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Australian health experts warn Trump’s unfounded autism claims about paracetamol may harm pregnant women | Health

Australia’s peak body for obstetricians and gynaecologists fears pregnant women will not take paracetamol when they need it and suffer harm from unmanaged fever after the Trump administration made unfounded claims linking it to autism. They encouraged women to talk to their doctor rather than rely on the White House announcement on Tuesday, which they […]

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Rodrigo Duterte, former Philippines president, charged with crimes against humanity at ICC | Philippines

Prosecutors at the international criminal court (ICC) have charged former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte with three counts of crimes against humanity, alleging his involvement in at least 76 murders as part of his “war on drugs”. A heavily redacted charge sheet dated 4 July but made public on Monday laid out the accusations against the […]

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Police officer charged with assault after Hannah Thomas injured at pro-Palestine protest in Sydney | New South Wales

A New South Wales police officer has been charged with assaulting Hannah Thomas, who sustained a serious eye injury after she was arrested at a protest in June. Thomas was arrested and charged alongside four others at a pro-Palestine protest in Sydney on 27 June that was attended by about 60 people at SEC Plating. […]

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Albanese warns Netanyahu expansion of settlements in West Bank risks putting two-state solution ‘out of reach’ | Australian foreign policy

Anthony Albanese is warning Benjamin Netanyahu any move to expand Israeli settlements in the West Bank or annex parts of Palestine risks putting a two-state solution permanently “beyond reach”. As far-right members of Netanyahu’s governing coalition demand Israel annexe some of the territory that would be part of a future Palestinian state, Albanese told major […]

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Trump rails against Tylenol but autism claims not supported by science | Trump administration

Donald Trump has, allegedly, found “the answer to autism”: Tylenol. On Monday, Trump announced that pregnant women should dramatically limit their use of acetaminophen, known by the brand name Tylenol or internationally as paracetamol, because, he claimed, it raises the risk of autism. This claim is not supported by science. Research into links between acetaminophen […]

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Australia news live: AMA president says ‘no studies’ support Trump claim about paracetamol; PM remembers Zomi Frankcom in UN speech | Australia news

AMA president says no studies show paracetamol use in pregnancy causes autism Danielle McMullen, the president of the Australian Medical Association (AMA), said this morning there are no studies showing paracetamol use in pregnancy causes autism. McMullen spoke to RN Breakfast following US president Donald Trump’s assertion that the popular painkiller was linked to autism […]

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Democrats urge Trump border czar investigation over bribery allegation | Trump administration

Democrats have urged treasury watchdogs to investigate reports that Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan accepted a $50,000 bag of cash from an undercover FBI agent in return for political favours. In the alleged scheme, Homan promised immigration-related government contracts when he joined the Trump administration in exchange for the money, according to unnamed sources […]

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Anthony Albanese misses out on one-to-one meeting with Donald Trump | Anthony Albanese

Anthony Albanese has been left off Donald Trump’s official meeting schedule this week at the UN general assembly in New York. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday, Australian time, that the US president would hold bilateral meetings with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Union boss Ursula von der Leyen. But no […]