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September 28, 2016

German court rules landlord was wrong to evict heavy smoker

A German court has ruled in favor of a 78-year-old chain-smoker who faced eviction from his apartment, a case that was ...

September 28, 2016

WADA says electronic database is safe despite cyber attack

Despite the hack of personal medical information from some of the world's leading athletes, the World Anti-Doping Agency says ...

September 27, 2016

Baby born with DNA from 3 people, first from new technique

Scientists say the first baby has been born from a controversial new technique that combines DNA from three people — the ...

September 27, 2016

WHO: Excessive air pollution affects 92 percent of people

More than nine out of 10 people worldwide live in areas with excessive air pollution, contributing to problems like strokes, ...

September 26, 2016

Russia revises ban on imports of Egyptian plant products

Russia's food safety watchdog has revised its ban on imports of fruit and vegetables from Egypt after the lifting of Egyptian ...

September 26, 2016

Paris OKs disputed plan to transform highway into walkway

The Paris City Council has approved a controversial plan to transform a stretch of highway that runs along the Seine River ...

September 23, 2016

Oral drug delivery company says opioid lawsuit has no merit

One of the companies alleged to have conspired to keep generic versions of a popular opioid treatment off the market said ...

September 23, 2016

Polish lawmakers proceed with proposal to ban abortion

Poland's lawmakers have decided to proceed with work to ban abortion and have rejected a proposal to liberalize the current ...

September 23, 2016

Monty Python's Terry Jones diagnosed with dementia

Terry Jones, one of the founding members of comedy troupe Monty Python, has been diagnosed with dementia. In a statement ...

September 23, 2016

Germany passes new sex worker protection, no-means-no laws

German legislation designed to make life safer for sex workers, including making the use of a condom mandatory, and a ...

September 23, 2016

35 US states sue British drugmaker over marketing of opioid

Thirty-five states and the District of Columbia filed an antitrust lawsuit Thursday alleging that British drugmaker Indivior ...

September 22, 2016

Poland's lawmakers open debate on divisive anti-abortion law

Poland's lawmakers on Thursday opened a divisive debate on changing the restrictive anti-abortion law, among Europe's ...

September 22, 2016

Spain: US mining exec, 2 others fined for water pollution

A Spanish court has convicted and fined an American mining company executive and two other people for environmental offences ...

September 22, 2016

Italy campaign to combat infertility stumbles with racist ad

Italy's efforts to combat infertility and reverse one of Europe's lowest birthrates stumbled badly Thursday following an ad ...

September 21, 2016

Allergan targets liver disease drugs with Tobira acquisition

Botox-maker Allergan is bulking up its drug pipeline with two acquisitions announced Tuesday, both of which target liver ...

September 20, 2016

Rome subway smokers beat man who asked them to stub it out

An Italian man has undergone surgery for head injuries after being punched and kicked in the head in a Rome subway car by two ...

September 20, 2016

GSK names Emma Walmsley as new chief executive

Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline says Emma Walmsley will be the company's new chief executive, replacing Andrew Witty when he ...

September 19, 2016

Under 3 percent of US athletes in Rio had medical exemptions

Fifteen of the 558 athletes in the U.S. delegation at the Rio Olympics — or slightly less than 3 percent — had ...

September 17, 2016

Belgium sees first case of minor being granted euthanasia

A terminally ill minor has been helped to die in Belgium for the first time since the country did away with age restrictions ...