Public health

Old habits die hard as smoker-friendly Japan struggles to quit

Plastic recycling in focus as countries meet in Paris for treaty talks

French researchers slam former hospital director for 'unauthorised' Covid trial

France to launch bird flu vaccination programme after 'satisfactory' tests

One billion people at risk of cholera, UN warns

'Thrown out once they no longer need you': Tunisian doctor in France threatened with deportation

FRANCE 24 reporters find human rights abuses at Guinea Bissau rehab centre

Man killed on NYC subway after being placed in chokehold by passengers

Brazil police search Bolsonaro's home in probe of falsified Covid-19 data

WHO assessing risk after fighters seize Sudan lab

Air pollution kills more than 1,200 children a year in Europe, report says

Safe havens? As some nations restrict access, a look at Europe’s abortion limits

Spotlight on family planning as India surpasses China as world’s most populous country

US Justice Department says it will take abortion pill fight to Supreme Court

US appeals court preserves access to abortion pill but tightens rules

'Unprecedented’ situation as two African countries report outbreaks of Marburg virus

'No funding': Ivory Coast's autistic children lack treatment

French watchdog finds traces of banned pesticide in drinking water

Prosecutors investigate Paris metro operator over air pollution claims

Paris suburb grants paid menstrual leave in a first for France

WHO chief angrily denies it has ‘quietly shelved’ investigation into Covid’s origins

French study links Covid-19 to sharp rise in depression among young people

Britain faces biggest healthcare worker strikes in history of NHS

North Korea locks down capital due to ‘respiratory illness’ outbreak