Doctors warn Ozempic & Wegovy are shrinking patients' muscles
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOzempic and Wegovy are shrinking patients’ muscles at an ‘alarming rate’ and may raise their risk of health problems later in life,…
Thousands of Afghans detained in ‘prison-like’ conditions in Abu Dhabi, finds HRW
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThousands of Afghan nationals who fled their home country to escape the Taliban have remained in arbitrary detention in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), revealed a…
Asylum seekers win permission for Rwanda policy legal challenge
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA court of appeal judge has ruled that a group of asylum seekers can bring a legal challenge against the Home Office…
Mutation in bird flu virus move it a step closer to humans
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMutations spotted in the H5N1 bird flu virus are “concerning” and may suggest the potential for avian influenza to jump to humans…
Surge in gonorrhoea cases recorded across Scotland
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe number of cases of gonorrhoea recorded in Scotland has soared since the end of Covid lockdown restrictions. Read More
Rape fantasist whose false claims drove accused men to attempt suicide jailed
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe post, which went viral with more than 100,000 shares in May 2020 during lockdown, prompted indignation across the country, Read More
Switzerland detects case of atypical mad cow disease
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSwitzerland reported a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the eastern region of Grisons, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)…
Exodus of healthcare workers from poor countries worsening, WHO says
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePoorer countries are increasingly losing healthcare workers to wealthier ones as the latter seek to shore up their own staff losses from…
Death toll in Gabon ferry disaster rises to 6 with 31 still missing
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe death toll in the ferry disaster off the coast of Gabon last Thursday has risen to six, with thirty-one people still…
London council first in country to offer free school meals up to 16
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA London council has become the first in the country to offer free school meals to every secondary school pupil up to the age…