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FIFA urged to rethink the World Cup calendar as summer heat becomes increasingly dangerous
Euronews
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July 16, 2025
Football had a fierce reckoning with heat at the recently concluded FIFA Club World Cup in the United States, a sweltering preview of what players and fans may face when the US co-hosts the World Cup with Mexico and Canada next summer. With...
‘Devastating consequences’ avoided by luck: SafeWorkSA
The SE Voice
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July 16, 2025
Acompany and its managing director engaged to decommission an LPG gas tank at a Mount Gambier service station have been fined $126,000 after 1280 litres of liquid petroleum gas (LPG) was deliberately released into the atmosphere during trading...
Health Check: POTUS puts drug tariffs back on agenda… another case of TACO?
Stockhead
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July 9, 2025
We're not tarrified: thumbs up to another expected Trump backflip. Pic via Getty POTUS threatens a foreign drug tariff, but gives Big Pharma more time to shift production onshore ASX drug makers say they won’t be overly affected by any Trump...
"Farmers have found that crops are healthier after weeds have been lasered as opposed to being treated with herbicides"
Fresh Plaza
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July 11, 2025
The LaserWeeder from Carbon Robotics has eliminated 25 billion weeds so far! That might seem like a figure pulled randomly out of the hat, but using the AI technology that can differentiate between weeds and crops as well as identify individual...
Taylor Swift’s dad, Scott Swift, recovering from quintuple bypass
New York Daily News
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July 16, 2025
Taylor Swift’s dad is recovering after undergoing a recent quintuple bypass, for which the pop superstar has been by his side. The 73-year-old patriarch is “doing fantastic,” following the surgery, a rep for the Grammy winner confirmed to the...
Fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024
Media Monitors Network
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July 10, 2025
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) is hereby transmitting the report of the fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee (Committee) regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024, held on...
Healthcare is doing its part to reduce energy-related emissions
The Fifth Estate
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July 8, 2025
Healthcare leaders recognise the need to address climate change as a health emergency. This means not only mitigating global heating’s pressure on the health system, but also a need for action to ensure the health system’s assets and operations...
New HIV Prevention Drug Holds Promise for Australia
Medscape
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Oral preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has played a significant role in Australia’s reduction of new HIV infections, but experts have sounded the alarm over ongoing challenges. They suggested that new, long-acting injectables have a potential role in...
‘Concerning absence’: Experts warn of research gap on doctors’ mental health
Human Resources Director Australia
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"We know that working conditions have a major impact on physicians' mental health – yet not one study examined organisational-level interventions that aimed to improve physician mental health through modifications to the work environment – such as...
Wellbrock, Johnson win as open water races start
ESPN India
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Open water competition at the World Swimming Championships went off Wednesday after two postponements because of water-quality problems at Sentosa, the island area on the coast of Singapore. Florian Wellbrock of Germany won the men's 10-kilometer...
Sand and dust storms pose growing threat to global health and economy, WMO reports
Muser Press
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July 11, 2025
Sand and dust storms are affecting hundreds of millions of people across more than 150 countries, with rising consequences for public health, transportation, and agriculture, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization...
Study: 90% of APAC luxury travellers book with wellness in mind
Marketing-Interactive
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90% of high-net-worth (HNW) travellers in Asia Pacific (APAC) now consider wellness a key factor in their travel decisions, signalling a profound shift in the region’s luxury travel landscape, according to a new report by Marriott International’s...
Australia’s Albanese to head to China
Taipei Times
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July 8, 2025
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese plans to travel to China from this weekend, seeking to strengthen ties with his country’s largest trading partner while its top security ally, the US, aims to check Beijing’s presence in Asia. The...
Born in apartheid-era South Africa, Australia’s antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal champions defunding plan to curb Jewish hate
The Economic Times
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July 10, 2025
Australia’s special envoy to combat antisemitism, Jillian Segal, has proposed a wide-ranging strategy that could see funding removed from universities, cultural bodies, media outlets, and charities if they fail to prevent or address antisemitism....
King Charles receives 'harrowing' news about his health
The News International
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Since ascending to the throne on September 8, 2022, King Charles III's health has been a subject of concern, marked by a cancer diagnosis that has added a layer of complexity to his reign. Despite the challenges, the 76-year-old monarch has shown...
The best hotels in Rhodes, from beachside boutiques to Old Town stays
The Independent
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July 16, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Palestinian grandmother detained after Australia cancels visa on security grounds
The Independent
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July 11, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Iga Swiatek has 'a lot of respect' for Amanda Anisimova after American's comeback from mental health break to reach Wimbledon final
Sportskeeda
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July 11, 2025
Iga Swiatek shared her opinion about Amanda Anisimova's comeback after taking a mental health break from tennis. The latter was off the court for almost seven months. Swiatek advanced to the Wimbledon finals for the first time in her career so far...
Australia gears up to impose social media ban on teens. What Britain, Norway and EU nations are doing
The Indian Express
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July 8, 2025
Australia is set to implement curbs on a million teens on social media usage from this December and the young users are scrambling to find a way past it.Social media companies like Meta, Snapchat and TikTok will invite a fine of more than $49.5...
Imugene’s allogeneic CD19 CAR T sees 75% response rate
BioWorld
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July 15, 2025
Immuno-oncology company Imugene Ltd.’s allogeneic, off-the-shelf CD19 CAR T, azercabtagene zapreleucel (azer-cel), has resulted in seven complete responses and three partial responses in a phase Ib trial in relapsed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma...