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  • Survey reveals misconceptions about pregnancy safety for older women

    Survey reveals misconceptions about pregnancy safety for older women

    Orlando Health researchers have identified widespread public misconceptions about obstetrics care based on results of a recent survey.1

    These misconceptions include 54% of US individuals believing women cannot safely give birth in their 40s, and…

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  • They found the switch that makes the body attack cancer

    They found the switch that makes the body attack cancer

    In a series of experiments using mouse models of breast, pancreatic, and muscle cancers, scientists at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital uncovered new evidence that strengthening the body’s natural immune defenses can both prevent cancer from…

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  • Bacteria-based mosquito program shields Brazilian city from record dengue outbreak

    Bacteria-based mosquito program shields Brazilian city from record dengue outbreak

    Dengue has been a public health problem in the tropical world for decades and 2024 saw a global dengue surge, with more than 14 million cases and 10 thousand deaths reported worldwide – more than more double the figures for dengue…

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  • Blocking Cellular Switch Could Prevent Lung-scarring Disease

    Blocking Cellular Switch Could Prevent Lung-scarring Disease

    Pulmonary fibrosis is a deadly disease in which the lungs become thickened and scarred, gradually losing their ability to deliver oxygen to the body. Now, scientists at UC San Francisco have identified a key cellular switch that drives…

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  • A new multilateral green trade pact is the antidote to growing economic nationalism

    A new multilateral green trade pact is the antidote to growing economic nationalism

    Pressing challenges like climate change require a coordinated, multilateral response. So too does the trend of economic nationalism spreading around the world. A multilateral green trade pact focused on decarbonising heavy industries and…

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  • Afghanistan’s Taliban government blames Pakistan for twin drone strikes on Kabul

    Afghanistan’s Taliban government blames Pakistan for twin drone strikes on Kabul

    Ex-Trump national security adviser Bolton charged with storing and sharing classified information


    Bolton is now the third Trump adversary prosecuted in the last…

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  • Australia Post incorrectly charged tariffs on items ordered online being returned to the US | Australia Post

    Australia Post incorrectly charged tariffs on items ordered online being returned to the US | Australia Post

    Australia Post incorrectly collected tariffs from customers returning items to the US after retail parcel services to the country resumed last week, the government-owned postal service has admitted.

    Australia Post said it had identified an error with a third-party provider where “a number of customers” were incorrectly charged a tariff for postal returns of US-manufactured items, which should not be subject to import duties.

    “The error was quickly fixed, and we are reaching out to impacted customers,” a spokesperson said in a statement.

    Parcel services were halted in August when the US suspended the “de minimis” exemption, which allowed parcels worth less than US$800 to enter the country duty-free. Business services resumed on 22 September, followed by retail on 7 October.

    US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has advised Australia Post that Donald Trump’s new tariff regime also applies to online returns to the US, with the tariff calculated according to the goods’ country of origin.

    That means a postal return for an item originally ordered from the US, but made in China, could be subject to tariffs imposed on Chinese goods if declared correctly. CBP was not immediately available for comment.

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    Guardian Australia shared images with Australia Post of a post office terminal showing an item with the US as its country of origin incurring an import duty of $57.17 on an item worth $357.30 – a rate of about 16%.

    This was in addition to postage and a small handling fee divided between Australia Post and a third party which pays the tariff to US customs.

    It is understood Australia Post was not aware of the error until then.

    Under Donald Trump’s so-called “liberation day” duties, which came into effect in April, Australian goods imported into the US should attract a baseline 10% tariff. The tariffs do not apply to gifts worth less than $US100, or about $A150.

    In July, Trump signed an executive order to end the “de minimis” exemption on 29 August. Australia Post suspended several postal services to the US and Puerto Rico, as did other international carriers.

    At the time, the federal communications minister, Annika Wells, who oversees the postal service, distanced the government from what she described as an “operational decision”, urging Australia Post to seek a workaround.

    A spokesperson for Australia Post said it had “worked at pace” to find a solution that complied with new rules.

    On the day it suspended postage, the mail carrier informed its business customers it had partnered with the American company Zonos – one of only two companies then rubber-stamped to facilitate the payment of tariffs, although more have been approved since.

    Guardian Australia understands the recent error for retail customers resulted from an incorrectly applied code by another third-party company based overseas.

    Wells was contacted for comment.

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  • Trending Topics: NBA standings predictions for Western Conference

    Trending Topics: NBA standings predictions for Western Conference

     

    From time to time, NBA.com’s writers will share their takes on the biggest storylines and trends around the league.


    Cast your early forecast: how will the Western Conference standings take shape by season’s end?


    Steve…

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  • Widex Allure App and Compass Cloud Win 2025 Hearing Technology Innovator Awards

    Widex Allure App and Compass Cloud Win 2025 Hearing Technology Innovator Awards

    Summary:
    Widex earned two top honors in the 2025 Hearing Technology Innovator Awards for its AI-powered Widex Allure App and its cloud-based Compass Cloud fitting platform, recognizing the company’s commitment to advancing both user…

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  • Going nowhere – dawn.com

    1. Going nowhere  dawn.com
    2. Canadians have visa-free access to more countries than Americans: report  Global News
    3. US falls out of world’s 10 most powerful passports list for first time in 20 years  The Guardian
    4. Pakistani passport still ranked 4th…

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