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Drugs in rivers threaten humans and nature, study warns

Pollution of waterways with pharmaceuticals makes antibiotics less effective and issue may cause the “next pandemic,” co-author warns More than a quarter out of 285 rivers sampled in an unparalleled global study were found to have levels of “active pharmaceutical ingredients” deemed unsafe for aquatic life. And, researchers conclude, humans are also in danger from […]

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Diamonds, gold & drugs: UN peacekeepers investigated for contraband from missions

Portugal’s Judiciary Police have arrested ten suspects, including military personnel, suspected of secretly airlifting and then selling diamonds, gold and drugs while on UN peacekeeping missions. On Monday, Portuguese authorities conducted massive searches at a hundred locations, which reportedly included a military compound and banks, all across the country as part of a probe into […]

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15 vehicles TORCHED in night of violence in Alencon, France after teen’s arrest for allegedly dealing drugs

Over a dozen vehicles were left burnt out on Tuesday night in France’s Alençon and police and firefighters came under fire from incendiaries and other projectiles, after a 16-year-old was arrested on suspicion of selling drugs. A group of some 20 young people took to the streets in the town of Alençon in Normandy, torching […]

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$31 million seized after Europe and US detain 150 suspects in joint investigation into darknet trading of drugs and weapons

An international investigation by the authorities in Europe and the United States has seen police detain at least 150 people and seize €26.7 million ($31 million) in a raid on darknet users. Speaking to Dutch broadcaster KRO-NCRV, the deputy executive director of operations at the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol), Jean-Philippe Lecouffe, […]

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Philippines announces probe into thousands of killings during Duterte’s war on drugs as initial review suggests abuses took place

The Philippines justice ministry has said it will investigate thousands of deaths which occurred during President Rodrigo Duterte’s heavy-handed war on drugs after it published details of 52 reviewed cases. On Wednesday, the Philippines Department of Justice (DOJ) released details of 52 civilian deaths which took place during police operations linked with Duterte’s five-year campaign […]

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Indian drugs regulator backs home-grown Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 for kids aged 2 and above

The Indian drugs regulator has recommended the use of Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 shot for emergency use in children aged between two and 18 years old. It will become the first shot to be used on under-12s in India. On Tuesday, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation and Subject Expert Committee said that the Covaxin shot, […]

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Over 150 cops involved in President Duterte’s war on drugs may face criminal charges – Philippines govt

More than 150 police officers could face criminal charges over their actions during President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, the Philippines Justice Department has said, citing the results of a preliminary probe. The Justice Department has examined 52 cases related to the war on drugs, which saw the death of suspects, as part of its […]

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EU drugs regulator backs 3rd dose of Pfizer & Moderna Covid-19 jabs for people with weak immune systems, a month after 2nd shot

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has said it is recommending that people with a weak immune system receive a third dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna Covid-19 shot 28 days after the second dose is administered. In a statement on Monday, the EMA said that a third dose would “increase the ability to produce […]