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UK Environment
London Ulez benefits backed by compelling evidence, says Sadiq Khan
Toxic air deaths in London have dropped by 40 per cent, according to new independent analysis from Imperial College London’s…
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UK Environment
Khan and Bloomberg point to London and New York as proof air pollution can be overcome
Every year, air pollution kills more than eight million people worldwide – more than HIV, malaria and tuberculosis combined. Yet…
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World News
The Guardian dismisses notion of harm-free nicotine addiction
The Pacific island nation of Palau has formally asked the United Nations to place nicotine under international drug control, a…
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Letter reveals why hantavirus disaster was prevented
A doctor on Ascension Island spotted unusual cases among passengers brought ashore from the cruise ship MV Hondius, triggering a…
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World News
Bundibugyo Ebola strain prompts treatment development
No licensed treatments or vaccines exist for the strain of Ebola fuelling the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of…
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World News
Devi Sridhar explains how the world averted a hantavirus disaster
Passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship, where an outbreak of the Andes strain of hantavirus occurred earlier this year,…
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Congo Ebola crisis intensifies as hostile locals force medics from camps for the displaced
Health workers battling an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are facing fierce resistance in a displacement camp…
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America must rethink risk messaging from Covid to measles, writes Lynne Peeples
Data alone is insufficient; interpretation is key for public understanding. As two unfolding outbreaks command global attention — a hantavirus…
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Sport
Omar Artan handed Super Cup role after World Cup visa denial
Websites embedding Google Custom Search must secure explicit user consent for cookies before the service can operate — a technical…
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UK Health
Two children succumb to measles as England counts 100 new infections
Two child deaths from measles this year England has seen two child measles deaths this year, public health officials have…
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