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Germany gives controversial green light to cannabis

Agence France-Presse Cannabis aficionados lit up in Germany on Monday, as the country became the largest EU nation to legalize recreational use, despite fierce objections from opposition politicians and medical associations. Under the...

Plunging births push Japanese diaper maker to switch to adult market

Agence France-Presse Japan's plummeting birth rate has led a diaper manufacturer to stop making them for babies at home and instead ramp up production for adults, the company said Tuesday. Oji Holdings will...

Six presumed dead after ship destroys major US bridge

Agence France-Presse Authorities on Tuesday suspended their search for six people missing after a packed cargo ship slammed into a Baltimore bridge, causing it to collapse and blocking one of the busiest...

Four suspected Moscow attackers held in custody after 137 killed

Agence France-Presse Russia has ordered four men accused of killing at least 137 people in a massacre at a Moscow concert hall to be held in custody on "terror" charges with the...

US surgeons transplant pig kidney to live patient in world first

Agence France-Presse US surgeons have successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a living patient for the first time, the hospital said Thursday, a procedure that could help address the chronic...

Dying together saying ‘I love you’: couple’s euthanasia in Netherlands

Agence France-Presse They died together, holding hands. Their last words? "I love you." Bert Keizer, a 77-year-old Dutch doctor, has helped more than 125 people to die but this case hit him hard...

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