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EU agency targeted in weed killer row

The ongoing debate over the safety of glyphosate is becoming a thorn in the side of the European Food Safety Agency.

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Teenager dances for joy after successful heart transplant

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Heart Federation launches #MatchFitWoman to get women moving

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Drug report warning over powerful opioids

The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drugs Addiction report warns of criminal gang links

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Meet the robot designed to look after our elderly relatives

You're old, you live alone, maybe you lose your glasses a lot. So what do you need? Meet Zacharias the protoype robot.

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Takeaway: The robot clinician

You’re old, you live alone, maybe you lose your glasses a lot or you forget to take your medicine on time.

USA

Police release Tiger Woods arrest video

France

France wants to scrap prison terms for cannabis use

Germany

Germany: parents face fines over child vaccinations

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Ethiopia's Tedros Adhanom is first African to lead World Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) appointed the first African to lead the institution on Tuesday.

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Lucky lion cub

The first lion cub born at the Dallas Zoo in 43 years has made her first scheduled public appearance on Friday (19 May).

Japan

Hundreds hospitalised as temperatures soar in Japan

Japan is experiencing an unusually hot spell of weather for the time of year.

Italy

Vaccinate your child or face a fine - Italy gets tough after measles epidemic

Get your children vaccinated, or be fined.

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Lancet report ranks Britain's health care system behind its European neighbours

Britain ranks behind many other European nations in a global list of health systems published by medical Journal “The Lancet.

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Suicide rate is highest in Europe: UN health agency report

The highest suicide rate is in the WHO's European region. The lowest rate in its Eastern Mediterranean region.

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UNICEF report reveals five-fold increase of unaccompanied child migrants

A new UNICEF report reveals the number of refugee and migrant children travelling alone has reached a record high.

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Which EU state is the world's heaviest-drinking country?

Lithuanians are the world’s heaviest drinkers and their boozing is showing no signs of slowing, new data reveals.

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The robotics helping stroke patients regain balance

Re-learning how to walk normally is an essential part of rehabilitation, especially for patients who have suffered a stroke.

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Takeaway: the right balance

Re-learning to walk and gain balance are crucial for people who suffered a stroke.

Democratic Republic Of Congo

DR Congo: Ebola outbreak confirmed

At least one person has died from the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo according to the World Health Organisation and the country's Health Ministry.