by the city's hospital authority.

United Kingdom

UK makes 'devastating' 85% cut to UN family planning agency

Britain, traditionally the UNFPA's largest contributor, will donate £23 million this year (€26.5 million) down from an expected commitment of £154 million (€177 million).

World News

Remove taboo, increase care for women who have miscarriages: experts

"The era of telling women to ‘just try again’ is over," scientists have said.

Italy

Hospital employee paid €538,000 - despite never turning up for work

Police said the suspect allegedly had someone threaten a hospital superior in 2005 to keep him on the payroll.

France

As France ramps up vaccine rollout, some find ways to jump the queue

French authorities are trying to speed up COVID-19 vaccinations, but some people are tired of waiting and turning to new online tools to get a jab faster.

Spain

Evidence suggests children can also suffer from 'Long COVID'

"I used to study hard and got very good grades," one 15-year-old sufferer told Euronews. "But now I can't study. I don't retain information."