Health

Experts warn H5N1 bird flu spread to the Northern Territory 'inevitable'

Experts warn H5N1 bird flu spread to the Northern Territory 'inevitable'

The Northern Territory is one of the last places in Australia still free of the H5N1 strain of bird flu, but experts say it's only a matter of time before it arrives. Now they're enlisting the help of local birdwatchers and…

Tasmania reviews voluntary assisted dying laws as demand increases

Tasmania reviews voluntary assisted dying laws as demand increases

Voluntary assisted dying gave former Tasmanian midwife Gaye Crick agency, at a time when her terminal illness had stripped much of that away. The state's VAD laws are being reviewed three years after they came into effect.

Gardening is about more than food for young people learning English

Gardening is about more than food for young people learning English

A school for new migrants partners with local health organisations to get students' hands in the dirt.

Corgi high fashion and at the races: in pictures

The Guardian

Corgi high fashion and at the races: in pictures

Lithuania’s capital Vilnius has been billed as the ‘European corgi capital’. Corgi Race Vilnius began during the pandemic as a friendly bet between two owners, and now features sprint heats, a costume parade, a loudest bark contest and new…

The Guardian

Birnin Gwari: 9 of 11 Wards Without Reliable Electricity — Chairman

Birnin Gwari: 9 of 11 Wards Without Reliable Electricity — Chairman

Nine of the 11 wards in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State do not have reliable electricity, the council chairman, Dr Salisu Isah, has said. Isah made this known while appealing to the Federal and Kaduna State governments…

RNZ

Hamilton knife attack puts four people in hospital

A 23-year-old man is in custody, police say.

RNZ

Israeli air strikes on Lebanon kill 11 people in another test to truce

South China Morning Post

Israeli air strikes on Lebanon kill 11 people in another test to truce

Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 11 people on Saturday, in the deadliest attacks since a truce between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect on June 20. Lebanon’s health ministry and state news agency said an air…

South China Morning Post

The MND News Quiz of the Week: August 15th

Mexico News Daily

The MND News Quiz of the Week: August 15th

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Mexico News Daily

Zamfara Moves to Halt Illegal Drug Sales, Hawking

Zamfara Moves to Halt Illegal Drug Sales, Hawking

Abdullahi Chakwa The Zamfara State Government has intensified efforts to curb the sale and hawking of medicines illegally, describing the practice as a major threat to public health and efforts to improve healthcare delivery in the state…

Women exercising lawful rights should not be subjected to violence with impunity: SC

Dawn

Women exercising lawful rights should not be subjected to violence with impunity: SC

While rejecting an appeal by a convict who murdered his former wife just two days after she obtained a judicial decree dissolving their marriage, the Supreme Court on Saturday ruled that women who exercise their lawful rights should not be…

Dawn

Bedroom Fire Breaks Out Inside Żurrieq Maisonette

Lovin Malta

Bedroom Fire Breaks Out Inside Żurrieq Maisonette

Firefighters were called into action this morning after a fire broke out inside a ground-floor maisonette in Żurrieq. Members of the Civil Protection Department from Fire Station 1 responded to the incident and entered the smoke-filled…

Lovin Malta

Troops gun down 2 terrorists, rescue construction workers in Katsina, Kebbi

Troops gun down 2 terrorists, rescue construction workers in Katsina, Kebbi

By Abdullahi Abdulrahaman Chakwa Gusau Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have foiled separate terrorist attacks in Katsina and Kebbi states, killing two terrorists, rescuing abducted construction workers…