In a first, super microscope captures how acupuncture calms cell chaos
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In a first, super microscope captures how acupuncture calms cell chaos

A cutting-edge microscope has allowed scientists to capture in real time how electroacupuncture directs the movement of immune cells inside living mice, offering a direct window into the biological mechanisms behind the ancient therapy. The high-resolution mesoscale microscope called RUSH3D-HR was used to observe how thousands of immune cells swarmed to sites of induced inflammation in the mouse s...

Logitech distributor in China fined US$30,000 for offensive ad calling customers dogs
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Logitech distributor in China fined US$30,000 for offensive ad calling customers dogs

A China distributor for the global computer peripherals giant Logitech has been fined 200,000 yuan (US$30,000) for an insulting advertisement which likened consumers to dogs. According to a report by Beijing Daily, the market supervisory authority in Shanghai’s Jingan district imposed the penalty on Shanghai Baishide Electronics Company in late June for its advert for a Logitech mouse which used o...

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関東甲信 東海 梅雨明け 東日本中心に危険な暑さ 熱中症対策を

20日は、東北から九州にかけての広い範囲で晴れていて、気象庁は関東甲信と東海の梅雨明けを発表しました。東日本を中心に気温が38度以上の危険な暑さになっているほか、20日は東京の都心など広い範囲で猛烈な暑さになっています。エアコンを適切に使い、こまめに水分補給するなど、熱中症への対策を徹底してください。

Spain's World Cup heroes set for royal welcome and Madrid parade

Spain's World Cup heroes set for royal welcome and Madrid parade

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Spain's World Cup-winning team return to Spain on Monday, where they will be greeted by King Felipe VI before boarding an open-top bus for a parade through central Madrid. La Roja beat Argentina in the final on Sunday to clinch their second World Cup title after an extra-time goal by Ferran Torres.

Malaysian court acquits BN politician’s widow Zizie Izette after 7-year legal battle

Malaysian court acquits BN politician’s widow Zizie Izette after 7-year legal battle

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Former Malaysian actress Zizie Izette Abdul Samad walked free on Monday after a Kuala Lumpur court acquitted her of abetting her late husband, senior Barisan Nasional (BN) politician Bung Moktar Radin, in an alleged 2.8 million ringgit (US$685,000) bribery case linked to a government investment. Sessions Court judge Rosli Ahmad ruled that the defence had successfully raised reasonable doubt over a...

Australia news live: Derryn Hinch remembered as ‘journalistic James Bond’; Australian woman who allegedly joined Islamic State granted bail

Australia news live: Derryn Hinch remembered as ‘journalistic James Bond’; Australian woman who allegedly joined Islamic State granted bail

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Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe use of AI in automated decision-making by government departments and agencies will be subject to tough rules under a new national plan, expected to extend to consumer protections, workplace safety and privacy.As the Albanese government grapples with the rapid growth in the use of artificial intelligence and a bo...

9 tickets, 110 warnings issued after construction site smoking ban takes effect

9 tickets, 110 warnings issued after construction site smoking ban takes effect

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Hong Kong authorities have issued nine fixed-penalty tickets and 110 warnings to contractors since launching a citywide construction site smoking ban last Friday, according to the labour commissioner. Commissioner for Labour Sam Hui Chark-shum said on Monday that authorities had inspected more than 200 construction sites since the ban took effect, adding that officers would issue improvement notic...

Rising numbers of younger midwives quitting NHS in England, data shows

Rising numbers of younger midwives quitting NHS in England, data shows

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Exclusive: Maternity staffing shortages worsen as more and more under-35s quit because of burnoutMore and more midwives are leaving the NHS before they reach 35 because of burnout, worsening the staffing problems that are affecting maternity units.The growing trend of early career quitting has sparked fears it poses a threat to the quality and safety of care that mothers and babies receive from al...

Andy Burnham says he will go ‘faster’ than Starmer. Why is that so hard?

Andy Burnham says he will go ‘faster’ than Starmer. Why is that so hard?

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Is the machinery of state jammed, or is the reason for the slow pace of change more personal than institutional?Eighteen months into the 24 it turned out he would last in No 10, Keir Starmer was a man in a hurry. The biggest frustration with the job, he told MPs, concerned “speed and the ability to get things done”. The underlying problem, he thought, was that every time something had gone wrong i...

Retired UK civil servants failed by pension outsourcing, government says

Retired UK civil servants failed by pension outsourcing, government says

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Chaos of Capita-run scheme has left some people waiting up to a year for payments and in financial hardshipRetired civil servants have been failed by the decision to outsource their pension scheme, the government has admitted, and the maladministration meant some were left waiting up to a year for payments.Multiple members of the civil service pension scheme, run by the private company Capita sinc...

‘It’s total devastation’: inside the Amazonian war against illegal gold mining

‘It’s total devastation’: inside the Amazonian war against illegal gold mining

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The Guardian goes on the ground with Brazilian forces fighting to eradicate mining that has destroyed protected areas of Indigenous landThe jerry-built bordello at the foot of Vila Cururu, an illegal gold-mining settlement at the heart of Brazil’s most desecrated Indigenous territory, was a hive of depravity until just a few weeks ago.Inebriated prospectors huddled around wooden tables, swigging b...

Ban on protests outside synagogues and Jewish schools should be considered, Dreyfus tells royal commission

Ban on protests outside synagogues and Jewish schools should be considered, Dreyfus tells royal commission

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Former attorney general also describes receiving antisemitic abuse, saying he was labelled a ‘genocidal Zionist’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer attorney general Mark Dreyfus has called on governments to consider banning protests outside synagogues and Jewish schools, invoking a high court decision allowing rest...

Singapore minister Faishal Ibrahim resigns over inappropriate interactions with woman

Singapore minister Faishal Ibrahim resigns over inappropriate interactions with woman

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Singapore’s acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim has resigned from the cabinet and parliament following inappropriate interactions he had with a woman that resulted in harassment accusations by both parties. Local media reported that Faishal, 58, who was also senior minister of state for home affairs, handed in his resignation on Monday after the Prime Minister’s Of...

Australia spent more than $9m for each asylum seeker held on Nauru last year – so why can’t they afford to buy food?

Australia spent more than $9m for each asylum seeker held on Nauru last year – so why can’t they afford to buy food?

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Many of the more than 100 people awaiting processing on the tiny Pacific island are skipping meals to make ends meet, a new survey has foundFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMost refugees and asylum seekers held in Nauru’s detention centres says they cannot afford to buy enough food or access clean drinking water, despi...