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The federal government wants to boost productivity. Science can help
Science can help boost national economic productivity in many ways. But it needs to be properly supported.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:
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Surviving swamps on South Australiaβs parched Fleurieu Peninsula are a lifeline to wildlife β and farmers
For decades, the Fleurieu Peninsulaβs swamps were routinely drained. But as the region battles the driest conditions on record, the remaining swamps are a lifeline
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:βNo pain, no gainβ: why some primary students are following intense study routines
This yearβs New South Wales selective school tests have featured police, tears and months of tutoring. What is the impact on students?
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:From the Liver King to ultramarathons, fitness influencers are glorifying extreme masculinity where βpain is the pointβ
Boosted by algorithms, many influencers are framing suffering as fitness, and failing young men in the process.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Junk food is addictive. Drugs like Ozempic treat addiction. But when will we tackle Big Food like we did Big Tobacco?
A former head of the US Food and Drug Administration cut his body fat in half using GLP-1 drugs. In his book, he compares the harm of the food and tobacco industries.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Fish driving cars and chimps doing maths: what teaching animals βirrelevantβ skills reveals about our own minds
Why do researchers care if a bee can learn to recognise a human face? When we push animals outside familiar territory, we can learn a lot about intelligence.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:One Nation styles itself as a party of unity, but has been beset by defection
One Nation is no stranger to internal rumblings, and its latest imbroglio has occurred in South Australia, where state upper house MP Sarah Game recently announced her decision to quit the party and become an independent.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:NZ Budget 2025: anything less than a 5% increase in health funding amounts to merely standing still
New Zealand spends less on public health as a proportion of GDP than similar countries. Without a significant boost, the health system will remain stressed.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Eyewitness video shows Israeli airstrike on Khan Younis
Eyewitness video captured an Israeli airstrike hitting west Khan Younis in Gaza as people flee tents amid gunfire.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Trump leaves Russia and Ukraine to settle war in talks
US presidentβs claim that negotiations will begin βimmediatelyβ contrasts with more guarded statements from Vladimir Putin
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Ombudsman warns of 'life-threatening situations' after 3G shutdown
Rural residents and small businesses are lodging complaints about their mobile phones dropping out and poor internet services, figures from the Telecommunications Ombudsman show.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Member States approve WHO Pandemic Agreement in World Health Assembly Committee, paving way for its formal adoption
World Health Organization Member States, meeting today in Committee A of the World Health Assembly, approved a resolution that calls for the adoption of an historic global compact tomake the world safer from future pandemics. The WHO Pandemic Agreement will next be considered for final adoption by the Assembly on Tuesday during the plenary session.Mondayβs approval of the Pandemic Agreement resolution follows a more...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Judge blocks Trump administration from shutting peace institute that sought to end violent conflicts
A judge said that because the removal of the board by the administration was illegal, all subsequent actions are null and void, including the firing of the staff and the transfer of the headquarters to the General Services Administration.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Three more Unwra workers killed, bringing total over 300
Three more Unwra workers killed, bringing total over 300 Three staff members of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) were killed in Gaza, the UN announced during a press briefing on Monday. The total number of staff killed is now over 300, the global organisation said. βThe vast majority of staff were killed by the Israeli Army with their children and loved ones: whole families wiped out,β Unrwa...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Can we learn to live with wildfires?
Wildfires in Europe are becoming more severe. With climate change intensifying droughts and reducing summer rain, wildfire risk is predicted to more than double by 2100. Do we have to learn to live with fires?
