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Spain mobilises military against swine fever, says contaminated sandwich could be cause

By Nacho Doce and Joan Faus BELLATERRA, Spain, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Spain's military was deployed on Monday to contain an African swine fever outbreak near Barcelona which officials suspect may have been triggered by a wild boar eating contaminated food such as a sandwich, sparking a chain of events now disrupting the country's multibillion-euro pork export industry. Spain confirmed on Friday that

2025-12-01T10:58:13Z

Obamacare health subsidy to end as US Senate rejects dueling remedies

By Nolan D. McCaskill and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday rejected competing proposals by Republicans and Democrats to address a looming healthcare crisis, leaving some 24 million Americans vulnerable to significantly higher insurance premiums beginning on January 1 when a federal subsidy expires. Barring any late breakthroughs, Congress will begin an

2025-12-12T05:25:38Z

African swine fever outbreak in Spain may have leaked from research lab, officials say

Spanish authorities investigating the African swine fever outbreak in Catalonia are looking into the possibility that the disease may have leaked from a research facility and are focusing on five nearby laboratories as potential sources. Thirteen cases of the fever have been confirmed in wild boars in the countryside outside Barcelona since 28 November, prompting Spain to scramble to contain the outbreak before it becomes a serious threat to its...

2025-12-07T12:59:23Z

Former Vice President Dick Cheney dies at 84

Former Vice President Dick Cheney died of complications from pneumonia and cardio and vascular disease, his family said in a statement Tuesday.

2025-11-04T11:40:55Z

'Everything destroyed' as Indonesia's Aceh grapples with disease after floods

By Ajeng Ulfiana and Yudhistira ACEH TAMIANG, Indonesia, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Hit by deadly floods, Indonesians in the region around Aceh Tamiang are grappling with worsening diseases and a lack of medical care as workers struggled to help dozens of residents at the lone hospital in the area. Cyclone-induced floods and landslides last week devastated three provinces on Indonesia's Sumatra island,

2025-12-07T10:10:57Z

Congo battles worst cholera outbreak in 25 years, UNICEF says

Dec 8 (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo is battling its worst cholera outbreak in 25 years which has killed almost 2,000 people since January, the U.N. children's agency said on Monday. In one case, a quarter of the children in a Kinshasa orphanage - 16 out of 62 - died days after the disease swept through, UNICEF added. "Congolese children should not be so gravely affected by

2025-12-08T11:23:13Z

US aid cuts disrupt life-saving treatment for starving children in Kenya

By Ammu Kannampilly LOMOLEM, Kenya, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Hellen Etiman, a Kenyan pastoralist, believed her severely malnourished son would soon recover after starting a course of life-saving specialised food. Instead, 4-year-old Peter Lokoyen relapsed in July when the health facility treating him ran out of supplies, leaving the family to rely on wild fruit foraged in the barren plains of Turkana

2025-12-12T09:15:54Z

French town offers 1,000-euro birth bonuses to save local clinic

A small French town is to offer expectant mothers 1,000 euros from next year to give birth at the local maternity ward in a bid to save it from closing. Councillors late Thursday approved the plan to offer future mothers vouchers worth 1,000 euros ($1,160) to spend at local businesses if they agreed to bring their child into the world in the town, instead of travelling to a bigger hospital.

2025-12-05T10:37:53Z

US HHS proposes new CDC programs, including hepatitis B screening for pregnant women, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has proposed new initiatives for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including a program to increase hepatitis B screening for pregnant women, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. The proposals include 16 initiatives that have yet to be formalized, with details to be settled before they are rolled out to the CDC in January,

2025-11-20T03:00:45Z

EU Parliament pushes for age limits on social media to safeguard minors

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Parliament called on Wednesday for the European Union to set minimum ages for children to access social media, to combat a rise in mental health problems among adolescents from excessive exposure. The call, which is not binding, comes as Australia is poised to institute the world's first social media ban for children younger than 16 and as

2025-11-26T12:25:36Z

Zimbabwe's Williams sacked over 'drug addiction'

All-rounder Sean Williams will no longer be considered for selection after admitting to a drug addiction, Zimbabwe Cricket announces.

2025-11-04T14:23:09Z

Australia’s peak health body for men distances itself from conservative group’s International Men’s Day campaign

A group that espouses anti-feminist and anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments is running an International Men’s Day (IMD) campaign that is similar to a government-funded campaign aimed at “supporting men and boys”. The Australian Men’s Health Forum (AMHF) is the government-funded peak body for men’s mental and physical health and has coordinated IMD, an annual event on 19 November, since 2017. This year’s theme is “supporting men and boys”. Meanwhile the...

2025-11-19T01:44:22Z