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In an Era of Environmental Deregulation, What Happens to Fetal and Reproductive Health Outcomes?
Amid funding cuts for environmental initiatives on a federal level and attacks on abortion access at the state level, experts are seeing the effects of a correlation between reproductive care and climate change impacts. Although scientists have studied the effects of extreme heat and pollution on fetal and maternal health for years, recent legislative action […]
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:
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Albanese government bids for votes with ‘top-up’ tax cuts for all
Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced surprise tax cuts while talking about “storm clouds” gathering in the global economy.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:A ‘modest’ tax bribe, delivered against dark clouds of Trump-induced uncertainty
US President Donald Trump isn’t mentioned by name. But he is the colossus in the background of this budget.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Tax cuts are coming, but not soon, in a cautious budget
An average worker will get $268 but not until mid-2026.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Canada studies how to join Ukraine peacekeeping force — including end to training mission in country
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A Supreme Court Case Could Change How We Think About and Pay For Religious Schools
The Supreme Court in April will weigh whether to open public funds to schools that offer religious instruction. What does that mean for schools, and ...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Japan court dissolves controversial 'Moonies' church
The Unification Church came under scrutiny after the killing of former PM Shinzo Abe in 2022.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:US building walls while China erecting windmills
Dozens of foreign CEOs are gathering in Beijing this week for the annual China Development Forum (CDF). Against the backdrop of heightened global uncertainty, Beijing is sending its message to the world: As the US pursues protectionist “America First” policies, the world’s second-largest economy is open for business. The Chinese government has, on several occasions, […] The post US building walls while China erecting...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Why is the US group chat on Houthi attack plans so concerning? A military operations expert explains
Top US officials discussed plans to strike Houthi rebels on an unclassified platform with a journalist. Here are 3 questions answered by a former ADF operations specialist.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Jet lag: US getting smoked in China’s sixth-gen fighter contrail
The crucial race for sixth-generation air dominance is on. But as the US unveils its F-47, China’s J-36 may have already left it in the contrail. Last week, the US Department of the Air Force awarded Boeing the contract for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) platform. […] The post Jet lag: US getting smoked in China’s sixth-gen fighter contrail appeared...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:A budget splash to conserve 30% of Australia’s lands will save species – if we choose the right 30%
Protecting 30% of Australian lands sounds good – but what matters much more is whether we’re protecting dwindling habitat for endangered species.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Brisbane 2032 Olympics: David Crisafulli announces new stadium, breaking election promise – video
Queensland premier David Crisafulli has announced a new $3.8b, 63,000 seat venue at Brisbane’s Victoria Park as part of plans for a main stadium and other venues for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. According to the plan, the Gabba is slated for demolition, to be replaced by residential development. A long-planned Brisbane Live Arena won’t receive $2.5bn in commonwealth taxpayer funding, instead the private...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:US-China Competition in Southeast Asia Under the Second Trump Administration
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Malaysia to Tighten Chip Controls After Pressure From US, Report Says
The Trump administration is investigating the illicit export of restricted Nvidia graphics processing units to China.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Get a Passport or Leave: Russia’s Ultimatum to Ukrainians
Click to expand Image People cross a street with a billboard reading "How to get a passport of a citizen of Russia" in the occupied territory of Luhansk, September 22, 2022. 2022 AP Photo Adecree Russian President Vladimir Putin signed on March 20, 2025, requires Ukrainian citizens living in the Russian-occupied parts of Zaporizka, Khersonska, Donetska, and Luhanska regions to either “regulate their legal status” or...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Top US officials inadvertently added journalist to group chat on Yemen strike plans
A National Security Council spokesman said in a statement the reported chat "appears to be authentic"
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:President Maduro Announces Gold Production Boost for Venezuela’s Reserves
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro announces 1-ton gold bar production for reserves, balancing mining growth with ecological protection under FANB oversight at Expo Metal 2025. Related: President Maduro Announces Dismantling of Nazi Cell in Venezuela During His Program “Con Maduro Más+” Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced this Monday significant progress in gold bar production to strengthen […]
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Columbia University student sues Trump administration over threatened deportation
A Korean American Columbia University student, who is a legal permanent U.S. resident and has participated in pro-Palestinian protests, sued the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday to prevent her deportation, a court filing showed.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Archaeologists find 'unprecedented' Iron Age hoard
