Central Europe Pulls HiPP Baby Food From Shelves After Rat Poison Is Found
Several countries pulled HiPP baby food after rat poison was found in some jars, prompting recalls and precautionary removals.
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Japan reports record-low greenhouse gas emissions in fiscal 2024
Japan's net greenhouse gas emissions fell 1.9% to a record low of 994 million tonnes in fiscal 2024, with the decline linked to lower energy use and a cleaner electricity mix.
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Colombia approves cull of up to 80 Escobar-era hippos as fight over invasive herd deepens
Officials say previous efforts failed to control the animals, which threaten villagers and native species.
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Bangladesh starts emergency MMR campaign after child deaths climb in suspected measles outbreak
Health officials say 113 suspected measles deaths and 17 confirmed fatalities have been recorded in six weeks.
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Major review says nicotine vaping is likely to cause lung and oral cancer
A review of more than 100 studies says nicotine vaping is likely to cause lung and oral cancers, adding weight to long-running warnings about the health risks of e-cigarettes.
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Spain upholds euthanasia ruling after 20-month fight in Barcelona case
Spain has allowed a 25-year-old woman from Barcelona to undergo euthanasia after a 20-month legal fight that survived multiple challenges and divided the country.
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University of Kent begins meningococcal vaccine rollout as outbreak reaches 20 cases
The rollout follows a public-health alert, a second university case and an outbreak that has already killed two people.
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Argentina formally exits the World Health Organization
Argentina has made its withdrawal from the World Health Organization official, following a year-long notice period and a government argument that it will pursue health cooperation through other channels.
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Nigeria's Lassa fever death toll rises to 109 as health workers are hit
The NCDC says Bauchi and Ondo are the hardest-hit states, while infections among frontline staff continue to climb.
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Judge blocks Kennedy vaccine overhaul after states and doctors challenge procedure
A federal judge in Massachusetts has blocked the rollout of major vaccine-policy changes pushed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., saying the government likely skipped the required process.
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Two die in Canterbury meningitis outbreak as 11 remain seriously ill
Public-health teams contacted more than 30,000 people linked to the University of Kent and arranged precautionary antibiotics for selected students.
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Arctic sea ice reaches one of its smallest winter peaks on record
Arctic sea ice reached nearly 14.22 million square kilometres, placing the winter maximum among the smallest in four decades of satellite monitoring and underscoring the region's rapid warming.
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Galápagos tortoises return to Floreana after more than 180 years
Conservationists have released 158 captive-bred juvenile tortoises on Floreana, marking a major step in restoring a species driven extinct on the island in the 1840s.
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China emissions flatten in 2025 as renewables growth reshapes the power mix
An analysis cited by AFP says China's CO2 output was flat or down by about 0.3% last year, though the drop remains too small to call a durable peak.
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Dutch Court Orders Climate Plan to Protect Bonaire Residents
A Dutch court ordered the government to draw up a plan to protect Bonaire from climate change and to set binding emissions targets within 18 months.
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Guinea-Bissau Pauses Hepatitis B Vaccine Study for Ethics Review
Guinea-Bissau suspended a Trump administration-backed hepatitis B vaccine study on newborns pending an ethics review after questions about whether the trial was appropriate.
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Colorectal cancer becomes top cancer killer of Americans under 50, study finds
Reports on a JAMA-published American Cancer Society study said colorectal cancer had moved from fifth to first among cancer causes of death for people under 50 in the United States.
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China Records Historic Low Birth Rate
China's population continues to decline as the birth rate hits a record low, despite government efforts to incentivize family growth.
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Nestlé recalls infant formula batches in several European countries
The Swiss company said the recall is precautionary and affects batches sold in markets including France, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Italy and Sweden.
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UK records hottest and sunniest year on record in 2025
The Met Office says 2025 topped the old national temperature record and adds to a run of recent years that rank among the warmest in modern measurements.
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NOAA says the Arctic had its warmest year since records began
NOAA says the Arctic recorded its hottest year since measurements began, with temperatures from October 2024 to September 2025 averaging 1.60 C above the 1991-2020 baseline.
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Catalonia declares emergency over African swine fever outbreak
The Catalan government moved to speed up contracts, cull controls and aid after an African swine fever outbreak spread through wild boar near the 12-kilometre containment zone.
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Democratic Republic of Congo declares Ebola outbreak over after 43 deaths
Health authorities recorded no new confirmed infections for 45 days after vaccinating more than 27,000 people in Kasai province.
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Jakarta overtakes Tokyo as the world’s largest city in new UN ranking
The UN’s updated methodology reshuffles the megacity table and puts Jakarta ahead of Dhaka and Tokyo.
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