Indian authorities have banned two highly-addictive opioids in response to a BBC investigation which found they were fuelling a public health crisis in parts of West Africa. MIn a letter…
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Vatican: Pope Francis remains ‘critical’ and has kidney problem
Pope Francis remains in a “critical” condition, but “has not presented any further respiratory crises”, the Vatican said in a statement on Sunday. He was still receiving high-flow oxygen therapy…
Vatican: Pope asks for prayers in message from hospital
Pope Francis has asked Catholics to pray for him, as he continues to receive treatment in hospital for double pneumonia. The pontiff was unable to deliver the traditional Angelus prayer…
Vatican: Pope has ‘peaceful’ night after condition described as ‘critical’
Pope Francis had a “peaceful” night and was rested, the Vatican said, after revealing on Saturday that his condition continues to be “critical”. The pontiff was described as “more unwell”…
Vatican: Pope remains in ‘critical’ condition after ‘respiratory crisis’
Pope Francis’s condition continues to be “critical” after suffering a “prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis” earlier on Saturday, the Vatican has said. The pontiff is “more unwell than yesterday” and had…
USA: Farmers say bird flu a ‘crisis’ as egg prices soar
For Brian Kreher, a fourth-generation farmer in the small town of Clarence, New York, the latest outbreak of bird flu has meant many sleepless nights. He considers his 18-acre farm…
UK: AI cracks superbug problem in two days that took scientists years
A complex problem that took microbiologists a decade to get to the bottom of has been solved in just two days by a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool. Professor José…
USA: Woman sues after carrying wrong baby in IVF error
A US woman who unknowingly carried and delivered a baby boy who was not biologically hers is launching legal proceedings against an IVF clinic over the mix-up, after being forced…
Vatican: Pope Francis has pneumonia in both lungs
Pope Francis has developed pneumonia in both his lungs and his condition remains “complex”, the Vatican says. The 88-year-old has been suffering from a respiratory infection for more than a…
USA: Trump administration trying to rehire USDA bird flu officials it fired
US President Donald Trump’s administration is attempting to rehire officials with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) who worked on the government response to bird flu before being fired over…