Archaeologists say they have found more than 800 items dating back about 2,000 years.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Condemns New US Sanctions on Oil Trade
Venezuela’s President, Nciolás Maduro slams new US 25% oil tariff as ‘economic warfare,’ vows sovereignty amid migrant deportations and sanctions. Latest updates on the crisis. Related: President Maduro Unveils ‘Absolute Productive Independence Plan’ to Boost National Production Amid U.S. Sanctions Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has vehemently denounced recent sanctions imposed by the United States government, […]...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:EPA Decimates Grant Program Aimed at Measuring and Reducing Construction Material Emissions
The Trump administration has eviscerated a grant program designed to make U.S. industry cleaner and more competitive by improving measurement of emissions from building materials. The Environmental Protection Agency says it has canceled $116 million in grants to 21 recipients that include universities and trade groups, according to information obtained by the Sierra Club through […]
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Vietnam Island Building in South China Sea Continuing At ‘Breakneck Pace’
The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative estimates that Hanoi has created 641 new acres of land in the disputed Spratly Islands since June.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:China's open-source embrace upends conventional wisdom around artificial intelligence
China’s artificial intelligence space is moving towards free-use, open-sourced models in a trend that experts say will accelerate AI adoption and innovation.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:'We're trying to bring democracy back': BBC on the ground in Istanbul
The BBC's Mark Lowen is on the ground in Istanbul, as the protests in the country continue for a sixth night.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:What’s the difference between freckles, sunspots and moles?
A big freckle or a sunspot? A flat mole or a dark freckle? Here’s how to tell the difference between the three –and when to get a spot checked for skin cancer.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:The small-town mayor accused of trafficking and spying for China
Alice Guo's star was on the rise in the Philippines - until alleged links to a scam operation led to her downfall.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Survivors Bring Case to End Japan’s ‘Hostage Justice’
Click to expand Image Tomoya Asanuma (center) appears alongside his legal counsel at a press conference after filing a lawsuit on "hostage justice" at the Tokyo District Court on March 24, 2025. The mannequin next to him representsYo Amano, who has been detained without trial for over six years. 2025 Lalasa Tomita/Human Rights Watch Four survivors of Japan’s “hostage justice” filed alawsuit at the Tokyo District Court...
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:South Koreans Await Court’s Verdict on President’s Impeachment
Click to expand Image South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo arrives at the Government Complex in Seoul, March 24, 2025. 2025 Heon-Kyun Jeon /Pool Photo via AP Photo South Korea’s Constitutional Court’sreinstatement of Han Duck-soo as prime minister yesterday, overturning his impeachment, is a significant development in the country’s political crisis. But despite superficial similarities, Han’s case bears little...
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:FBI launches Tesla threats task force: 'This is domestic terrorism'
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his DOGE team are leading efforts by the Trump administration to drastically cut federal government spending and staff.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Venezuela Rejects Trump’s 25% Tariffs on Oil and Gas Trade
Venezuela condemns Trump’s 25% tariff on oil/gas trade as illegal sanctions, vows WTO action. Read Maduro’s response & analysis of GATT violations. Related: Trump Threatens 25% Tariffs on Countries Buying Venezuelan Oil The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela expressed its “categorical rejection” of U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s decision to impose a “secondary tariff of 25% […]
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:1930s tech bros wanted to merge the US, Canada and Greenland
A movement that wanted to merge North America into one nation and extend its borders as far as the Panama Canal might sound incredibly familiar. But this group, called the “technocracy movement,” was a group of 1930s nonconformists with big ideas about how to rearrange US society. They proposed a vision that would get rid […] The post 1930s tech bros wanted to merge the US, Canada and Greenland appeared first on Asia...
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Trump pledges auto, pharma tariffs in 'near future,' sowing more trade confusion
President Donald Trump has praised tariffs and announced an array of import duties on specific countries and products since taking office.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Turkey: Erdogan calls protests a 'movement of violence'
The arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has unleashed the largest protests Turkey has seen in a decade. He was officially nominated by the opposition as its presidential candidate for elections in 2028.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:White House official confirms Yemen strike plans were mistakenly texted to journalist
Top Trump administration officials, including the defence secretary and vice-president, mistakenly texted war plans for strikes in Yemen to a group chat that included a journalist, the White House says, following a first-hand account by the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Tesla rebounds 12% for biggest gain since its post-Election Day pop, following 9 straight weeks of losses
Tesla shares recorded their best day in 2025.
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