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Peru: New Law Threatens Free Speech, Trans Rights
Click to expand Image Lawmakers sit inside Congress as they wait for the arrival of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, in Lima, Peru, July 28, 2023. 2023 Aldair Mejia/Pool photo via AP File (New York) β Alaw enacted inPeru on May 12 purports to combat sexual violence against children and adolescents, but instead undermines freedom of expression and access to information and discriminates against transgender people,...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:The Doorsβ Jim Morrison bust found in France, 37 years after theft from Paris graveyard
Sculpture, stolen in 1988 from Pere Lachaise cemetery, was found during search tied to a fraud case led by Paris public prosecutorβs office.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Funding for βhigh-costβ university courses to be cut in England
Education secretary says top-up support for subjects including media must be scaled back in βchallengingβ fiscal situation
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Europeβs political centre holds in weekend of elections
The results will reassure a European Union seeking respite from a rise in populism.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Former President Bolsonaroβs coup trial opens in Brazil
More than 80 witnesses are expected to testify via videoconference over the next two weeks.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:US borrowing costs climb after Moodyβs downgrade
Yields on 30-year US Treasuries hit highest level since 2023 on debt concerns
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Ivy League endowments sell private equity stakes amid buyout downturn
Some US college funds rush to complete sales ahead of potential changes to investment taxes
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Poll shows Trump's Republican base support nuclear deal, as lawmakers push back
Poll shows Trump's Republican base support nuclear deal, as lawmakers push back Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 05/19/2025 - 17:33 Iran acknowledges discussions on nuclear consortium but says it could not replace its right to enrich uranium US President Donald Trump gestures on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, following a trip to the Middle East, on 16 May 2025 (Saul Lob/AFP) Off A majority of...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Autonomous cars with βsocial sensitivityβ cut threat to road users, study finds
Driverless vehicles that respond more like humans will cause less harm during road crashes, according to research
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Iran and Britain summon envoys over alleged spying in UK
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says there's been a rise in Iran-linked operations on UK soil.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Cair lambasts Israelβs aid entry into Gaza as an 'insufficient, psychotic PR stunt'
Cair lambasts Israelβs aid entry into Gaza as an 'insufficient, psychotic PR stunt' Civil rights and advocacy organisation the Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair) called Israelβs plan to allow only nine aid trucks into Gaza a βcompletely insufficient, psychotic PR stuntβ on Monday. Israel said it would end its almost three-month blockade to allow aid into Gaza by allowing nine aid trucks into the strip on...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Economists say Trump’s tariffs are unpredictable and still working their way through the system
Trumpβs tariffs are still huge, unpredictable and working their way through the system.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:EU-UK defense pact saves the hard part for later
A further deal allowing U.K. companies to benefit from an EU plan to boost defense spending is still to be agreed.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:South Africa: The High-Stakes Diplomatic Dance Between Ramaphosa and Trump - How Will It End?
[allAfrica] Fisticuffs or a firm handshake?
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Smog of war: Why Indian media misled its public in the conflict with Pakistan
Smog of war: Why Indian media misled its public in the conflict with Pakistan Submitted by Zarrar Khuhro on Thu, 05/15/2025 - 16:13 A large portion of India's media fabricated outlandish stories during the country's short war with Pakistan. But how did Indian media get to this point? Screengrab from India Today showing claims of India striking Pakistan's port city of Karachi and shooting down three Pakistani planes...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Huge challenges await new president of divided Romania
"Fear managed to defeat fury" is how one analyst interpreted liberal Nicusor Dan beating hard-right George Simion to the presidency.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:French Police and Taxi Drivers Clash in Paris
Taxi drivers also paralyzed French roads, particularly in the Γle-de-France region and Toulouse. On Monday, Paris was the scene of strong protests led by taxi drivers against a reform of medical transport fares that will take effect in October 2025. RELATED: France Strengthens Security Around All Mosques After Islamophobic Assassination This reform would introduce a [β¦]
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon quits amid possible settlement of Trump lawsuit
CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon said Monday that she is resigning after four years, the latest fallout at the network as its parent company considers settling a lawsuit with U.S. President Donald Trump over a 60 Minutesinterview with his former political opponent, Kamala Harris.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Nippon Steel to invest US$4 billion for US Steel mill in US$14 billion package
Pledge, up from US$1.4 billion, pitched as part of last-ditch effort to win approval of merger, which has faced opposition from Biden, Trump.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:RSF Drone Strike Kills Nine, Injures 14 in Attack on Sudan Shield Forces Camp
A drone strike targeting the Sudan Shield Forces has left nine people dead, including seven military personnel, and 14 others injured, marking a significant escalation in Sudanβs ongoing war. The attack occurred in Jabal Al-Abaytor, a central Al-Butana plain military site, where Sudan Shield Forcesβaligned with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF)βwere stationed. The militia, formed [β¦]
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