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  • Higher Frequency or Quantity of Alcohol Intake Tied to Several Cancers – Infectious Disease Advisor

    1. Higher Frequency or Quantity of Alcohol Intake Tied to Several Cancers  Infectious Disease Advisor
    2. Is your drink increasing your cancer risk? Look at what experts say  The News International
    3. Planning to have a blast this Christmas and new year?…

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  • Impact of Dolutegravir-Based ART on Weight Gain in Children, Adolescents With HIV

    Impact of Dolutegravir-Based ART on Weight Gain in Children, Adolescents With HIV

    Although dolutegravir (DTG)-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimens increase BMI Z-scores among children and adolescents with HIV, these elevations lack clinical significance, according to study results published in the…

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  • Ventura Pier closes as Flood Watch remains in effect – ABC7 Los Angeles

    Ventura Pier closes as Flood Watch remains in effect – ABC7 Los Angeles

    1. Ventura Pier closes as Flood Watch remains in effect  ABC7 Los Angeles
    2. Heavy rain storms in California leave three dead  BBC
    3. Heavy rain, flash floods hit southern California  Dawn
    4. Governor Newsom proclaims state of emergency to support response in…

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  • AI boom adds $500bn to net worth of US tech billionaires in 2025 – Financial Times

    AI boom adds $500bn to net worth of US tech billionaires in 2025 – Financial Times

    1. AI boom adds $500bn to net worth of US tech billionaires in 2025  Financial Times
    2. AI Minted More Than 50 New Billionaires In 2025  Forbes
    3. AI is creating a new billionaire class with a record number of founders under 30  The Times of India
    4. Would You Trust a 22-Year-Old AI Billionaire With the Global Economy?  The Atlantic
    5. There are more self-made billionaires under 30 than ever before—11 of them have made the ultra-wealthy club in the last 3 months thanks to AI  AOL.com

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  • Moon phase today explained: What the moon will look like on December 26, 2025

    Moon phase today explained: What the moon will look like on December 26, 2025

    The Moon is now a few days into the new cycle, so there is plenty to see when you look up in the sky tonight.

    What is today’s moon phase?

    As of Friday, Dec. 26, the moon phase is Waxing…

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  • A set-jetter’s guide to: Amadeus

    A set-jetter’s guide to: Amadeus

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    The synopsis: The tale of the rivalry between Viennese court composer Antonio Salieri and the upstart Amadeus Mozart is…

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  • A Love Story from the End of the World — tales of ecological catastrophe

    A Love Story from the End of the World — tales of ecological catastrophe

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    Written between 2015 and 2024, South Korea-born author Juhea Kim’s 10-story collection A Love Story from the End of the…

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  • A surprising brain cleanup reduced epileptic seizures and restored memory

    A surprising brain cleanup reduced epileptic seizures and restored memory

    Temporal lobe epilepsy causes repeated seizures and often interferes with memory and thinking. New research now suggests that this condition is also tied to early aging in certain brain cells. Scientists at Georgetown University Medical Center…

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  • Dr Stanley Lai, SC recognised in Asian Legal Business Asia Top 15 Intellectual Property Lawyers 2025: Allen & Gledhill

    Dr Stanley Lai, SC recognised in Asian Legal Business Asia Top 15 Intellectual Property Lawyers 2025: Allen & Gledhill










    26 December 2025

    We are pleased to announce that our Partner Dr Stanley Lai, SC has been named as one of Asia’s Top 15 Intellectual Property Lawyers in 2025 by Asian Legal Business

    This list highlights the achievements of Intellectual Property lawyers across Asia who have consistently delivered high-quality Intellectual Property work and set high standards in the Intellectual Property space, in addition to earning accolades from their colleagues, superiors and clients.

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