Health
A thick blanket of smog has left Muscovites gasping for air while concerns are being raised about the safety of Russia's nuclear installations. The wildfires raging through Russia have not reached the capital itself but fires burning on the outskirts are making city life a misery.
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Ireland is getting tough on drink drivers, cutting the allowed blood alcohol limit.Road campaigners are overjoyed, but critics say the measure is just a publicity stunt.
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Thanks to open EU borders and the current financial crisis, Romania's health service is haemorrhaging medical staff at an alarming rate. As foreign recruiters flock in to tempt doctors abroad, fears are growing that the condition could be life-threatening.
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