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.

4 January 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

4 January 2017

USA

Mass murderer Charles Manson 'seriously ill' in hospital

Mass murderer Charles Manson is reportedly seriously ill in hospital.

4 January 2017

USA

Convicted murderer Charles Manson is taken to hospital

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

4 January 2017

Vietnam

Vietnamese man has surgical forceps in stomach for 18 years

3 January 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.

3 January 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.

2 January 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.

1 January 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 December 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 December 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 December 2016

Business Planet

The vital role of SMEs in medical research

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

28 December 2016

World News

Air pollution in Europe

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

27 December 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 December 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 December 2016

United Kingdom

Bird flu comes back to the UK

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

17 December 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 December 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 December 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.

9 December 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

7 December 2016