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Too much of a good thing: How antibiotics made superbugs
What are superbugs and how can we protect ourselves after the World Health Organization called antibiotic resistance "one of the biggest threats to global health, food security, and development"?
Should we really worry about inflation?
Whether it is the heating bill, filling the car or buying basic foodstuffs, inflation is eating into family budgets. Why are prices rising? When will it end and how can central banks bring inflation under control?
Coal exit, weed, sovereign Europe: new German govt’s roadmap
The three parties forming Germany's next government have presented their coalition agreement which touches on issues from climate protection, foreign policy and cannabis. What are their plans?
A spiritual movement and Germany’s low vaccination rate
An explosion of coronavirus infections at a German school has put a spotlight on "anthroposophy", a spiritual movement behind the education system, and raised questions over how it may be contributing to stagnating vaccinations
EU, Poland still at odds despite united front on migrants
Warsaw and Brussels may have put on a united front over the Belarus migrant crisis, but analysts doubt the cooperation will extend to their longstanding row over judicial independence
What you need to know about the EU-Belarus migrant crisis
The EU and Belarus are currently locked in a stand-off over migrants. This is what you need to know about the crisis that has seen thousands trapped in dire conditions on the Belarus-Poland border
EU should prepare for more migrant crises: border chief
The European Union should be prepared for more migrant crises like the ones on the Greece-Turkey and Poland-Belarus borders, the head of the EU's border agency told AFP in an interview
All roads lead to Belarus on Iraq ‘package deals’
Iraqis willing and able to pay thousands of dollars for would-be "package deals" to the EU via Belarus have several itineraries to choose from. With many stuck at the Belarus-Poland border, AFP spoke to travel agents and migrants
World needs trillions to face climate threat: draft UN report
Helping vulnerable nations cope with the multiplier effect of climate change will require trillions of dollars, not the billions now on the table at COP26, a draft UN report reveals
Eurozone growth outlook brightens despite Covid threat
The EU has increased its growth forecast for 2021, as the eurozone economy holds strong against higher energy prices, supply chain bottlenecks and a fresh wave of Covid cases