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Ireland

Could Ireland get even greener?

As Ireland decides whether to follow suit and decriminalise marijuana, we take a look at the reported pros and cons.

30/12/2016

Poland

Three new cases of bird flu in Poland

Three new cases of bird flu have been reported at poultry farms in western and southern Poland.

28/12/2016

Spain

Madrid announces traffic restrictions as pollution levels rise

The Spanish capital says on Thursday all privately-owned cars with even-numbered registration plates are banned from Madrid roads

28/12/2016

Business Planet

The vital role of SMEs in medical research

This week’s Business Planet comes from the German city of Bonn.

28/12/2016

World News

Air pollution in Europe

France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain or Bosnia-Herzegovina….

27/12/2016

Russia

Death toll in Russian mass alcohol poisoning climbs to 58

Mass alcohol poisoning has killed at least 58 people in Russia and hospitalised dozens.

20/12/2016

Russia

Dozens die of alcohol poisoning in Siberia after drinking bath lotion

Victims thought to have drunk product as cheap alternative to alcohol.

19/12/2016

United Kingdom

Bird flu comes back to the UK

After sweeping across Europe, Bird flu is back in the UK.

17/12/2016

United Kingdom

'Three-parent baby' treatment given go-ahead in UK

Britain becomes the first country in the world to approve a controversial technique to help couples conceive children free of genetic diseases.

15/12/2016

USA

Twin girls conjoined at birth separated after two years

Two conjoined twin girls in the United States are in stable condition and recovering in hospital after undergoing a 17-hour surgery to separate them

10/12/2016

World News

US top doctor warns of e-cigarette generation

America’s top doctor is calling for action to curb the use of e-cigarettes among young people.

09/12/2016

World News

One quarter of people living in the EU smoke tobacco, new statistics reveal

One quarter of persons living in the EU smoke tobacco, and one in every five is passively exposed to tobacco smoke, says new Eurostat report

07/12/2016

France

Fresh bird flu cases emerge in France

Thousands of farm birds have been put to the slaughter to combat the spread of avian influenza in France's foie gras heartland.

02/12/2016

World News

‘Little arms and big ideas - fighting for social inclusion’

02/12/2016

France

France confirms second case of bird flu in a week

France has confirmed its second case of bird flu in less than a week.

02/12/2016

Haiti

UN's Ban-ki Moon apologizes for Haiti cholera epidemic

United Nations Secretary-General Ban-ki Moon has profoundly apologized for the world body’s role in the Island nation’s cholera outbreak, saying he “deeply regrets” the suffering and loss of…

02/12/2016

New Zealand

Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin evacuated from South Pole

Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, has been evacuated from the South Pole due to a medical condition.

01/12/2016

Business Series

Nestle claims designer sugar cuts content by 40%, taste unchanged

Foods behemoth Nestle has says its hollowed out sugar molecule can cut sugar content in products by 40%, promises sales by 2018.

01/12/2016

World News

Fresh hope of a "functional cure" for HIV

The surprising results have come from a US study in monkeys involving an antibody used to treat Crohn's disease.

01/12/2016

World News

No more AIDS by 2030?

Being diagnosed with HIV today means something very different than it did 20 or 30 years ago.

30/11/2016