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Two woman who described using drugs, including fentanyl. One wears sunglasses and a blue t-shirt and is holding a cigarette. The other wears sunglasses, a long black coat, and a red bandana.

US sanctions Chinese firms in fentanyl crackdown

The move is part of efforts to target the supply chain of the drug amid the opioid crisis in the US.

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Two woman who described using drugs, including fentanyl. One wears sunglasses and a blue t-shirt and is holding a cigarette. The other wears sunglasses, a long black coat, and a red bandana.

US sanctions Chinese firms in fentanyl crackdown

The move is part of efforts to target the supply chain of the drug amid the opioid crisis in the US.

Two woman who described using drugs, including fentanyl. One wears sunglasses and a blue t-shirt and is holding a cigarette. The other wears sunglasses, a long black coat, and a red bandana.

US sanctions Chinese firms in fentanyl crackdown

The move is part of efforts to target the supply chain of the drug amid the opioid crisis in the US.

Pink light shines on Christ the Redeemer statue
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Iconic Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio turns pink

The 40-metre (130ft) monument is lit bright pink to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Woman preparing malaria vaccine

Malaria vaccine big advance against child killer

Deals are in place to make 100 million doses of the vaccine each year to fight the complex disease.

Uummannaq, one of Greenland's northernmost islands

Greenland women file claim over forced birth control

Some 4,500 women were fitted with coils as part of attempts to limit the territory's population.

Bed bugs in the seam of a sofa in Paris

Bedbug panic sweeps Paris as infestations soar

France is alarmed as "les punaises", as they're known in French, spread fear and loathing.

Professors Drew Weissman and Katalin Kariko

Nobel Prize winners: 'I thought it was an anti-vaxxer prank'

Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman developed the technology which led to Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines.

The National Covid Memorial Wall on14 February 2023 in London, England

Covid Inquiry focuses on government as stakes rise

Government decisions in the pandemic's early days will be scrutinised as the Covid inquiry continues.

Pink light shines on Christ the Redeemer statue
Video 32 seconds

Iconic Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio turns pink

The 40-metre (130ft) monument is lit bright pink to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Woman preparing malaria vaccine

Malaria vaccine big advance against child killer

Deals are in place to make 100 million doses of the vaccine each year to fight the complex disease.

Uummannaq, one of Greenland's northernmost islands

Greenland women file claim over forced birth control

Some 4,500 women were fitted with coils as part of attempts to limit the territory's population.

Bed bugs in the seam of a sofa in Paris
Professors Drew Weissman and Katalin Kariko
The National Covid Memorial Wall on14 February 2023 in London, England

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