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In its first ground raid into Syria, Israel seizes a man it says spied for Iran
A pro-government Syrian radio station reported Israeli forces carried out a “kidnapping operation” in the country’s south.
- by Melanie Lidman and Samy Magdy
‘It was a revolution’: The forgotten Australian whose medical breakthrough saved millions of lives
John Gorman is a miracle man whose discovery has finally been recognised by his homeland.
- by Andrew Probyn and Danielle Post
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Middle East at war
Israel strikes Iran as payback for missile attack, raising fears of a wider war
The attack risks pushing the arch enemies closer to all-out war at a time of spiralling violence across the Middle East.
- by Jon Gambrell
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Pollution
Australia will dramatically cut ‘forever chemicals’ in tap water – but it will mean a big clean-up
The new thresholds are likely to force the clean-up of tap water supplied to hundreds of thousands of people across the country.
- by Carrie Fellner
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Parenting
Parents are told these toddler snacks are healthy. Very few are
Parents are turning to readymade snacks to feed young children. Most are failing international nutrition standards.
- by Angus Thomson
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Pollution
‘White hot’: Cancer-linked chemicals flowing into dam at 50 times safe level
Independent tests near Medlow Dam in the Blue Mountains show contamination at far higher levels than the government has admitted.
- by Ben Cubby and Carrie Fellner
Scientists make definitive call on whether mobile phones cause brain cancer
A World Health Organisation review of more than 5000 studies, led by Australian scientists, found no increased risk of several cancers associated with mobile phone use.
- by Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
Israel and Hamas to pause fighting in Gaza to allow for polio vaccinations
The WHO said it had reached the deal with Israel to carry out the first round of vaccines for 640,000 children after a baby contracted the decease.
- by Edith Lederer
Overwhelming or overblown? Making sense of evidence for breastfeeding
The health advice is clear. A stack of published evidence shows the benefits and most experts agree – but some scientists are sceptical. Here’s why.
- by Liam Mannix
Parliamentary inquiry called into dangers of ‘forever chemicals’
For years, cancer-linked substances have contaminated Australian homes, products and drinking water. Now a new inquiry is promising answers.
- by Carrie Fellner
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