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Earlier this week doctors in the UK called for a new tax on sugary drinks, such as Coca-Cola, in a bid to reduce obesity. It comes after Mexico implemented a similar tax in which such drinks were subjected to a 10% tax increase resulting in a 6% drop in sales. Despite their being no definite […]

It’s a little over halfway through the month, and Madrid has already reached the highest temperature ever recorded in July, at 39.9 degrees Celsius. While a spokesman from Spain’s national weather office has said that the heat is of an “exceptional intensity and with a very high risk to the population”, the European heatwave is […]