Australia plans social media minimum age limit, angering youth digital advocates
MONITORING (SW) – Australia plans to set a minimum age limit for children to use social media. They cite concerns about mental and physical health,
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Scientists laud promising results from world’s first whole eye transplant
MONITORING (SW) – A surgical team at NYU Langone Health performed the world’s first whole-eye and partial-face transplant in May 2023 for 46-year-old military veteran Aaron James, who had survived a high-voltage electrical accident at work.
Middle East tensions flare as Israeli strike kills 18 in Syria
MORNING (SW) – At least 18 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on a number of military sites in central Syria, the Syrian health minister says.
Paralympic Games come to an end with a spectacular light show
MONITORING (SW) – The Paralympic Games have come to an end with a spectacular light show and dance party capping a final day of competition that saw two world records fall.
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 61 in 48 hours
MONITORING (SW) – Israeli military strikes across the Palestinian Gaza Strip killed at least 61 people in the space of 48 hours, medics said on Saturday, as Israeli forces battled Hamas-led militants in the territory.
21 missing after migrant shipwreck off Italy
MONITORING (SW) – At least seven people were rescued and 21 people were missing at sea after a migrant shipwreck off the island of Lampedusa, the Italian coast guard said on Wednesday.
Putin welcomed in Mongolia despite ICC arrest warrant
MONITORING (SW) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Mongolia, his first visit to an International Criminal Court (ICC) member since it issued a
Trump, Harris accuse each other of undermining electoral integrity in US
MONITORING (SW) – The two major United States political parties are expressing concern about “election integrity” ahead of November’s vote, focusing on the procedures for
First far-right party wins a regional election in Germany since WWII
MONITORING (SW) – The Alternative for Germany (AfD) was on track to become the first far-right party to win a regional election in Germany since World War
Climatic conditions blamed for Raisi’s fatal chopper crash
MONITORING (SW) – The helicopter crash that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and seven other people in May, was caused by challenging climatic and atmospheric conditions, Iranian state TV reported Sunday.
Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza, health officials prepare polio campaign
MONITORING (SW) – Israeli strikes on Saturday killed at least 48 people in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian health authorities said, as clashes took place in central and southern areas of the enclave ahead of the planned start of a polio vaccination campaign.
UK Border Force on strike at London’s Heathrow
MONITORING (SW) – Hundreds of Border Force staff at Heathrow Airport have started a four-day strike in a long-running dispute over rosters. About 650 members
