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PM Anthony Albanese asks Apple CEO Tim Cook to back Canberra’s online safety laws to ‘keep Australians safe’.Published On 20 Sep 202620 Sep 2026The Australian government is seeking support from global tech giants as it works to strengthen the country’s online safety laws and artificial intelligence (AI) regulations.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who met Apple CEO Tim Cook at the tech company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, on Saturday, said that “Australia can’t do it alone” when it came to protecting children from the dangers of the internet.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“We spoke about what we’re doing to protect…

GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic have reshaped treatment for Type 2 diabetes. These drugs can help patients manage blood sugar, lower cardiovascular risk, and, in many cases, lose a substantial amount of weight. But researchers are still trying to determine whether those physical health improvements also extend into other parts of life, such as mental health, relationships, and employment. A new National Bureau of Economic Research working paper from University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy economist Robert Kaestner and coauthor Cuiping Schiman examined that question. Among adults with diabetes, the researchers found little evidence that using GLP-1 medications…

Africa’s biggest IPO is opening the doors of industrial ownership to ordinary Nigerians, but beyond the excitement lies the real test of value, returns and shared prosperity, writes Festus Akanbi The Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s initial public offering is remarkable not merely because it is the largest share sale in Africa’s history. It is also remarkable because of the kind of ownership culture it seeks to create. For decades, millions of Nigerians have remained spectators in an economy whose most valuable assets are controlled by governments, multinational corporations and a narrow circle of wealthy investors. The refinery’s “People’s IPO” challenges that pattern…

There is a defining difference between occupying public office and using the privilege of office to establish institutions capable of serving the public long after the officeholder has left. Governor Dapo Abiodun’s assent to the Ogun State Education and Skills Trust Fund Bill marks an important step in that direction. By signing the Bill into law, the governor has established a statutory framework for mobilising additional resources for education and skills development in Ogun State. The significance of the new law lies not simply in the creation of another government fund, but in establishing a more durable financing mechanism for…

Tom Cruise and Michael B Jordan share many similarities as box-office powerhouses known for their death-defying action hero stunts. But this week the two stars went head-to-head, or more accurately chest-to-chest, on magazine stands.In one corner there’s 64-year-old Cruise on the cover of GQ, his first for the magazine in 20 years. Posing in an unbuttoned shirt, one hand running through his tousled hair, the other gripping his belt buckle, this is Cruise playing the role of sexy Cruise.Despite his efforts, and Cruise previous having been crowned the sexiest man alive, the internet, usually a place of deep division, has…

50,000 frontline staff to receive a jab for a different Ebola strain, with 20,000 enrolled in a one-year clinical trial.Published On 20 Sep 202620 Sep 2026Health workers in parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have begun to receive a vaccine that many hope will provide a level of protection against the Ebola virus.The vaccine rollout started on Saturday in Bunia, the capital of Ituri province in the northeastern DRC. Ituri is the epicentre of the fastest-growing outbreak of Ebola in history.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe provincial governor, Major-General Gaby Kasongo Mulumba, said health workers…

Judicial blocking orders Issa’s bill was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Issa is the chair of a subcommittee on courts, intellectual property, artificial intelligence, and the Internet. The text of Issa’s “American Copyright Protection Act of 2026” is not on the congressional website yet, but it has been circulating, and Public Knowledge provided us with a copy. The bill proposes having courts issue site-blocking orders to ISPs, DNS providers, and VPN services that have at least 100,000 monthly users or subscribers in the US. The bill specifies that blocking requirements would not apply to root nameserver operators…

Nato chief Mark Rutte has said he is confident the UK government understands the need for a “credible path” to increase defence spending.

Memory problems, thinning skin, and declining bone mass may seem like separate consequences of growing older. Yet experiments in mice suggest that changes in a protein deep inside the brain can influence all three. Restoring that protein, called Menin, improved several signs of aging, while a separate treatment with the amino acid D-serine improved cognition. The findings came from a study published on March 16, 2023, in the open access journal PLOS Biology, led by Lige Leng of Xiamen University in Xiamen, China, and colleagues. The work identified a possible connection between brain inflammation, metabolism, and aging throughout the body.…

Georgie and I met at a kick-boxing club in London in 2004. We sparred together in a few beginner classes, just hitting soft pads. Although I didn’t pay her too much attention initially, I immediately recognised she was tall, elegant and very good looking.It wasn’t until the club’s Christmas drinks that things kicked off between us. We started talking and couldn’t stop. We’d both travelled and worked in Latin America, and also loved horses – Georgie had volunteered with a horse-riding business for tourists in Ecuador. The sparks were flying all over the place.A friend of mine was deejaying at…