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Electronics appliance maker Dyson has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed against it by 24 migrant workers, who alleged they were subjected to forced and abusive treatment in a Malaysian factory making the firm's parts.
As Ramadan enters its second week, many families observe the holy month displaced from their homes, while others still search for relatives believed to remain beneath the rubble. Palestinian families gathered at Al-Shifa Hospital after overnight Israeli drone strikes on February 26 killed several people, including p…
MANILA, Philippines – Rappler senior investigative reporter Lian Buan discusses what to expect during the last day of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s confirmation of charges hearing at the International Criminal Court on Friday, February 27.
THE Health Technology Assessment (HTA) unit of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is currently assessing 13 advanced breast and cervical cancer treatments as part of ongoing efforts to improve access to life-saving therapies for Filipino women.
True to their Nutrition Mission, Birch Tree Fortified went above and beyond to make quality milk accessible
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has spoken out publicly to deny a rumour that he is secretly receiving treatment for an alleged heart disease.
World Health Organization report also finds one in seven adolescents across continent use vapes and e-cigarettes
Private health insurance rebates for spinal cord stimulators are set to go under the knife after the federal Health Department found there was not enough evidence to support use of the expensive, controversial devices.
David Speirs held the seat of Black before he quit parliament in 2024. (ABC News: Che Chorley)
In this photo provided by Funai, Babawru Akuntsu, top, rests beside Akyp, her newborn son, at the Regional Hospital of Vilhena in Vilhena, Rondonia state, Brazil on Dec. 9, 2025, one day after the birth. (Altair Algayer/Funai via AP)
WHEN the pandemic put the country in a standstill, many of the everyday yet vital services Filipinos had access to were revoked — one of which was transportation.
A mother who lost her 17-year-old daughter in a drug-driving crash hugged the man who killed her as they cried together in prison.
Sex reassignment surgery recipient who faces problems using women’s facilities because of her size says she wants to slim down, wear miniskirts
Prosecutors allege the crew knowingly transported nearly two tonnes of meth, while lawyers say criminal intent must be assessed individually
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Margaret Crescent in Dubbo where a man died after being stabbed. (ABC Western Plains: Ondine Slack-Smith)
Hailee took her own life just a few hours after she was released from a Perth mental health ward. (Supplied: Stacey Hildebrandt)
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LOS ANGELES, United States — The young woman at the center of a landmark social media addiction lawsuit testified on Thursday that YouTube and Instagram fueled her depression and suicidal thoughts as a child, a decline in her mental health that the defense attributed to a dysfunctional family and offline troubles.
The actor, 64, shares news in social media post, saying hopefully she will ‘keep the cancer at bay for a good long time’
Licensee prosecuted over rat spotted in Don Don Donki sushi chiller in Hong KongVideo on social media shows shopper recoiling as rodent scurries across boxes of sushi in display chiller at Tuen Mun supermarket.
Rain expected on Saturday, accompanied by stronger winds from the east due to a broad low-pressure trough, Observatory says
Health minister says cluster of infections at Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred hospital was not publicised to avoid ‘unnecessarily scaring people’
Abu Dhabi has banned the advertising of fast food in a bid to improve the health of people living in the emirate.
Health authorities are investigating if construction works at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital could have contributed to a fungal infection cluster. (ABC News: Andrew Whitington)
Confidential testing triggered by a deadly cluster of fungal infections on a Sydney transplant ward found widespread mould and water damage on at least four floors of the hospital, as new documents reveal mould growing in at least five other major health facilities across the state.
On this day 5 years ago, the iconic comedy star died of liver cancer aged 70
Mike Fincke is helped out of the SpaceX Crew-11 capsule it re-entered the Earth. (AP: NASA)
The beloved actress and comedian announced that her cancer is in remission on Friday. (Instagram)
SINGAPORE, Feb. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Cynosure Lutronic, a global leader in energy-based medical aesthetic devices, announced today that Clarity II, its dual-wavelength long-pulse laser platform, has received regulatory approval in China and Japan. This marks a significant expansion of the company's clinically ap…
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Relatives of a boat captain from the eastern Caribbean island of St. Lucia told The Associated Press on Thursday that he has been missing since a recent U.S. strike on a suspected drug vessel in the region.
Ross Gittins, the Herald’s hallowed economics editor and regular columnist for The Age, will return soon after recovering from a serious illness that left him hospitalised for months.
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Officials suspend operations at animal park amid controversy involving Siberian cub which had died from an infectious disease
President Donald Trump greets Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Dec. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Various regions across Japan are expected to register above-normal temperatures between June and August, the weather agency says
Magda Szubanski was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer in 2025. Source: Instagram / @magda_szubanski
Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and reproduced in labs to enable major medical advancements, including the polio vaccine.
Experimental therapy of applying stem cells during surgery could be ‘major milestone’ in treatment of birth defects
Police allege they also seized a quantity of cash. (Supplied: Queensland Police Service)
A new mother is crocheting and collecting soft yarn toys that are being donated to the neonatal intensive care unit at a hospital in Detroit. (AP video: Mike Householder)
The Food and Drug Administration seal is seen at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
A construction union pickets the office of the development consultant Rhoades Planning Group in downtown Berkeley, Calif., on Jan. 20, 2026. (Nico Savidge/Berkeleyside via AP)
BUCHAREST, Romania — A Romanian court on Thursday rejected an appeal by American rapper Wiz Khalifa to annul his nine-month jail sentence handed down for drug possession in the Eastern European country.
Zambia has halted a proposed $1 billion US health funding agreement over clauses tying aid to mining partnerships, joining Zimbabwe and Kenya in pushing back against what African nations view as sovereignty-compromising conditions.
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NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans judge ordered actor Shia LaBeouf to return to drug and alcohol rehabilitation and set a $100,000 bond on Thursday after the film star was charged with two counts of battery over an alleged assault outside a bar during Mardi Gras.
Briana Fiore is an Adelaide-based reporter and visual storyteller, known for character-driven journalism. A 2021 Walkley Young Australian Journalist of the Year, three-time Walkley finalist and former Andrew Olle Scholar, she has worked on Four Corners investigations and contributed to Australian Story and 7.30 in S…
American rapper Wiz Khalifa poses for a photo at the “Spinning Gold” file premiere at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles, March 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
Women living in the Brisbane suburb of Murarrie are dying 15 years younger than those in neighbouring Cannon Hill, according to new research mapping health outcomes across the city.