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WWII bomb destroyed in controlled explosion in Paris

Video provided by French police shows the controlled detonation of a large bomb dating from the Second World War in Colombes. After attempts to remove the bomb’s detonator failed at midday, authorities buried it and later destroyed it in a controlled detonation.

ECDC highlights HPV vaccination for European Immunisation Week

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is marking European Immunisation Week 2026, by shining a spotlight on HPV vaccination. All countries in the EU and the European Economic Area now recommend HPV vaccination for both adolescent girls and boys. A Council

EU plans major new investment in pan-European reporting

The EU has launched a multi-million-euro initiative aimed at “improving the quality” of news gathering at EU level. The European Commission says the proposal seeks to support independent audiovisual and digital pan-European reporting on EU affairs by European media outlets. The

New approaches to tackling cervical cancer

More than 27,000 women in Europe die from cervical cancer each year. The human papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for this disease and for at least five other cancers that affect both women and men. HPV vaccination is among the most effective tools available, yet its full

Carbon pricing waste won’t send Europe backwards

Bringing incineration into the EU’s carbon market could finally push Europe up the waste hierarchy - not back to landfill, writes Janek Vahk. As the EU considers bringing waste incineration into its Emissions Trading System (ETS), a familiar warning has resurfaced: put a price