Archive: 02/02/2016

Smokers in Italy hit with new fines to protect the young

Smokers in Italy are now facing fines of up to 500 euros ($600) if they light up in a car with a child or pregnant woman—or if they toss a cigarette butt on the street—after new health and environmental laws went into ...

Fearing global spread WHO creates Zika response unit

The World Health Organization said Tuesday it had created a global unit to respond to the Zika virus, voicing fears the disease blamed for a surge in birth defects in South America could spread across Africa and Asia.

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