Surging bird flu outbreaks raise human-infection risk, UN agencies warn
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Three UN agencies on Wednesday warned that an ongoing rise in avian flu outbreaks globally raised concerns that the virus might adapt…
Police say at least six killed and 50 children tear-gassed in Kenyan protests
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Six people were killed by police during protests across Kenya, a police official has said. Read More
Symptoms of deadly virus that kills 40,000 each year that could soon be in the UK
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Dengue fever may spread in Britain if a risky medical experiment goes wrong, experts have warned. Read More
Midwife shortage and women having babies when older straining maternity care, says report
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The study, from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), said the NHS in England was short of the equivalent of 2,500 full-time midwives….
As heavy rains kill more than 100 in India, what is making south Asia’s monsoons more deadly?
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Torrential downpours this week have led to the deaths of 100 people and unleashed havoc in northern India in what officials have described…
Blundering illegal immigrant left £3,000 and his drugs on train from Leeds
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A blundering immigrant who left more than £3,000 in illegal earnings on a train has been warned he faces deportation – and…
Pesticides from farming leach into world’s waterways at rate of 710 tonnes a year, UN research shows
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Agricultural pesticides leach far from their original sources into the world’s waterways, according to new research which finds pesticides exceed safe levels…
Cyprus becoming ‘Island of Dead Cats' after 300,000 killed by feline coronavirus
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Reading Time: < 1 minute At least 300,000 cats are believed to have died in Cyprus over the past six months after contracting a mutation of feline coronavirus, an expert…
London hospital to investigate impact of sickle cell disease on eyesight
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A London hospital will investigate the impact of sickle cell disease on eyesight. Read More
Paedo Larry Nassar stabbed in jail over sick comment about Wimbledon star
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The suspect in the stabbing of convicted pedophile and former gymnastics coach Larry Nassar told authorities that the ex-doctor provoked the attack…