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Everyone Assumes I'm From the South of France, and It's All Thanks to This Specific, Very Chic Haircut
There are three facts that I know to be true: You can always count on an all-black outfit to make you look stylish, the 2025 hair trends are the most elegant yet and that French women have always and will continue to be the acme of chic. From...
Merck Animal Health receives EU CVMP positive opinion for Numelvi tablets for dogs
Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside of the United States and Canada, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA, announced that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products (CVMP)...

Britain’s recurring nightmare
Starmer is caught in the same mud that has swallowed every government of the last decade Rachel Reeves sought to project strength on Wednesday in her annual Spending Review. The language was bombastic: “I have made my choices. In place of chaos, I...
Why Britain’s China policy is a mess
Britain wants Chinese money but fears that the Chinese only invest in Britain to subvert Britain and steal military and intelligence secrets, writes Mihir Bose Napoleon Bonparte is supposed to have said, “China is a sleeping giant; let her sleep,...

How COVID-19 Border Closures Shaped Attitudes in Europe
By Lisa Herbig Covid-19 border closures were intended to protect public health, but their symbolic effects reached far beyond controlling the virus. Lisa Herbig argues that temporary closures significantly weakened support for European unity, and...

Sweet lips: Major success as Longford lip balm wins top European award
Janni Bars is celebrating as it was the only Irish company to take gold at the Europe-wide, Free From Skincare Awards. Janni Bars’ hugely popular Hemp and Honey Lip balm was awarded first place in the ‘Lip Care' category at the prestigious awards,...

Southampton was a great place to live - even during Britain's darkest days
For countless families, these were not merely hard times, they were a daily struggle for survival, etched onto the faces of men who queued for work that rarely came and onto the threadbare coats of children who knew the gnawing ache of hunger....

Study reveals sharp increase in global incidents of healthcare-related harm
The proportion of patient harms associated with medical procedures, treatment, and contact with healthcare systems rose by 59%, from 11 million to 18 million globally between 1990 and 2019, finds a data analysis published online in the journal BMJ...

Health officials confirm measles case with potential exposures in Denver, Boulder
BOULDER, Colo. (KKTV) - The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment confirmed another measles case on Friday afternoon. Health officials said a fully vaccinated Boulder County resident recently traveled to Europe, where there have...

Richard Carapaz interview: 'When I’m at altitude in Europe, I never feel that burden'
“Ever since I was training in Ecuador beforehand, I was open that my goal was to win the Giro,” says Richard Carapaz. “In that sense, it was the race that we were preparing for. We (EF Education–EasyPost) didn’t have the most powerful team, but...

'Darkest period of my life': Gay conversion therapy in Italy
Davide GhiglioneBBC News Reporting fromRome ShareSave Rosario Lonegro says his time in the seminary was "the darkest period" of his life Rosario Lonegro was only 20 years old when he entered a Catholic seminary in Sicily as an aspiring priest...

Health authority strikes back at travel nurse firm in counter lawsuit
Breadcrumb Trail Links Courts New Brunswick The Issues Health care Vitalité Health Network argues in court documents Canadian Health Labs has no case in multimillion-dollar travel nurse controversy Author of the article: John Chilibeck • Local...

France Bans Fast Fashion & Sarah Burton's First Givenchy Campaign Is So Babygirl
Welcome back to Fashion Bulletin, a weekly column where Coveteur's senior fashion editor, Ella O’Keeffe, recaps all the buzzy industry news you missed from the week. This week, on Tuesday, specifically, France’s Senate voted in favor of a revised...

Do YOU live in the most sexually active province in Spain’s Andalucia?
WHILE everyone might be rushing to live in Malaga or Cadiz, if you want to be active in the sack then perhaps you should look to one of Andalucia’s lesser-heralded provinces. Jaen has just been crowned the most sexually active in Andalucia,...
France confirms 1st indigenous chikungunya case in 2025
PARIS, June 13 (Xinhua) -- The first locally transmitted case of chikungunya in metropolitan France this year was confirmed on Wednesday in the town of La Crau, located in the southern department of Var, the Regional Health Agency (ARS) of...

First LGBT retirement home to open in France
The first LGBT retirement home in France is to open its doors in Lyon this autumn, with the aim of tackling social isolation through inclusive communal living. The Maison de la Diversité (House of Diversity), a pioneering project in the historic...

France: EIB provides finance for Touax Rail’s investment plan
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. A €50 million EIB loan will enable Touax to increase its fleet of freight railcars This operation is being backed by the European Union’s InvestEU programme...

Are you in need of a health reset? These spas can help
Sometimes a long weekend full of lazy lie-ins is all you need to feel well rested and rebooted. But, once in a while, treating yourself to a week-long health retreat, preferably with a picturesque backdrop and luxurious facilities, is required to...

Bingley's Europe Air Conditioning joins Climate Care Solutions group
Europe Air Conditioning (EAC) has become part of the group, which also includes East Anglia’s Sapphire Cooling Systems, following a deal advised on by KBS Corporate. A statement from the CCS group read: "We are proud that CCS has become the...

Kate Garraway shares neglect over her health after Derek Draper's death
Kate Garraway is facing a "tsunami of sadness" following the death of her husband Derek Draper, who passed away in 2024 after a prolonged battle with the effects of COVID-19. The Good Morning Britain host, now 58, has been open about her...