Archive: 26/09/2014

Human-animal bonds in disasters

The recognition of the bond between people and pets is stronger than ever before, but what happens to the human-animal relationship when disaster strikes?

Europe must tackle Ebola 'world' threat, experts

Health experts from 16 European countries beseeched their governments Friday to massively scale up manpower and resources to fight west Africa's Ebola epidemic, now threatening "the entire world".

Smokers' paradise Austria struggles to stub out habit

In the wood-panelled rooms of Vienna's traditional coffee houses, tobacco-lovers can still light up pretty much as they please. But one of the last smokers' havens in Europe may be on course to kick the habit.

3 from FDNY who worked at ground zero die in 1 day

(AP)—Three retired firefighters who worked at ground zero have died on the same day from cancer, an illness that many fear might be connected to toxic World Trade Center dust released on Sept. 11, fire officials said Thursday.

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