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Australia has launched the world’s first peanut allergy program which will provide free treatment to infants under 12 months in public hospitals. Director of National Allergy Center of Excellence, Kirsten Perret
Australia produces nearly four million tonnes of methane annually and is "turbo-charging" climate change, according to research compiled in a new report from the Climate Council, a not-for-profit climate science organis
At least 130 people have contracted food poisoning at the head office of TikTok in Singapore, with local authorities and parent company ByteDance launching investigations into the incident. Singapore's Ministry of
Australia’s Foreign Minister, Penny Wong has warned of a real risk that the conflict in the Middle East escalates seriously in a video message last night after Israeli airstrikes killed the Hamas political leader Isma
Two children have died and nine are injured, six critically, after a knifeman launched a "ferocious attack" at a children's dance workshop in Southport, England. Two adults are also in a critical condition after be
Israel has vowed that Hezbollah will “pay the price†after blaming the Lebanese militant group for a rocket attack in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that killed 12 children, touching off fears once again that an
One of the world's biggest drug lords, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, has been arrested by US federal agents in El Paso, Texas. Zambada, 76, founded the criminal organisation with Joaq
Violent attacks on three remote villages in Papua New Guinea's (PNG) north has reportedly killed 26 people, including 16 children, while several people were forced to flee after attackers set fire to their homes, the Un
More than 150,000 people living in the south-eastern Chinese province of Fujian have been relocated to safer areas as Typhoon Gaemi has made landfall in mainland China after wreaking havoc in Taiwan and the Philippines.
The Matildas have made a late change before their opening Olympic match with Germany, with experienced midfielder Tameka Yallop ruled out through injury. Yallop, who had to be withdrawn from the Olympic warm-up mat
New Zealand says it has complained to the International Olympic Committee's integrity unit after a drone flown over a New Zealand women's soccer team training session was found to be operated by a member of the Canadian
Medicinal cannabis is causing harm to some patients, with doctors warning of a significant increase of people ending up in hospital with psychosis after being prescribed the drug. Their concerns come amid a prolife
A convicted rapist would not be picked for the Australian Olympics team, says Chief Anna Meares after Steven van de Velde was named in the Netherlands squad for Paris 2024. Van de Velde, now 29, was sentenced to fo
Soprano Marla Kavanaugh has been criticised for her rendition of the New Zealand national anthem at the All Blacks versus Fiji match in San Diego over the weekend. Some described her performance as atrocious, while
A French Member of Parliament has sparked a political row by saying Israeli athletes were not welcome at the Paris Olympics because of the Israeli war on Gaza. France Unbowed (LFI) lawmaker Thomas Portes was puttin
United States of America Vice President Kamala Harris has been endorsed by President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee after withdrawing from the Presidential election race. Biden says it is in the best interest
A woman who served 43 years for a murder she did not commit has been released after her conviction was overturned. Sandra Hemme was 20 years old when she was found guilty of stabbing to death library worker Patrici
The Israeli army says it has struck several Houthi targets in western Yemen following a fatal drone attack by the rebel group in Tel Aviv the previous day. The Israeli strikes appeared to be the first on Yemeni soi
Tech disruptions across the world have hit airlines, banks, businesses, schools, government and some emergency services, with one expert saying it could be the “largest IT outage in history.†The cybersecurity
Donald Trump has announced that he is the Republican Presidential Nominee for the December elections. The emotional speech came after his decision earlier in the week to abandon his original 20-page speech due to S
