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SCX and SambaNova Launch Australia’s First ASIC‑Powered Sovereign AI Cloud
SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 22, 2025-- SouthernCrossAI (SCX.ai) and SambaNova, a leader in next-generation AI infrastructure, have announced the launch of Australia’s first ASIC‑based sovereign AI cloud — a breakthrough platform engineered to...
Canada scores low for healthcare resources
VANCOUVER – Despite a relatively high level of spending, Canada has significantly fewer doctors, hospital beds, MRI machines and CT scanners compared to other countries with universal healthcare, finds a new study from the Fraser Institute, an...
Australian discovery sheds light on how pregnancy and breastfeeding protect against cancer
The findings have been published in the prestigious Nature journal. Loi described it as “a paradigm shift in how we understand immunity and its involvement in long-lived protection from breast cancer”. Loading Previous research has estimated that...
“Almost every day for years”: why young people say it’s time to fix Australia’s disability discrimination law
Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) Grace Mitchelson is 19 but has already spent years of her life fighting to be believed, supported, and included. From being bullied and denied adjustments at school to having her medical...
Pharma companies accused of trying to 'undermine' Australian ad laws
It starts with a variety of unappetising smoothies, or language like "embarrassed" or "guilt". Visible on prime-time TV, radio and social media, the two advertising campaigns are clearly weight related, but do not provide the names of any...
Climate change is a crisis of intergenerational justice. It’s not too late to make it right
Climate change is the biggest issue of our time. 2024 marked both the hottest year on record and the highest levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the past two million years. Global warming increases the frequency and severity of extreme...
Australian parents rebel against restrictive lunchbox policies, new University of Adelaide study finds
Australian parents are pushing back against strict school lunch box policies, claiming the rules are now so strict they’re in a constant battle to make sure their kids don’t go hungry. New research from the University of Adelaide has shed a light...
Calls for Australia to follow Europe's push to ban 'forever chemicals'
Rachael Wakefield-Rann knows how "terrifying" it can be for parents to manage their kids' exposure to toxic chemicals, both at home and in their surrounding environment. Dr Wakefield-Rann, who has sons aged 11 months and three years, has spent a...
World News | EAM Jaishankar Meets Vietnamese FM Le Hoai Trung; Discusses Strategic Partnership, Economic Ties
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], October 27 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar held a meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart Le Hoai Trung on Monday, focusing on deepening the strategic partnership and enhancing bilateral economic...
Why Australia has confirmed far fewer mpox cases this year
In the space of three months last year, mpox cases in Australia surged from a very low base. More than 600 of 2024's total 1,409 recorded cases were confirmed during July to September, bringing mpox rates in the country to a new high. But this...
AI Could Help Provide Cheaper, Quicker, More Equitable Brain Cancer Diagnoses
Newswise — INDIANAPOLIS — A team of Indiana University School of Medicine researchers has developed a new way to diagnose an elusive, deadly group of brain cancers using artificial intelligence models in place of costly, time-consuming molecular...
Strength on Your Plate: How Food Fuels Healthy Joints and Muscles
Wed 22 Oct 2025 | 04:51 PM Strength on Your Plate: How Food Fuels Healthy Joints and Muscles Joint pain and muscle weakness are no longer problems exclusive to older adults — they’ve become increasingly common in today’s fast-paced, sedentary...
New diaspora medical cover launched in Nairobi
Kenya Diaspora Alliance chairperson Dr. Shem Ochuodho, the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Officer at Jubilee Health Insurance Njeri Jomo, Bupa Global Kenya Chief Executive Officer and Principal Officer Uditha Jayaratne and Kenbright CEO and...
IND vs AUS 2nd ODI 2025: Virat Kohli vs Travis Head, Look at Australia, India’s Respective Nightmares Clash in ‘Battle at Adelaide’
Mumbai, October 23: As India aim to square the series with a win in the second ODI at Adelaide Oval, all eyes will be on Australia's southpaw opener Travis Head, who has a fantastic record both against Men in Blue and at Adelaide. The second ODI...
Short-term increase in PM2.5 concentrations due to landscape fires lead to significant increases in childhood hospital admissions: Study
Short-term exposure to landscape fire-sourced fine particulate matter (LFS PM2.5) is associated with increased hospital admissions for multiple diseases in children and adolescents, a study found. LFS PM2.5 was associated with increased risks of...
ICC Women’s World Cup 2025: Ashleigh Gardner Smashes Fastest Century To Guide Australia to Six-Wicket Win Over England
Mumbai, October 23: An all-round performance from Annabel Sutherland and a record-breaking century by Ashleigh Gardner helped Australia romp past England by six wickets at Indore in their ICC Women's World Cup fixture on Wednesday. With this win,...
IND vs AUS 2nd ODI 2025: Irfan Pathan Urges India To Include Kuldeep Yadav in Playing XI Against Australia (Watch Video)
Mumbai, October 23: Ahead of the second ODI between Australia and India, former all-rounder Irfan Pathan has suggested multiple options for team management to accommodate the left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav in the playing XI. Kuldeep Yadav...
Australian food influencer dies from 'extremely rare complication' during childbirth
Australian nutritionist and food influencer Stacey Hatfield has died from an "extremely rare complication" during childbirth, her heartbroken husband says. The 30-year-old from Melbourne, known as @naturalspoonfuls on social media, gained more...
Hyatt opening an Andaz hotel in Hong Kong
Hyatt Hotels Corp. has announced plans to open an Andaz hotel in Hong Kong. The property, Andaz Hong Kong Central, is expected to debut in 2027 as part of Central Crossing, a mixed-use development at 118 Wellington Street in Central. The project...
Morning Mail: house prices surge, online grocery price premium revealed, Australia thump England
Please make URL morning-mail-[day of the week]-ntwnfb manually before it is filed. eg morning-mail-monday-ntwnfb Morning everyone. In good news for some and depressing news for others, house prices have risen at their fastest rate for four years...