Health

Want to feel happier at work? Take a five-minute walk

Sitting for prolonged periods is associated with health complications – but you can counteract the risks of a sedentary life.

BBC

Concerns raised about WA worker shortages amid vocational training drop

ABC News

Concerns raised about WA worker shortages amid vocational training drop

The number of West Australians enrolled in apprenticeships and traineeships is the lowest in five years after a post-COVID spike in numbers.

ABC News

Daily Trust

Who will fund democracy in Nigeria?

Nigeria’s democracy is entering dangerous territory, with governance failures worsening. Unfortunately, donor support for transparency, accountability, and democracy programming in Nigeria is being withdrawn under the radar. Should…

Daily Trust

‘Up all night vomiting’: 15 people sick after norovirus outbreak at Valentines restaurant

Stuff

‘Up all night vomiting’: 15 people sick after norovirus outbreak at Valentines restaurant

“I've honestly never seen him that sick before,” one woman said after her partner was laid low by the virus.

Stuff

Deaths linked to London air pollution have fallen 40%, study estimates

Deaths linked to London air pollution have fallen 40%, study estimates

However, Imperial College team also find that pollution has worse health impact than previously understood Deaths linked to air pollution fell by an estimated 40% in London over the five years from 2019, according to new analysis. The…

Doc Talk Podcast Goes Tête-À-Tête (À-Tête) With Leaders Of DC/DOX & Millennium Docs Against Gravity

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Doc Talk Podcast Goes Tête-À-Tête (À-Tête) With Leaders Of DC/DOX & Millennium Docs Against Gravity

DC/DOX, which just wrapped its fourth edition, gives the nation’s capital what it deserves – a first-rate nonfiction film festival. Not only is D.C. a major metropolitan area, of course, but so many prominent documentaries on pressing…

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Most IVF ‘add-on’ treatments have no effect on fertility or remain unproven, study says

Most IVF ‘add-on’ treatments have no effect on fertility or remain unproven, study says

Review shows majority of procedures offered alongside standard IVF not backed by reliable evidence Most IVF “add-on” treatments sold to people hoping to boost their chances of having children are not backed by reliable evidence, fail to…

White House bats down speculation that Trump got access to Eli Lilly obesity drug for ‘compassionate use’

White House bats down speculation that Trump got access to Eli Lilly obesity drug for ‘compassionate use’

White House officials on Tuesday shot down a report speculating that President Trump gained access to the retatrutide weight-loss drug under the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) “compassionate use program.” The retatrutide drug is…

Last American hantavirus cruise ship passenger released from quarantine

Last American hantavirus cruise ship passenger released from quarantine

As of Sunday, all U.S. citizens on a cruise ship that was the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak are out of quarantine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The 18 Americans onboard the M/V Hondius cruise…

Philippine Daily Inquirer

ICC chamber wants Duterte present in court Sept. 7

Philippine Daily Inquirer

ICC chamber wants Duterte present in court Sept. 7

MANILA, Philippines — A trial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) wants former President Rodrigo Duterte to be physically present ahead of his trial, provided he is cleared by medical specialists. Presiding Judge Joanna…

Morning Mail: bird flu risk to 150 native species, France roasts in heatwave, Ronaldo record

Morning Mail: bird flu risk to 150 native species, France roasts in heatwave, Ronaldo record

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here , and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter Morning everyone. A potential bird flu outbreak presents a “very high risk” of extinction to 150 of…