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One in six people use tobacco or related products daily

In 2025, 16.5% of people 16 years or older in the EU used tobacco and related products (e-cigarettes, nicotine pouches or heated tobacco products) daily, indicating a slight decrease from the 17.5% registered in 2022. Most people (77.5%) do not use such products or had not used

Belgian zoo offers safe haven for threatened bird species

A Belgian zoo is doing its bit to help save a bird species threatened with extinction. Once a familiar sight in Belgian meadows and fields, the Northern Lapwing has experienced a significant decline in recent decades. Between 2007 and 2018, the lapwing population declined by

North Koreans urged to beat heat with dog-meat soup

SEOUL, Aug 7 - As the Korean Peninsula swelters through a heat wave, North Korean state media has touted everything from dog-meat soup to chicken broth as ways to cope, while portraying Kim Jong Un as a leader who endures harsh conditions alongside his people.

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