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Italy

Italian PM Paolo Gentiloni recovering after heart surgery

Italy’s new prime minister Paolo Gentiloni has undergone emergency heart surgery.

11/01/2017

World News

Smoking set to kill and cost more than ever

Smoking is on the rise according to the World Health Organisation and the costs far outweigh global revenues from tobacco taxes.

10/01/2017

France

France culls a million ducks and geese

The aim is to contain a severe outbreak of bird flu, which has been spreading rapidly over the past month.

05/01/2017

China

Smothering in smog

The global threat of air pollution from Shanghai to Madrid

05/01/2017

USA

Republicans set their sights on Obamacare as first target for Trump

Not even in office yet, America's Republicans are calling time on Barack Obama's Affordable Care act and promising their first act will be to scrap the "catastrophic" law.

05/01/2017

Sport

French centenarian cycles into record books

Robert Marchand cycled his way into the record books on Wednesday.

05/01/2017

USA

Saving Obamacare: the US president pleads for his legacy

Republicans have launched their long-desired bid to scrap the system in what Vice President-elect Mike Pence has called "the first order of business" of Donald Trump's administration.

04/01/2017

Sweden

Swedish old folks' home abandons six-hour workday experiment

A six-hour workday experiment has been abandoned at one retirement home in the Swedish city of Gothenberg despite workers reporting better health, reduced absenteeism and improved quality of patient c

04/01/2017

USA

Mass murderer Charles Manson 'seriously ill' in hospital

Mass murderer Charles Manson is reportedly seriously ill in hospital.

04/01/2017

USA

Convicted murderer Charles Manson is taken to hospital

Convicted murderer Charles Manson has been taken from a California prison to hospital.

04/01/2017

Vietnam

Vietnamese man has surgical forceps in stomach for 18 years

03/01/2017

China

Time-lapse video shows Beijing engulfed by smog

An eerie 12 second long time-lapse video of smog choking the city of Beijing gives a glimpse of the serious air pollution problem in the Chinese capital.

03/01/2017

China

Choking smog begins to clear in China

A pollution index that measures the average concentration of small breathable particles has dropped 400 micrograms per cubic metre overnight in Beijing.

02/01/2017

United Kingdom

Out of sight: Queen Elizabeth misses church again

Her 95-year-old husband Prince Philip was there, as were other members of Britain’s Royal Family.

01/01/2017

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.

29/12/2016

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.

21/12/2016